Cannot Buy My Soul
Kev CarmodyVersion1
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For 200 years us blacks are beaten down, too long on the dole.
My dignity I'm losing here, mentally I'm old.
There's a system here that nails us, ain't we left out in the cold.
They took our life and our liberty friend but they could not buy our soul.
Joe Hill died, Che Guevara fought and Pemulwuy lay down dead.
If a person speaks out critically here, you can get loaded down with lead.
How long can the majority wait for their story to unfold.
They took their life and liberty friend but they could not buy their soul.
The clever man spoke precisely, humanity he said was almost done.
It's creed of greed could not proceed if our struggle's to be one.
For humanities more important here than that constant quest for gold.
You may take our life and liberty friend but you can never buy our soul.
Jesus woke one morning, rode a donkey up through that gate.
He could see quite clearly why he was going to meet his fate.
And the powers that be, could see that he could not be bought or sold.
They took his life and liberty friend but they could not buy his soul.
Another great song from a master songwriter.
- 320033 - 200033 - X32033 - arpeggiated.
Comments, corrections and/or rating appreciated. Enjoy!
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Readable chord sheet for Cannot Buy My Soul by Kev Carmody
[G]For 200 years us blacks are [G6]beaten down, too [C9]long on the [G]dole. My [G]dignity I'm [G6]losing here, [C9]mentally I'm [D]old. There's a [G]system here that [G6]nails us, ain't we [C9]left out in the [D]cold. They [G]took our life and our [G6]liberty friend but they [C9]could not buy our [G]soul. [G]Joe Hill died, Che Gue[G6]vara fought and [C9]Pemulwuy lay down [G]dead. If a person speaks out [G6]critically here, you can [C9]get loaded down with [D]lead. [G]How long can the [G6]majority wait for their [C9]story to un[D]fold. They [G]took their life and [G6]liberty friend but they [C9]could not buy their [G]soul. [G]The clever man spoke pre[G6]cisely, humanity he [C9]said was almost [G]done. It's creed of greed could [G6]not proceed if our [C9]struggle's to be[D] one. For [G]humanities more im[G6]portant here than that [C9]constant quest for [D]gold. You may [G]take our life and [G6]liberty friend but you can [C9]never buy our [G]soul. [G]Jesus woke one [G6]morning, rode a [C9]donkey up through that [G]gate. He could see quite [G6]clearly why he was [C9]going to meet his [D]fate. And the [G]powers that be, could [G6]see that he could [C9]not be bought or [D]sold. They [G]took his life and [G6]liberty friend but they [C9]could not buy his [G]soul. Another great song from a master songwriter. [G] - 320033 [G6] - 200033 [C9] - X32033 [D] - arpeggiated. Comments, corrections and/or rating appreciated. Enjoy!