Tonart: F major
Verse 1
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If you don't know where I come from,
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better stear clear of my trail
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From the dark side of London,
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that's way beyond the pale
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My grandpa came from Russia,
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stowed away hidden in some bales
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He took my grandma dancing to
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the air raid sirens whail
Verse 2
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Then Saint George used his sword on the immigrant
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poor 'cause he can't kill no dragon
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If I was in those shoes,
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I'd say Soweto's gonna happen here too
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I gotta get a message through,
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tell everybody the news
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And with the winter com
ing...
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Verse 3
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Crossing all the borders through
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the smoke of war and rain
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Papers out of order on
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a military train
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A coat, a bag, a baby,
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status - refugee
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These are the people of
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my family
Verse 4
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Don't anybody know that this city was
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made of immigrant blood and money
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If I was in those shoes a black
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shirt with the playboy blues
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I gotta get a message through,
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tell everybody the news
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And with the winter com
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ing...
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Now there's a rocker in Vladivostok,
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got every side by Jerry Lee
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But for accidents of disorder
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that guy could well be me
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I want everybody to know this,
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I want everyone to hear
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Immigration built the nation, you got a bloodclaat standing here
Interlude 2
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Em
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Verse 6
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Now Saint George used his sword on the immig
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rant poor 'cause he can't kill no dragon
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If I was in those shoes I'd say
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Soweto's gonna happen here too
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Bm
I gotta get a message through,
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tell everybody the news
F#m
And with the winter com
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ing...
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Verse 7
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Don't anybody know that the city was
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made of immigrant blood and money
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If I was in those shoes,
a blackshirt with the playboy blues
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I gotta get a message through,
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Bm
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tell everybody the news
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And with the winter coming...
Outro 1
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