Capo: 1st fret
[Verse 1]
D Dsus4 Bm7 D A
Deep in - side the border
Bm7 A
Children are crying
Bm7 Em7
Fighting for food
D G
Holding their heads
F#m Em A D
Breaking their bread with a stone
D Dsus4 Bm7 D A
All a - long the roadside
Bm7 A
People are standing
Bm7 Em7
Watching the sun
D G
Shielding their eyes
F#m Em A D
Brushing the flies from their face
[Chorus 1]
D Em F#m G
Tell me, what can you say
D Em F#m G
Tell me, who do you blame
D Em D G
Like a mirror you see yourself
D Em F#m G
These people each have a name
[Verse 2]
D Dsus4 Bm7 D A
All a - round the township
Bm7 A
Young men are dying
Bm7 Em
of hunger and thirst
D G
The well has run dry
F#m Em A D
The tears from her eye feeds her son
[Chorus 1]
D Em F#m G
Now Tell me, what can you say
D Em F#m G
Tell me, who do you blame
D Em D G
Like a mirror you see yourself
D Em F#m G D
These people each have a name
(Drum Interlude)
[Part 2]
Em C G Em D
(x4)
[Verse 3]
Am7 D
You can say you're pulling back
Am7 Em
We see the pictures everywhere
D
But what we don't see is what's
C
Going on behind the closed doors
G D
And you don't seem to care
Am7 D
Do you expect me to believe you
Am7 Em
How can you really think
D C
You can take your horse down to the water
G
Hold a gun at his head
D
And make him drink
[Chorus 2]
C G D C
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
C G D C
No matter what you do, we never see any change
[Interlude]
Em C G Em D
[Verse 4]
Am7 D
People living without rights
Am7 Em
Without their dignity
D C
But how loud does one man have to shout
G D
To earn his right to be free
Am7 D
You can keep your toy soldiers
Am7 Em
To segregate the black and white
D
But when the dust settles
C
And the blood stops running
G D
How do you sleep at night?
[Chorus 2]
C G D C
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
C G D C
No matter what you do, we never see any change
C G D C
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
C G D C
No matter what you do, we never see any change
[Interlude Again]
Em C G Em D
(4x)
[Verse 5]
Am7 D
What makes you so high and mighty
Am7 Em
What makes you so qualified
D
You can sit there and say
C
How many have their freedom
G D
But how many more have died
Am7 D
You decide to sit in judgement
Am7 Em
Trying to play God yourself
D C
Oh but someday soon the buck is gonna stop
G D
Stop with you and no one else
[Chorus 2]
C G D C
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
C G D C
No matter what you do, we never see any change
C G D C
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
C G D C
No matter what you do, we never see any change
[Postlude 1 (band still playing)]
Em C G Em D
(4x)
Em C G Em
(2x)
Em C G Em D
[Postlude 2 (synth only)]
Em C G Em D
(2x)
Em C G Em
(2x)
Em C G Em D
Deep inside the border
Children are crying
Fighting for food
Holding their heads
Breaking their bread with a stone
All along the roadside
people are standing
watching the sun
shielding their eyes
Brushing the flies from their face
Tell me, what can you say
Tell me, who do you blame
Like a mirror you see yourself
These people each have a name
All around the township
Young men are dying
(of) hunger and thirst
The well has run dry
The tears from her eye feeds her son
Tell me...
You can say you're pulling back
We see the pictures everywhere
But what we don't see is what's
Going on behind the closed doors
And you don't seem to care
Do you expect me to believe you
How can you really think
You can take your horse down to the water
Hold a gun at his head
And make him drink
No matter what you say, it never gets any better
No matter what you do, we never see any change
People living without rights
Without their dignity
How loud does one man have to shout
To earn his right to be free
You can keep your toy soldiers
To segregate the black and white
But when the dust settles
And the blood stops running
How do you sleep at night?
No matter what you say...
What makes you so high and mighty
What makes you so qualified
You can sit there and say
How many have their freedom
But how many more have died
You decide to sit in judgement
Trying to play God yourself
Someday soon the buck is gonna stop
Stop with you and noone else
No matter...
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