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Aminor

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Chords:
|-Am0-----Asus20--------C0----Fmaj70-----|
|-1-----0--------1----1-----|
|-2-----2--------0----2-----|
|-2-----2--------2----3-----|  That's it!
|-0-----0--------3----3-----|
|----------------0----0-----|
If you lift your pointer finger before
each chord (and twice during the Fmaj7),
you can do the little hammer-on thing 
you hear in the recording.
Also, I'll show you the little Am lick
for the chorus down below.
Intro: Am  
We Amraise the flags and Cstatues to our Fmaj7mission
we've Amspoken out in Cslogans and in camFmaj7paigns
Amtalked and talked on Calmost every Fmaj7issue
where opAmpression of the Cmasses is the constant Fmaj7theme
but what Amdoes this mean to a Clittle town in Fmaj7Iowa?
where the Amjobs have gone downCstream down south and oFmaj7ut
where their Amfingers used to Cwork to the bone all Fmaj7day
profits Amrise and fall and Cstarvation is a gFmaj7ame
|-Am0--Asus20--0--|
|-1--0--0--|
|-2--2--2--|
|-2--2--2--|
|-0--0--0--|
|----------|    C                Fmaj7
          where is the food that used to cover their table?
     AmwheAsus2re is the sense of Cpride at the end of the Fmaj7day?
Amto Asus2the face of a Cthriving corporFmaj7ation
AmwhaAsus2t could a dying Cfamily possibly Fmaj7say?
Amon the face of Cevery American Fmaj7worker
is the Amconstant fear that their Cjob will not Fmaj7remain
as the AmC.E.O. is Cplanning his Fmaj7vacation
to Amkill or be killed is the Cnature of the Fmaj7beast
 C(ring)                 Fmaj7  
    stand in line take a number you sell your soul
then watch it Amcrumble
into a pile of rubble that Fmaj7used to be
your job, your life your Amfamily's daily Cbread
dry and Fmaj7stale malnourished kids
   Amthe house is Csold for a degrading Fmaj7bid
do we Amcontinue to Ctalk or do we Fmaj7take a hammer
to their cAmhains
to their chains
to Fmaj7their chains!Am  

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When Rhetoric Dies

by BoySetsFire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Fmaj7

Chords:

Am Asus2 C Fmaj7

|-0-----0--------0----0-----|

|-1-----0--------1----1-----|

|-2-----2--------0----2-----|

|-2-----2--------2----3-----| That's it!

|-0-----0--------3----3-----|

|----------------0----0-----|

If you lift your pointer finger before

each chord (and twice during the Fmaj7),

you can do the little hammer-on thing

you hear in the recording.

Also, I'll show you the little Am lick

for the chorus down below.

Intro:

Am C Fmaj7

We raise the flags and statues to our mission

Am C Fmaj7

we've spoken out in slogans and in campaigns

Am C Fmaj7

talked and talked on almost every issue

Am C Fmaj7

where oppression of the masses is the constant theme

Am C Fmaj7

but what does this mean to a little town in Iowa?

Am C Fmaj7

where the jobs have gone downstream down south and out

Am C Fmaj7

where their fingers used to work to the bone all day

Am C Fmaj7

profits rise and fall and starvation is a game

Am Asus2

|-0--0--0--|

|-1--0--0--|

|-2--2--2--|

|-0--0--0--|

|----------| C Fmaj7

where is the food that used to cover their table?

Am Asus2 C Fmaj7

where is the sense of pride at the end of the day?

Am Asus2 C Fmaj7

to the face of a thriving corporation

Am Asus2 C Fmaj7

what could a dying family possibly say?

Am C Fmaj7

on the face of every American worker

Am C Fmaj7

is the constant fear that their job will not remain

Am C Fmaj7

as the C.E.O. is planning his vacation

Am C Fmaj7

to kill or be killed is the nature of the beast

C Fmaj7

(ring)

stand in line take a number you sell your soul

then watch it crumble

Fmaj7

into a pile of rubble that used to be

Am C

your job, your life your family's daily bread

Fmaj7

dry and stale malnourished kids

Am C Fmaj7

the house is sold for a degrading bid

Am C Fmaj7

do we continue to talk or do we take a hammer

to their chains

Fmaj7 Am

to their chains!

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