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[Verse 1]
GOne of her babies is Frotting in the sun
CAnd the other one was found Fdrowned in the ocean
GHer mom and dad are in their Fvan crushed and bloated
CAnd her husband was thrown from his Ffishing boat
GSo please give me a break from Fall your complaining
CAbout who was mean to you and how your Fstepdad is a pain
G- I care, I swear, but I Fjust can't take it, not today
CAll I can think about are Ftsunamis and earthquakes
[Chorus]
GEverything she's Fever known is Cgone, gone, gone
GEveryone she's Fever loved is Cgone, gone, gone
GThe only reason Fshe's alive is
CShe grabbed a Fpalm frond and Gheld onF  C  
GAnd held onF  C  
[Verse 2]
GYou can call me crazy Fbut it seems to me we could
CHave sent more than we spend Fin one day killing Iraqis
GTo help the hundreds of thousFands
CWho are injured and diseasedF  
GAnd hungry and homeless and witFhout families
CI'm appalled by our government's initiaFl reaction
GAnd the fact that they asFked for a verbal retraction
CFrom the folks who called Fthem stingy
GThey're just covering theFir assets
CWell, they thank their greFedy god for wiping out the lower class
[Chorus]
GEverything she's Fever known is Cgone, gone, gone
GEveryone she's Fever loved is Cgone, gone, gone
GThe only reason Fshe's alive is
CShe grabbed a Fpalm frond and Gheld onF  C  
GAnd held onF  C  
[Verse 3]
GWe'd have 12/26 tattoFed across our foreheads
CIf something this atrocious Fhappened on our coast instead
GWell, a tragedy's a tragedy nFo matter where it happens
CClose your eyes really tight and imaFgine
[Chorus]
GThat everything yFou've ever knoCwn is gone
GAnd everything Fyou've ever loCved is gone
GAnd the only reason Fyou're alive is you were lucky
CAnd you were sFtrong enough to Ghold onF  C  
GWhile you watched your faFmily die
CWhile you watched your famFily die
GWhile you watched your faFmily die
CWhile you watched your famFily die

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12 26

by Kimya Dawson

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[Verse 1]

G F

One of her babies is rotting in the sun

C F

And the other one was found drowned in the ocean

G F

Her mom and dad are in their van crushed and bloated

C F

And her husband was thrown from his fishing boat

G F

So please give me a break from all your complaining

C F

About who was mean to you and how your stepdad is a pain

G F

- I care, I swear, but I just can't take it, not today

C F

All I can think about are tsunamis and earthquakes

[Chorus]

G F C

Everything she's ever known is gone, gone, gone

G F C

Everyone she's ever loved is gone, gone, gone

G F

The only reason she's alive is

C F G F C

She grabbed a palm frond and held on

G F C

And held on

[Verse 2]

G F

You can call me crazy but it seems to me we could

C F

Have sent more than we spend in one day killing Iraqis

G F

To help the hundreds of thousands

C F

Who are injured and diseased

G F

And hungry and homeless and without families

C F

I'm appalled by our government's initial reaction

G F

And the fact that they asked for a verbal retraction

C F

From the folks who called them stingy

G F

They're just covering their assets

C F

Well, they thank their greedy god for wiping out the lower class

[Chorus]

G F C

Everything she's ever known is gone, gone, gone

G F C

Everyone she's ever loved is gone, gone, gone

G F

The only reason she's alive is

C F G F C

She grabbed a palm frond and held on

G F C

And held on

[Verse 3]

G F

We'd have 12/26 tattoed across our foreheads

C F

If something this atrocious happened on our coast instead

G F

Well, a tragedy's a tragedy no matter where it happens

C F

Close your eyes really tight and imagine

[Chorus]

G F C

That everything you've ever known is gone

G F C

And everything you've ever loved is gone

G F

And the only reason you're alive is you were lucky

C F G F C

And you were strong enough to hold on

G F

While you watched your family die

C F

While you watched your family die

G F

While you watched your family die

C F

While you watched your family die

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