Tonart: E minor
Verse 1
C
This is a song about pre
D
judice
Em
Bm
C
prejudice
Em
And the power of the language
C
Em
D
C
of prejudice
Em
D
C
It's called: Prejudice
Em
D
C
Verse 2
Em
In our modern free-spoken society
society
B
There is a word that we
G
B
still hold taboo
C
A word with a terrible history
D
Of being used to abuse,
Just six seemingly harmless letters
Bm
B
Arranged in a way that will form a word
D
C
With more power than the pieces
of metal
B
That are forged to make swords
Verse 3
C
D
G's, an R and an E,
C
Just six little letters all
B
Have caused damage that we
Verse 4
may never mend
Em
And it's important that we all respect
should happen to choose
C
To reclaim the word as their own
D
It doesn't mean the rest
of you have a right to its use
Verse 5
Em
never under estimate
D
The power that language imparts
C
Sticks and stones may break your bones
B
But words can break hearts
Verse 6
unless you've had to live it
D
An R and an E, even I am careful with it
Em
An I and an N, and in the end
C
Don't want to have to spell
Em
D
C
B
Verse 7
Em
D
C
B
Yeah
Em
D
Only a ginger can call another
Em
D
Only a ginger can call
C
B
another ginger Ginger
C
So listen to me if you care for your health
D
You won't call me Ginger 'less
B
you're ginger yourself yeah
Em
D
Only a ginger can call another
C
B
ginger Ginger
Verse 8
Em
G
When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
C
F
Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
Em
G
Kids calling you Ranga and Fanta Pants
C
F
No invitation to the high school dance
Em
But you get up and learn
C
F
You try to keep your cool and not get het up
Em
G
But un til the feeling of ill is truly let up
C
Then the word is ours and ours alone
B
D
Don't you know that
Verse 9
Em
D
Only a ginger can call another
C
B
ginger Ginger
Em
D
Only a ginger can call
C
B
another ginger Ginger
C
So if you call us Ginge
we just might come unhinged
D
If you don't have a fringe
With at least a tinge
Em
D
Only a ginger can call another
C
B
ginger Ginger
Em
Now listen to me We're not looking for sym
Verse 10
G
pathy
D
C
F
Em
Just because we're sensitive to UV
G
Just 'cause we're pathetically pale
C
F
We do alright with the females
Em
C
Yeah I like to ask the ladies round
Verse 11
D
for ginger beer
C
Am
And soon they're running their fingers
D
through my ginger beard
Em
And dunking my ginger nuts
C
And asking if they can call
B
me Ginger
And I say:
D
"I don't think that's appropriate!"
Verse 12
D
only a ginger can call another
C
B
Em
D
C
B
ginger Ginger
C
And all the ladies they agree it's a fact
D
Once you've gone ginge, you
Em
D
Only a ginger can call
B
D
Yeah go ginge, go you funky
Verse 13
Em
G
C
F
Em
G
C
F
mother fuckin' ginge
Verse 14
Em
G
Yeah, you can call us Bozo or Fire Truck
C
You can even call us Carrot
Em
Yeah, you can call us Match
G
Em
Stick or Tampon
C
B
But fucking with the G-word is is just not on
Verse 15
Em
If you're a ginger-phobe and
C
We will stand up to the fight
F
if you want to fight us
Em
But if you cut yourself
D
Em
you might catch gingivitis
C
So maybe you should shut
Verse 16
G
F
Only a ginger can call another
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D
ginger Ginger
G
F
Only a ginger can call
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D
another ginger Ginger
Verse 17
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So if you call us Ginge
D
You can't whinge if you're injured
F
If you don't have a tinge
Verse 18
In your minge
G
F
Only a ginger can call another
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D
ginger Ginger
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And you know my kids will always be
clothed and fed
Edim
'Cause Papa's gonna be bringing
home the gingerbread
F
And they'll be pretty smart
because they'll be well-read
G
D
And And by "read" I mean "read" and
the other kind of "red"
G
Only a ginger can call another ginger
Verse 19
F
Ginger
E
Am
G
Only a ginga can call another
F
Em
E
ginga Ginga
Am
G
Just like only a ninja can sneak
D
Am
up on another ninja
Verse 20
F
Em
Only a ginger, yeah
Are you listening-er?
F
I'm I'm not pointing the finger
G
I'm just having a sing-er
E
I'm I'm just remindin' yer
Verse 21
That only a ginger can call
another ginger, ginger
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