Chords for David Rovics - The Commons
Tempo:
109.75 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
B
C#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
First he told Soma, for you could we know [F#] God and if we dared to question, then he wouldn't
spare the ride.
For [E] you we worked the soil, for you we dug the moors, [F#] for you we shed our blood, fought
so many pointless wars, and now you build your fences and you say there's nothing we can do.
You say the world around us belongs fairly to the few, but about [E] six billion people no
doubt will agree this world is our home, not your property, [E] it's the commons, our right [F#] of birth.
And you who wouldn't close the land all around the earth, our future is your downfall when
we cut this ball and chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [A] the public good [B] for your private gain, with our sweat we built the
[E]
railroads, built cities on these shores, [F#] but because you own the money.
You say that it's all yours, we [E] laid the phone lines and the pipelines and then right before
our eyes, you say [F#] these things are taxes paid for, you now will privatize.
Privatize the hospitals, privatize the schools, privatize the prisons, for all those who [B] break
your rules [E] unprepared for the day.
[B] When all the wells run dry, you say you own the very rain that falls down from the sky,
but it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
[C#m] And you who'd own the water [F#]
all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and chain.
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your [B] private gain, you claim to own the harvest
with your [E] terminator seed.
[F#] You claim to own the genome of every animal that breed, [E] you claim to own our culture and
the music that we play, and with [F#] each song that we download to your coffers we must pay.
You'd even own my name and you'd say it's for the best, maybe you'll let us on your
radio have our song pass your test.
You [E] own country, you own western, you [F#] see you've given us choice.
You may own the airwaves, but you'll never own my voice, it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
And [C#m] you who'd own the [F#] music all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and [B] chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [F#] the public good for your [E] private gain, it's the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
And [C#m] you who'd own [F#] everything all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball [B] and chain.
You who'd [F#] sacrifice the public good for your [E] private gain.
[N]
spare the ride.
For [E] you we worked the soil, for you we dug the moors, [F#] for you we shed our blood, fought
so many pointless wars, and now you build your fences and you say there's nothing we can do.
You say the world around us belongs fairly to the few, but about [E] six billion people no
doubt will agree this world is our home, not your property, [E] it's the commons, our right [F#] of birth.
And you who wouldn't close the land all around the earth, our future is your downfall when
we cut this ball and chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [A] the public good [B] for your private gain, with our sweat we built the
[E]
railroads, built cities on these shores, [F#] but because you own the money.
You say that it's all yours, we [E] laid the phone lines and the pipelines and then right before
our eyes, you say [F#] these things are taxes paid for, you now will privatize.
Privatize the hospitals, privatize the schools, privatize the prisons, for all those who [B] break
your rules [E] unprepared for the day.
[B] When all the wells run dry, you say you own the very rain that falls down from the sky,
but it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
[C#m] And you who'd own the water [F#]
all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and chain.
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your [B] private gain, you claim to own the harvest
with your [E] terminator seed.
[F#] You claim to own the genome of every animal that breed, [E] you claim to own our culture and
the music that we play, and with [F#] each song that we download to your coffers we must pay.
You'd even own my name and you'd say it's for the best, maybe you'll let us on your
radio have our song pass your test.
You [E] own country, you own western, you [F#] see you've given us choice.
You may own the airwaves, but you'll never own my voice, it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
And [C#m] you who'd own the [F#] music all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and [B] chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [F#] the public good for your [E] private gain, it's the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
And [C#m] you who'd own [F#] everything all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball [B] and chain.
You who'd [F#] sacrifice the public good for your [E] private gain.
[N]
Key:
F#
E
B
C#m
A
F#
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
First he told Soma, for you could we know [F#] God and if we dared to question, then he wouldn't
spare the ride.
For [E] you we worked the soil, for you we dug the moors, [F#] for you we shed our blood, fought
so many pointless wars, and now you build your fences and you say there's nothing we can do.
You say the world around us belongs fairly to the few, but about [E] six billion people no
doubt will agree this world is our home, not your property, [E] it's the commons, our right [F#] of birth.
_ And you who wouldn't close the land all around the earth, our future is your downfall when
we cut this ball and chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [A] the public good [B] for your private gain, with our sweat we built the
[E]
railroads, built cities on these shores, [F#] but because you own the money.
You say that it's all yours, we [E] laid the phone lines and the pipelines and then right before
our eyes, you say [F#] these things are taxes paid for, you now will privatize.
_ Privatize the hospitals, _ privatize the schools, _ privatize the prisons, for all those who [B] break
your rules [E] unprepared for the day.
[B] When all the wells run dry, you say you own the very rain that falls down from the sky,
but it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ _ [C#m] And you who'd own the water [F#]
all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and chain.
_ You who'd sacrifice the public good for your [B] private gain, you claim to own the harvest
with your [E] terminator seed.
[F#] You claim to own the genome of every animal that breed, [E] you claim to own our culture and
the music that we play, and with [F#] each song that we download to your coffers we must pay.
You'd even own my name and you'd say it's for the best, maybe you'll let us on your
radio have our song pass your test.
You [E] own country, you own western, you [F#] see you've given us choice.
You may own the airwaves, but you'll never own my voice, it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ And [C#m] you who'd own the [F#] music all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and [B] chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [F#] the public good for your [E] private gain, it's the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ And [C#m] you who'd own [F#] everything all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball [B] and chain.
_ You who'd [F#] sacrifice the public good for your [E] private gain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
First he told Soma, for you could we know [F#] God and if we dared to question, then he wouldn't
spare the ride.
For [E] you we worked the soil, for you we dug the moors, [F#] for you we shed our blood, fought
so many pointless wars, and now you build your fences and you say there's nothing we can do.
You say the world around us belongs fairly to the few, but about [E] six billion people no
doubt will agree this world is our home, not your property, [E] it's the commons, our right [F#] of birth.
_ And you who wouldn't close the land all around the earth, our future is your downfall when
we cut this ball and chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [A] the public good [B] for your private gain, with our sweat we built the
[E]
railroads, built cities on these shores, [F#] but because you own the money.
You say that it's all yours, we [E] laid the phone lines and the pipelines and then right before
our eyes, you say [F#] these things are taxes paid for, you now will privatize.
_ Privatize the hospitals, _ privatize the schools, _ privatize the prisons, for all those who [B] break
your rules [E] unprepared for the day.
[B] When all the wells run dry, you say you own the very rain that falls down from the sky,
but it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ _ [C#m] And you who'd own the water [F#]
all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and chain.
_ You who'd sacrifice the public good for your [B] private gain, you claim to own the harvest
with your [E] terminator seed.
[F#] You claim to own the genome of every animal that breed, [E] you claim to own our culture and
the music that we play, and with [F#] each song that we download to your coffers we must pay.
You'd even own my name and you'd say it's for the best, maybe you'll let us on your
radio have our song pass your test.
You [E] own country, you own western, you [F#] see you've given us choice.
You may own the airwaves, but you'll never own my voice, it's [E] the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ And [C#m] you who'd own the [F#] music all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball and [B] chain.
You [E] who'd sacrifice [F#] the public good for your [E] private gain, it's the commons, [F#] our right of birth.
_ And [C#m] you who'd own [F#] everything all around the earth, our future is your downfall when we
cut this ball [B] and chain.
_ You who'd [F#] sacrifice the public good for your [E] private gain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _