[INTRO] (No bass) D D D D
[VERSE]
D D G A
I can tell the meaning of a word like "Serene"
D D G A
I got some "o" grades when I was sixteen
D D G A
I can tell the difference between margarine and butter
D D G A
I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter
D D G A D D G A D D G A D D G A
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[BRIDGE]
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
N/C D D
Cap in hand
A D G D A N/C D D
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[VERSE]
D D G A
I can get a broken jaw from being in a fight
D D G A
I know it's evening when day turns to night
D D G A
I can understand why Stranraer lies so lowly
D D G A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs goalie
D D G A D D G A D D G A D D G A
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[BRIDGE]
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
N/C D D
Cap in hand
A D G D A N/C D D
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[CHORUS]
G D A D
We fight when they ask us
G D A D
We boast then we cower
G D A D
We beg for a piece of
G A
What's already - what's already - what's already ours
G D A D G D A D G D A D G G G A
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[INSTRUMENTAL]
D D G A D D G A A D G D A N/C D D
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| E | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
[CHORUS]
G D A D
We fight when they ask us
G D A D
We boast then we cower
G D A D
We beg for a piece of
G A
What's already - what's already - what's already ours
G D A D G D A D G D A D G G G A
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[VERSE]
D D G A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe
D D G A
So I said was in his lost tribe
D D G A
Getting handouts can be so frustrating
D D G A
"Get in line son there's five million waiting
D D G A D D G A D D G A D D G A
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[BRIDGE]
A D G D A
But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
N/C D
cap in hand
A D G D A N/C D D
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[BRIDGE with short INSTRUMENTAL to CODA]
A D G D A
No I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
N/C D D Bm Bm G G E7 E7
Cap in hand
A D G D A N/C D D Bm Bm G G E7 E7
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[CODA]
A D G D A
No I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land
N/C D D
Cap in hand
Repeat to end...
A D G D A N/C D D D D
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