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Not In My Name Chords

(ver. 1)
Joelistics
[Intro]
B#m - G - E - F#

[Verse 1]
       B#m
Lately I've been losing all my faith in humanity
G
And to think I am a part of it's embarrassing
  E
I read the paper and I keep up with the news
        F#
I can't recognise what we do is even human
     B#m
It's out of wack, out of balance, out of control
   G
The lies told and the attitude that unfold
     E
This f**king country has a rotten bitter hard soul
F#
These are laws of the land that the Crown stole
  B#m
I hear them talk, talk, talking on the radio
     G
They spit fever pitch panic on what they oppose
  E
I read the columns, the letters and opinion pieces
  F#
At every pub everybody's got prepared speeches
   B#m
Misunderstanding all the pain in the politics
     G
They only want a scapegoat and kept promises
    E
And all the anger and the fear and resentment grows
    F#
The brutality of lucky country village folk
     B#m
It's not enough to turn back a bunch of leaky boats
     G
It's not enough to kill their dreams then we kill their hope
     E
It's not enough to deprive them of their human rights
     F#
It's not enough, until somebody loses their life
B#m
Dark shadows gather history will judge us hard
    G
One day you'll ask yourself "did I do enough?"
    E
And how much cruelty did we allow to be dealt
F#
To a group of desperate people asking for some help

[Chorus]
A
How does it sit with you?

How do you sleep at night?
G
Does it worry you at all occupy your mind?
  A
I hang my head, heavy heart, I am so ashamed
     G                                  E F#
It's in my backyard, but not in my name            
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