Chords for Joe Purdy - Cairo Walls (Houston 06.20.16) HD

_ _ _ Alright, we might go get to a couple of those others. _ _ _
Let's see, _ _ _ _ there's one song I've got to get together for you. _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
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[C] That was fucking fantastic.
_ _ [A] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Thank [B] you so much, you [A] really made [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] Give Terry [Ebm] a huge hand for doing the [G] sound tonight.
It's like I've got [C] no excuse.
_ Thank you, thank you.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ So, _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
I [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] heard somebody say the other day, [A] very eloquently, [Abm] unlike me,
_ [Bb] _ that _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ silently judging racism has never [G] changed anything.
I realized that was [Bb] true.
_ And _ [Abm] I guess this is my attempt at not being [Gm]
silent.
_ _ _ _ And [N] I would just like to say, _ as a white kid,
_ a hillbilly from Arkansas, [Gm] _
_ _ [B] that black [C] lives do matter to me.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ I see you as a hillbilly, it's ok to say.
There's nothing wrong with that. _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] So don't [Eb] turn your back on [Bb] a million _ _ people
Just [Eb] _ [Bb] trying to tell you what's wrong _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] This land [Bb] is your land, _ [Eb] this land [Bb] is my land
[Eb] This _ land's [F] been bleeding [Bb] too long _ _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] My brother was chased by the White [Bb] Hats
_ And [F] my brother was only _ [Bb] 19 _ _ _
And [F] my brother was shot by [Bb] a sniper
_ _ And [F] my brother _ died in [Bb] the street
_ And [F] my brother was beat by a [Bb] policeman _ _
Then [F] died on the prison _ [Bb] floor
_ _ And my [F] brother _ fought in [Bb] _
_ Vietnam
_ [F] And my brother was killed, comes home from war
And my brother was killed in [Bb] his _ hometown _ _
_ _ We _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ wear the stars [Dm] and stripes
_ _ _ And [Eb] they're painted [F] in the heart of [Bb] the country
_ _ _ [A] [Gm] We _ saw [Dm] America die _ _ _
It [Eb] was written [Fm] on the K.O.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ [F] my sister was gassed after [Bb] _
_ protests
And my [F] sister was told not to [Bb] speak up
_ And [F] my sister was taken _ [Bb] _ _ _ handcuffed
And [F] my sister was moved to the back of the [Bb] bus
She was [F]
told not to eat in your _ [Bb] restaurant
_ She was [F] told not to swim in [Bb] your swimming pool _
She [F] was told not to vote in your [Bb] election
_ _ She was [F] told not to work in your [Bb]
factory
_ She [F] was told she was [Bb] worth _ nothing
_ _ We _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ watched the [Bb] radio go blind
[Dm] _ Through _ [Eb] the _ [F] broken heart of [Bb] the country
_ _ _ We [G] _
saw _ [Bb] America die _ _
[A] It _ [Eb] was written [F] on the K.O.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ And
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] my brother _ marched down [Bb] to Washington
_ And [F] my brother _ inspired _ [Bb] _
millions
_ And my [F] brother _ spoke for _ equality
_ [Bb] And [F] my brother was shot on [Bb] the balcony
_ And [F] my brother was shot at the [Bb] theater
_ And [F] my brother was shot from a [Bb] crack _ cigar
_ [F] And my brother was shot in [Bb] a _ stairwell
And [F] my brother was shot [Bb] in a _ doorway
And my [F] brother was shot in a church [Bb]
house
And [F] my brother was killed in [Bb] a _ chokehold
And [F] my brother was shot in [Bb] _
Chicago
_ And [F] my brother was shot down [Bb] in Ferguson _
And [F] my brother was shot with his [Bb] _ hands up
And [F] my brother was shot with [Bb] his _ _ hands _ up _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] We wear _ stars [Bb] and _ stripes
_ _ And [Eb] they're painted [F] on the heart of the [Bb] country _ _ _
_ [Gm] We saw _ [D] _
America die
[Dm] _ [A] It _ _
[Eb] was written on the [F] K _ .O.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Thank you. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _