Chords for Horace Andy - Government Land (Give Up The Land) 1977
Tempo:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] Government people ain't got no money [Dm] left to buy the land.
[Bb] And if they should go and live on [Dm] ears, all you do is bulldoze out there.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] Cause all you do is slave job people, [Dm] buy children, then work and pay [Bb] rent.
And all the land is on the hillside, [Dm] don't have no house and friends.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] How long can you keep up [Dm] this?
Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, cause people have no money left.
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up.
[Bb] How long can you keep up this?
[Dm] Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
I said, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up.
Yeah, yeah, give up the land, give up the land, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] Government people ain't got no money [Dm] left to buy the land.
[Bb] And if they should go and live on [Dm] ears, all you do is bulldoze out there.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] Cause all you do is slave job people, [Dm] buy children, then work and pay [Bb] rent.
And all the land is on the hillside, [Dm] don't have no house and friends.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land.
[Bb] How long can you keep up [Dm] this?
Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, cause people have no money left.
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up.
[Bb] How long can you keep up this?
[Dm] Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
I said, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up.
Yeah, yeah, give up the land, give up the land, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
[Bb] Government people ain't got no money [Dm] left _ to buy the land. _ _
[Bb] And if they should go and live on [Dm] ears, all you do is bulldoze out there.
Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _ _
Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _ _
[Bb] Cause all you do is slave job people, [Dm] buy children, then work and pay [Bb] rent.
And all the land is on the _ hillside, [Dm] don't have no _ house and friends.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
[Bb] How _ long can you keep up [Dm] this?
_ _ Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, cause people have no _ money _ _ _ _ left. _
Give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ give it up. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] How long can you keep up this?
[Dm] _ _ _ Be government, _ [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men. _
[Dm] You will run away in the end, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
I said, give up the land, _ government land, give up the land.
_ _ Give it up, _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, give up the land, _ _ _ give up the land, yeah. _ _
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Yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ yeah. _ _ _ _
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Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
[Bb] Government people ain't got no money [Dm] left _ to buy the land. _ _
[Bb] And if they should go and live on [Dm] ears, all you do is bulldoze out there.
Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _ _
Give up the land, _ government land, give up the land. _ _ _ _
[Bb] Cause all you do is slave job people, [Dm] buy children, then work and pay [Bb] rent.
And all the land is on the _ hillside, [Dm] don't have no _ house and friends.
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
Give up the land, government land, give up the land. _ _ _
[Bb] How _ long can you keep up [Dm] this?
_ _ Be government, [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men.
[Dm] You will run away in the end, cause people have no _ money _ _ _ _ left. _
Give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ give it up. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] How long can you keep up this?
[Dm] _ _ _ Be government, _ [Bb] you know you can't fool wise men. _
[Dm] You will run away in the end, give up the land, government land, give up the land.
I said, give up the land, _ government land, give up the land.
_ _ Give it up, _ _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up, _ _ _ _ give it up.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, give up the land, _ _ _ give up the land, yeah. _ _
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Yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ yeah. _ _ _ _
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