River Of Tears (failed - reindex) Drones
R I V E R O F T E A R S Kev Carmody
[Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G]
[F#m]Well there's a [Em]cold rain on the [F#m]Autumn wind.
A brother [G]murdered in Sydney [F#m]town.
A [Em]Marrickville brother under [F#m]legal cover.
In his [G]home they gunned him [F#m]down and we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh-ooh.
[F#m]Oh they shot him [Em]down [F#m] [G] [F#m]
and we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh [F#m]ooh.[Em] [F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fea[F#m]r.[G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
Well they [Em]took him out at [F#m]point blank range
in his [G]home with his small young [F#m]son.
Shot him [Em]dead in his [F#m]Marrickville bed
with a [G]pump action 12 gauge [F#m]shotgun.
[Em]Oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh oh. [F#m]Oh they shot him [Em]down[F#m] [G]
[F#m]and we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh [F#m]ooh.[Em] [F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fea[F#m]r.[G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m]
Left a [Em]fatherless child and a [F#m]grieving wife.
A black [G]fugitive on the [F#m]run,
[Em]running from 2 [F#m]centuries, op[G]pressions loaded[F#m] gun,
and we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh. [F#m]Oh,they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
oh oh oh [F#m]o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh. [F#m]Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years.
They got [Em]terrorists dressed in [F#m]uniforms, under [G]protection of their [F#m]law.
[Em]Terrorise blacks in [F#m]dawns of fear, they come [G]crashin' through your [F#m]door.
Your not [Em]safe out there on [F#m]freedom street. Your not [G]safe inside the "[F#m]can".
For with their [Em]shotguns and their [F#m]stun gas,
licensed to [G]drop you where you [F#m]stand.
And we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh They shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years.
Well there's a [Em]cold rain on the [F#m]Autumn wind.
A brother [G]murdered in Sydney [F#m]town.
A [Em]Marrickville brother under [F#m]legal cover.
In his [G]home they gunned him [F#m]down
Your not [Em]safe out there on [F#m]freedom street. Your not [G]safe inside the "[F#m]can".
With their [Em]shotguns and their stun [F#m]gas,
licensed to [G]drop you where you [F#m]stand.
And we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
And we say [Em]oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
oh oh oh[F#m] o oh oh oh [G]o oh ooh.[F#m] Oh they shoot you [Em]down.[F#m]
Sad river of [G]tears, 200 [F#m]years in the river of [Em]fear.
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m] [Em]
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