Our Lives Our Times
Chadwick Stokes
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Am F C G [Verse 1]Am F Johnny was a chameleon when itC was predominately shrapnelG Shrapnel from the chapel to the cabinet/cab manAm F Johnny kissed the groom to go join the killingC G While Britain is watching her WatsonAm F Headed down to Tiananmen but hadC tarried enough timeG Should’ve listened to the world turnAm F Told me the cheaters are watchingC Scratch ticket Jesus insulting theG sultan [Pre-chorus]F But we got an offer to lessen theC lesson learned Like kissing cousins kissing out ofG turnE7 If you gonna play, you gonna playC G The party linesF We gonna take back this town if itC takes us all And kid you look like you could beAm foundG E7 For the moment we are the fall lines [Chorus]F C G Our mind, our time, is stillAm marked by the grains of intoleranceF C Our lives, our fightG Til we’re done, til we’re done, tilE7 we’re done, til we're done hey heyAm F C G (2x) [Verse 2]Am It’s the United States ofF DiscriminationC The schools feed into the prisonsC G And corporations more powerful than the governmentAm F Give a teacher a banker’s salary, see how that goesC See if we farm a land again inG Kilimanjaro it snowsAm You sleep in your Egyptian linen,F 500 count threadContinues after the adC What’s the count of your dead?G We are the eye of the needle fixingAm to mend this quilt of liesF The lies ripped up on our bed,C we’re coming in quickG We got Angela Davis on our lips and Mandela in our head [Pre-chorus]F But we got an offer to lessen theC lesson learned Like kissing cousins kissing out ofG turnE7 If you gonna play, you gonna playC G The party lines ohhF We gonna take back this town if itC takes us allAm And kid you look like you could be foundG E7 For the moment we are the fall lines [Chorus]F C G Our mind, our time, is stillAm marked by the grains of intoleranceF C Our lives, our fightG Til we’re done, til we’re done, tilE7 F we’re done, til we're done hey heyF C G E|---| lost my religion along Am E|with my innocenceF C Our lives, our fightG Til we’re done, til we’re done, tilE7 we’re done, til we're done [Bridge]F At least he got a bodyC And he’s a boy named SueG And the federalis sure ain’t no expert on loveAm Why would we listen to you?F Oh, at least we got our bodiesC We’re all a boy named SueG And we fight til it’s done til it's gardens not gunsE7 Til the borders are run and life isAm anew [Rap verse]Am And it was a fight nightF C And the prize fighter got cut likeG in a knife fightAm F And it was all over the highlightsC G when he got hit by a hard rightAm F C Saw stars like lite-briteG couldn’t see in his sight lineAm F Started his skydive from the highC G life like Pele playin’ Jai alaiAm F Shot from mayday to his heyday andC G Am a pail of mail (?) mêlée asF Corner (?) was getting a paydayC G Needed Thompson from My LaiAm F Turnin guns on his own guys but itC G wasn’t maltovs and mai taisAm F Just AKs and white liesC Tell Mt. Sinai to believe in I andG I and you and you and not for anAm F eye and eye and eye andC G I ain’t a cap on your toothAm But then again I ain’t debatin’ theF to stand in their shoesC I’m just tryin to figure out whichG golden rule I should chooseAm F We gettin’ high sighted by the tie guysC White collar crime pays, just lookG at the bylinesAm If you believe in anything, believeF in occupyingC Because it’s a rich man’s world weG getting off the sidelines [Chorus]F C G Our mind, our time, is stillAm marked by the grains of intoleranceF C Our lives, our fightG Til we’re done, til we’re done, tilE7 F we’re done, til we're done hey heyF C G E|---| lost my religion along Am E|with my innocenceF C Our lives, our fightG Til we’re done, til we’re done, tilE7 we’re done, til we're done [Other]F C I might let the gallery down But there are people by theG thousands outside –E7 And we are just getting byF I might,C Might let the gallery down, Depending on how many votes did youG E7 buy