The Essential Harry Belafonte

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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the &quot;King of Calypso&quot; for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the &quot;Banana Boat Song&quot;, with its signature lyric &quot;Day-O&quot;.

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Chorus (strumming: down-down-up-up-down-down-up-up...) or free strum

  F                                 F
A weem a wop a weem a wop           A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  Bb                                Bb
A weem a wop a weem a wop           eeeeeeEEEeeee-eeeee
  F                          -OR-   F
A weem a wop a weem a wop           a weee bom bom ba way
  C7                                C7
A weem a wop a weem a wop           aaaaaayyyyyy

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

C             Em            Am           F       
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
            G7
In worn out shoes
C               Em               Am         F
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
                    G   F
He did the old soft shoe
             E7                Am  D7
He jumped so high he jumped so high
                        G  G7
Then he'd lightly touch down

  C            Em      Am         F 
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
               G7
I was down and out
   C               Em     Am         F
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
                  G     F
As he spoke right out
             C    E7                Am  D7
He talked of life he talked of life
                             G  G7
He laughed slapped his leg a step

   C               Em             Am            F           G7
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick, across the cell
   C                   Em                    Am            F
He grabbed his pants a better stance then he jumped so high
               G7
He clicked his heels
   F        C       E7            Am     D7
He let go a laugh oh he let go a laugh
                            G   G7    Am
Shook back his clothes all around

      G      Am
Mr. Bojangles
      G      Am
Mr. Bojangles
      G
Mr. Bojangles
C   Em Am G
Dance
 
   C                   Em                 Am           F                G7
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs,  throughout the South
   C                   Em                    Am          F           G7  F
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him,  traveled about
               E7             Am  D7
His dog up and died he up and died
                            G     G7
After twenty years he still grieves

   C                   Em              Am          F                G7
He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks,  for drinks and tips
    C                  Em                 Am         F
But most o' the time I spend behind these county bars
                G
Hell I drinks a bit
   F         E7                       Am  D7
He shook his head and as he shook his head
                        G7    Am
I heard someone ask him please

      G      Am
Mr. Bojangles
      G      Am
Mr. Bojangles
      G
Mr. Bojangles

C   Em Am G  C
Dance

Mr Bojangles

(Intro)
D  A 

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
D                    G
My girl's name is Senora
  D                    A
I tell you friends, I adore her
    D                    G
And when she dances, oh brother!
         D     		  A
She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather

(Chorus)
  D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
  D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D                 G
You can talk about Cha Cha
 D                  A
Tango, Waltz, or de Rumba
 D                     G
Senora's dance has no title
     D
You jump in the saddle
  A
Hold on to de bridle!

 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Rock your body, child!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Somebody, help me!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time (Whoa)
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line (Yep)
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D                 G
Senora, she's a sensation
 D                A
The reason for aviation
 D                      G
And fellas, you got to watch it
       D                       A
When she wind up, she bottom, she go like a rocket!

 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Hoist those skirts a leetle higher!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Up the chim-en-y!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa oh oh oh!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D              G
Senora dances Calypso
 D                   A
Left to right is de tempo
     D                   G
And when she gets the sensation
       D                    A
She go up in the air, come down in slow motion

(Chorus)
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Somebody, help me!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whooooa!

(Outro)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     
Work, work, work, Señora!!

Jump In The Line

C             Em        F                  G7
Where are you going, my little one, little one,
C             Em        F        G7
Where are you going, my baby, my own?

C                      Em
Turn around and you're two,
     F                   Fm 
Turn around  and you're four,
C                        Em
Turn around and you're a young girl 
       F        G7
Going out of my door.

C             Em
Turn around, turn around, 
F                         Em
Turn around and you're a young girl 
       F     G7 C
Going out of my door.

C             Em        F                  G7
Where are you going, my little one, little one,
C                  Em           F              G7
Little dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?

C                       Em
Turn around and you're tiny,
F                       Fm 
Turn around and you're grown, 
C                         Em
Turn around and you're a young wife 
F                  G7
With babes of your own.

C             Em
Turn around, turn around, 
F                         Em
Turn around and you're a young wife 
     F     G7       C
With babes of your own.

Turn Around

C                                     F

Down the way where the lights a gay

                   C               G                   C

and the sun shines daily on the mountain top.

                                 F

I took a trip an a sailing ship

                         C                G           C

and when we reached Jamaica, I made a stop.

              C                      G

But I`m sad to say, I`m  on my way,

  G                          C

won`t be back for many a day,

        C                                      F

my heart is down, my head is turning around,

              C                  G      C

I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town.

Jamaica Farewell

[C] This is my island [F] in the sun
[G7] Where my people have toiled since [C] time begun
[Am] I may sail on [Dm] many a sea
Her [C] shores will always be [G7] home to [C] me
[C] Oh island [Dm] in the sun [G7] willed to me by my [C] father's hand
[Am] All my days I will [F] sing and praise
Of your [G7] forest waters your [C] shining sands [G7] [C]
[C] As morning breaks the [F] heaven on high
[G7] I lift my heavy load [C] to the sky
[C] Sun comes down with a [Dm] burning glow
[C] Mingles my sweat with the [G7] earth be[C]low
[C] Oh island [Dm] in the sun [G7] willed to me by my [C] father's hand
[Am] All my days I will [F] sing and praise
Of your [G7] forest waters your [C] shining sands [G7] [C]
[C] I see woman on [F] bended knee
[G7] Cutting cane for her [C] family
[Am] I see man [Dm] at the water side
[C] Casting nets at the [G7] surging [C] tide
[C] Oh island [Dm] in the sun [G7] willed to me by my [C] father's hand
[Am] All my days I will [Dm] sing and praise
Of your [G7] forest waters your [C] shining sands
[C] I hope the day will [F] never come
That [G7] I can't awake to the [C] sound of a drum
[Am] Never let me miss [Dm] carnival
With caly[C]pso songs philo[G7]sophi[C]cal
[C] Oh island [Dm] in the sun [G7] willed to me by my [C] father's hand
[Am] All my days I will [Dm] sing and praise
Of your [G7] forest waters your [C] shining sands

Island In The Sun

C                      F 
Down the way where the nights are gay
        G7                      C
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
C                  F
I took a trip on a sailing ship
           G7                C
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

Chorus:
        C              Dm
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
G7                C
Won't be back for many a day
C                           Dm
My heart is down my head is turning around
         G7                     C
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
C                  F
Down at the market you can hear
       G7                     C
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
C              F
Akee rice salt fish are nice
        G7              C
And the rum is fine any time of year

Chorus
C                  F
Sounds of laughter everywhere
        G7                    C
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
C                 F
I must declare my heart is there
            G7                 C
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico

Chorus
C                      F
Down the way where the nights are gay
        G7                      C
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
C                  F
I took a trip on a sailing ship
           G7                C
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

# This will make the song sound much better

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# Then follows a couple note which can differ depending on the version you have 
# (take the notes they give you as an “intro” it'll sound really good)

C                   F
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
      C            G7
The lion sleeps tonight
C                      F
Near the jungle, the quiet jungle
     C             G
The lion sleeps tonight
C                      F
In the village, the peaceful village
     C            G7
The lion sleeps tonight
C                     G
Near the village, the quiet village
       C          G7
The lion sleeps tonight
C                   F
Hush my darling, no fear my darling
       C          G7
The lion sleeps tonight
C                    F
Hush my darling, no fear my darling
      C             G
The lion sleeps tonight

The Lion Sleeps Tongiht

&quot;Jamaica Farewell&quot; is a famous calypso about the beauties of the West Indian Islands.  The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie). Lord Burgess was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926. His mother was from Barbados and his father was from Virginia. The song first appeared on Harry Belafonte's phenomenally successful album &quot;Calypso&quot;.  Though many, including Belafonte himself, have said that the song was popular in the West Indies since long before Burgess, it is believed that Burgess compiled and modified the song from many folk pieces to make a new song...

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

INTRO:

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C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

B
Situation Number one
B
Its the one that's just begun
    E                 F#   E
But evidently its too late
B
Situation Number two
B
Its the only chance for you
     E                         F#   E
It's controlled by denizens of hate
B
Situation Number three
B
It's the one that no one sees
E                          F#   E
All too often dismissed as fate
B
Situation Number four
B
The one that left you wanting more
E                       F#   E
Tantalized you with its bait

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

Situations

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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