Tonart: C major
Verse 1
G
F
C
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G
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C
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I've got a
Weighing me down
C
F
As I'm heading down to town
To meet my mates for a round
G
F
And as I round the end of the street
F
A bundle of rags on the concrete
G
But discreetly hidden in the fold
Hidden from the cold
Are two eyes and a nose
G
And then I meet those eyes
C
F
The face as a mate from the old times
G
But embarrassed by my own
C
Thinking what I'd say if he asked
F
me what I'm doing today
G
And as I'm wondering whether
F
I should give him money or say Hi
C
F
I realize it's too late. Why?
G
F
Cause like life itself I just passed him by
C
F
I just passed him by
G
F
I said like life itself I just passed him by
C
F
G
I just passed him by
F
Now I'm no communist But I be
Verse 2
C
F
lieve in the need for community
G
F
And I'm no socialist
C
But I'm perceiving the greed
F
G
of society
F
And I'm no psychologist
C
F
G
But I ex ist in the midst of insanity
A capitalist because they feed
on greed
Verse 3
C
But seeing him reminds me of myself
G
And as I listen to my selfish
I be wishing
C
I could be a better man
F
With a positive addition
F
To this fake and unaccountable society
C
F
That hired me (to make it rich)
But never inspired me
In another couple of years
I get more money and a new car
G
F
And a new title to be sticking on my door
G
But who am I to disagree
C
When it gets me down I'll buy some
F
therapy on HP (hire purchase)
G
Get a pat on the back from Tony
F
For helping the economy
F
I'm sick of all these seedy greedy
G
F
Parasitic ways of living that you feed me
C
So stop trying to lead me
Verse 4
G
F
Well I've seen people
begging in the gutter
C
Just to get enough to buy a
F
G
bite to eat
walking by them
C
F
Like they're living in a different reality
G
F
And I've seen people who've got
C
F
G
More than they could ever need
F
But it's not greed they tell me
Cause that's the way
that it was meant to be
Verse 5
I break away from
all these thoughts
F
And look up from my feet
C
I realize I'm nearly at
G
And as I go to turn the corner
F
I can still see my old mate
C
For both of us to escape from the
F
lives that we both hate?
G
F
Two minutes later and I'm back by his side
C
I take a deep breath and say
Verse 6
G
F
Now I'm no communist
C
F
But I believe in the need for community
G
F
And I'm no socialist
C
But I'm perceiving the greed
F
G
of society
F
And I'm no psychologist
C
F
G
But I ex ist in the midst of insanity
G
A capitalist because they feed on greed
Outro 1
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