IntroEmAmA x2
VerseEm
We've been under their thumb for a long, long time
AmBmEm
They give us just enough water, just enough wine
Em
Just enough crumbs, a dollar and a dime
AmB7Em
Just enough hope, to keep us towing the line
ChorusEm
Sooner or later
Am
sooner or later
B7
sooner later
BC
Its a natural fact
B7C
gonna rise up
BEm
gonna take it all back
VerseEm
Well they keep us seperated, by the shade of our skin
AmBmEm
the dark ones relagated to the bottom of the bin
Em
and woman was created to put out and to give in
AmB7Em
the the game is rigged and weighted so youre never gonna win
ChorusEm
Sooner or later
Am
sooner or later
B7
sooner later
BC
Its a natural fact
B7C
gonna rise up
BEm
gonna take it all back
BridgeAm
Well they gave us a God, looking down from on high
Em
they gave us a story about the by and by
Am
and a moment of glory coming after you die
B7
would you know damn well is a lie
ChorusEm
Sooner or later
Am
sooner or later
B7
sooner later
BC
Its a natural fact
B7C
gonna rise up
BEm
gonna take it all back
BridgeEmAm
Well they gave us a God, looking down from on high
Em
they gave us a story about the by and by
Am
and a moment of glory coming after you die
B7
would you know damn well is a lie
VerseEm
The take the oil from the earth, put the coal dust in the sky
AmBmEm
the poison in the waters, they dont care if people die
Em
they take the food from the hungry, medication from the poor
AmB7
the children from the mothers, we cant take it any more
ChorusEm
Sooner or later
Am
sooner or later
B7
sooner later
BC
Its a natural fact
B7C
gonna rise up
BEm
gonna take it all back
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