The Big Ones Get Away

[C] [Am] [F] [G] and listen for the changes

[C]Hey, Baby I just got back from town where the bribes are[Am] paid
Honey, they turned my offer dow[F]n they say the deal's already mad[G]e
So now I gotta stand and [C]watch while it all comes d[Am]own
and the buzzards and the [F]hawks and the judges and the mob circle arou[G]nd

Now if I were the queen of all the world I would go in chains just to see you free

of the ropes that bind you and the role you play

and the pride that hooks you while the big ones get away

Love junkies wanna change the world: it quickly stays the same

Money junkies hire all the smart ones Power junkies run the game

One step at a time Polarity Hill

If the bad guys don't get you Baby then the good guys will

With angels on the take and the gangsters in the yard

Hey don't the wars come easy Hey don't the peace come hard

Now if I had a way to reach the sky

I'd grab that crescent moon wield it like a knife save you from the lies

From the ropes that bind you and the role you play

And the game that hooks you, while the big ones get away

Hum (Ohhh oh oh oh nd repeat)  play [C] [Am] [F] [G] into fade out

Acoustic guitar - Boo Henerdine
Percussion - Chris Birkett
Vocals and all other instruments - Buffy Sainte-Marie