The Fence
Tim Minchin
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C Somewhere in your wardrobeF C I'd be willing to betBb5 There's a t-shirt probablyA Bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara[Tab - Riff] E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|C He was revolutionaryF C Yeah, he wore a cool hatBb5 But behind the design I think you might findA It's not quite as simple as that[Tab - Riff] E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|Bb5 Che was a bit of a homophobeA C Che was a bit of a homophobeBb5 Che was a bit of a homophobeA Che was a bit of a homophobeC This is my songG In defence of the fenceBb2 A little sing alongF A anthem to ambivalenceBb2 The more you knowF The harder you will find itC To make up your mindG It doesn't really matter if you findBb2 You can't see which grass is greenerF Chances are it's neitherC And either way it's easierBb2 To see the differenceA C When you're sitting on the fenceC Somewhere in your houseF C I'd be willing to betBb5 There's a picture of that grinning hippyA From Tibet - the Dalai Llama[Tab - Riff] E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|C He's a lovely, funny fellaF C He gets soundbites galoreBb5 But let's not forget that back in TibetA Those funky monks used to dick the poor, yeahContinues after the ad[Tab - Riff] E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|Bb5 And the Buddhist line about future livesA Is the perfect way to stopC The powerless rising upBb5 And he tells the poor they will live againA But he's rich now so it's easy for him to sayC I'm taking the standG In defence of the fenceBb2 I got a little bandF Playing anthems to ambivalenceBb2 We divide the world intoF Terrorists and heroesC Into normal folk and weirdosG Into good people and pedosBb2 Into things that give you cancerF And the things that cure cancer And the things that don't causeC cancer But there's a chance They will cause cancer in the futureBb2 We divide the worldF To stop us feeling frightenedC Into wrong and into right andG Into black and into white andBb2 Into real men and fairiesF Into status quo and scaryC Yeah we want the world binary, binaryBb5 A But it's not that simpleG5 And your dog has a bigger carbon footprintF5 Than a four wheel driveG5 Yeah, your dog has a bigger carbon footprintF5 Than a four wheel driveG5 Yeah, your dog has a bigger carbon footprintF5 Than a four wheel driveG5 And so does your baby, maybe You oughta trade him in for a Prius Rock!( F5 G5 G5 F5 G5 )[Tab - Riff] E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3--------- A|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3--------- E|--------------------------------( F5 G5 G5 F5 G5 )E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3--------- A|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3--------- E|--------------------------------C I'm taking the standG In defence of the fenceBb2 I got a little bandF Playing tributes to ambivalenceBb2 We divide the worldF Into liberals and gun-freaksC Into atheists and fundiesG Into teetotalers and junkiesBb2 Into chemical and naturalF Into fictional and factualC Into science and supernatural But it's actually naturally Not that white and black You'll beBb2 Dividing usF Into terrorists and heroesC Into normal folk and weirdosG Into good people and pedosBb2 Into things that give you cancerF And the things that cure cancerC And things that don't cause cancer But there's a chance They will cause cancer in the futureBb2 We divide the worldF To stop us feeling frightenedC Into wrong and into right andG Into black and into white andBb2 Into real men and fairiesF Into parrots and canariesC Yeah we want the world binary, binary 01001000( Bb2 F C G )Bb2 The more you knowF The harder you will find itC To make up your mind, itG Doesn't really matter if you findBb2 You can't see which grass is greenerF Chances are it's neitherC And either way it's easierBb5 To see the differenceA Cause it's not that simple