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Verse 1:
BmThere's a farmer in a Ddistant country working on the Bmland
A hat upon his Dhead and a shovel in his Bmhand
Till the soil F#plant the seed wait a while Gcut the leaf
And send another cup of tea to Bmme
Verse 2:
BmI'm a spoiled child Dof the great imperialist Bmstate
I cannot kill my Dmeat nor grow the food upon my Bmplate
I never walked a mile F#to the well, when the tap runs Gdry to tell
What will become of you and Bmme
Chorus:
C#What will become of us, Bmwho will give us trust
EmWill you believe me when I Bmsay I never loved F#profiting from your Gpain
That I felt shame when I F#looked the other way
Verse 3:
BmWoke up this morning, the revoDlution knocking down my Bmdoor
Those capitalist Dpigs? No, they don't live here anyBmmore
Slipped out the back door F#into my car how far can you drive how far
Verse 4:
BmThere's a farmer in a Ddistant country working on the Bmland
Food turned into flDowers for the uptown florist Bmstand
What you saved another F#paid to turn his soil Ginto sand
The world will not deliver on deBmmand
Chorus:
C#What will become of us, Bmwho will give us trust
EmWill you believe me when I Bmsay I never loved F#profiting from your Gpain
That I felt shame when I F#looked the other way

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Great Imperialist State

by Simone White

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Verse 1:

Bm D Bm

There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land

D Bm

A hat upon his head and a shovel in his hand

F# G

Till the soil plant the seed wait a while cut the leaf

And send another cup of tea to me

Verse 2:

Bm D Bm

I'm a spoiled child of the great imperialist state

D Bm

I cannot kill my meat nor grow the food upon my plate

F# G

I never walked a mile to the well, when the tap runs dry to tell

What will become of you and me

Chorus:

C# Bm

What will become of us, who will give us trust

Em Bm F# G

Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain

That I felt shame when I looked the other way

Verse 3:

Bm D Bm

Woke up this morning, the revolution knocking down my door

D Bm

Those capitalist pigs? No, they don't live here anymore

Slipped out the back door into my car how far can you drive how far

Verse 4:

Bm D Bm

There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land

D Bm

Food turned into flowers for the uptown florist stand

F# G

What you saved another paid to turn his soil into sand

The world will not deliver on demand

Chorus:

C# Bm

What will become of us, who will give us trust

Em Bm F# G

Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain

That I felt shame when I looked the other way

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