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