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Insect Nation

Bill Bailey
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| Repeat under
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--| these lyrics
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-1-0-1--|
 We must stop the destruction of the planet
 We need trees not "fact'rees"
 Otherwise the Creatures of the Earth will take back what's rightfully theirs
 You know of whom I speak
 They are listening
 They have ears
 Some of them have ears on their knees
 They wise rise up and reclaim this world
They will take us and they'll make us
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
 The locust  squats upon  the leaf,  he's just biding his time
 The human  world that he  surveys, he thinks "one  day all this will be
mi- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -ine
 The spiders  are not insects  but in the war  they will side with the insects
Traitors traitors, spider traitors, they'll be - tray us and they'll
make us
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation
Where  did we all go wrong?  The insects used to be our brothers
 Along came pesticide  and on that day out friendship  died
 And pouring  boiling water down ants nests couldn't have helped
 We have betrayed the trust  of the bee and locust
 Out there are some angry bugs,  and too many salted slugs
 When will the madness end?
We  can find if we look inside a different  world we thought we'd lost but
If  we look we're sure to find it, in  the place we thought it was. It
must  be here it's here somewhere I only  put it down just now, a
kind  of world that's not unkind but if  we look we're sure to find it
There  it is no that's not it, just behind the.. next one down.. keep on
 going.. behind the pringles.. next shelf down.. that's it.
then  I know that I'll be free 'cause I'll have found the insect in me.
 The insect  in me
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G|-----------------------------| Repeat under
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--| these lyrics
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-1-0-1--|
 What about the worms?
 They're eyeing up your car, yeah.
 How could a worm drive a car you say?
 Two on the pedals, two on the wheel
 And one on the A to Z
 It could happen!
 What about the crabs?
 I forgot about them, sideways quizlings.
They will take us and they'll make us
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Human Slaves  In an Insect Na-  -a- -a- tion

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Readable chord sheet for Insect Nation by Bill Bailey

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|   Repeat under
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|   these lyrics
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-1-0-1--|

We must stop the destruction of the planet
We need trees not "fact'rees"
Otherwise the Creatures of the Earth will take back what's rightfully theirs
You know of whom I speak
They are listening
They have ears
Some of them have ears on their knees
They wise rise up and reclaim this world

[E5]They [E5]wil[F]l [E5]take [E5]us [F]  [E5]and [E5]the[F]y'll [E5]make [E5]us [F]

[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

The [Am]locust squats u[F]pon the leaf,[G]  he's just biding his [Esus4]time  [E]
The [Am]human world that [F]he surveys, he thinks "[G]one day all this will be
[E5]mi- [E5]-i-[F]  [E5]-i- [E5]-i-[F]  [E5]-i- [E5]-i-[F]  [E5]-i- [E5]-i-[F]  [E5]-ine

The [Am]spiders are not [F]insects but in the [G]war they will side with the [Esus4]insects
[E5]Trai[E5]tor[F]s [E5]trai[E5]tor[F]s, [E5]spi[E5]der[F]  [E5]trai[E5]tor[F]s, [E5]they'll [E5]be [F]- [E5]tray [E5]us [F]  [E5]and [E5]the[F]y'll
[E5]make [E5]us [F]

[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [A]Nation

[Dmaj7]Where did we all go wrong?[Bm7]  The insects used to be our [Amaj7]brothers
[F#m7]  Along came [C#m7]pesticide[F#m7]   and on that day out [C#m7]friendship died
And [Bm7]pouring boiling water down ants nests couldn't have he[Amaj7]lped    [Bm7]        [C#m7]
[Dmaj7]  We have betrayed the trust[C#m7]   of the bee and locust
[Dmaj7]  Out there are some angry bugs[C#m7],  and too many salted slugs
[Bm7]  When will the madness end?   [B7sus4]           [B7]
[Esus4]We can find if we look inside a [Esus4]different world we thought we'd lost but
[Esus4]If we look we're sure to find it, [Esus4]in the place we thought it was. It
[Esus4]must be here it's here somewhere I [Esus4]only put it down just now, a
[Esus4]kind of world that's not unkind but [Esus4]if we look we're sure to find it
[Esus4]There it is no that's not it, just behind the.. next one down.. keep on

going.. behind the pringles.. next shelf down.. that's it.
[Esus4]then I know that I'll be free 'cause I'll have found the insect in [Amaj7]me.
[D]  The [E]insect in [A]me [D]

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|   Repeat under
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|   these lyrics
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-1-0-1--|

What about the worms?
They're eyeing up your car, yeah.
How could a worm drive a car you say?
Two on the pedals, two on the wheel
And one on the A to Z
It could happen!
What about the crabs?
I forgot about them, sideways quizlings.

[E5]They [E5]wil[F]l [E5]take [E5]us [F]  [E5]and [E5]the[F]y'll [E5]make [E5]us [F]

[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Esus4]Nation  Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[D5]Hum[E5]an [F5]Slaves    [Bb]  In an Insect [Asus4]Na-   -[A]a- [A7]-a-  [Dm]tion

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