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12 26

Kimya Dawson
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D-DU-UDU
One  of her babies is rotting  in the sun
And  the other one was found drowned  in the ocean
Her  mom and dad are in their van  crushed and bloated
And  her husband was thrown from his fishing  boat
So  please give me a break from all  your complaining
About  who was mean to you and how your stepdad  is a pain
-  I care, I swear, but I just  can't take it, not today
All  i can think about are tsunamis  and earthquakes
Everything  she's ever  known is gone,  gone, gone
Everyone  she's ever  loved is gone,  gone, gone
The  only reason she's  alive is
She  grabbed a palm  frond and held  on
And  held on
 (Same chord structure throughout)
 You can call me crazy but it seems to me we could
 Have sent more than we spend in one day killing iraqis
 To help the hundreds of thousands
 Who are injured and diseased
 And hungry and homeless and without families
 I'm appalled by our government's initial reaction
 And the fact that they asked for a verbal retraction
 From the folks who called them stingy
 They're just covering their assets
 Well, they thank their greedy god for wiping out the lower class
 We'd have 12/26 tattoed across our foreheads
 If something this atrocious happened on our coast instead
 Well, a tragedy's a tragedy no matter where it happens
 Close your eyes really tight and imagine
 That everything you've ever known is gone
 And everything you've ever loved is gone
 And the only reason you're alive is you were lucky
 And you were strong enough to hold on
 While you watched your family die
 While you watched your family die
 While you watched your family die
 While you watched your family die

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Readable chord sheet for 12 26 by Kimya Dawson

[G]One of her babies is [F]rotting in the sun
[C]And the other one was found [F]drowned in the ocean
[G]Her mom and dad are in their [F]van crushed and bloated
[C]And her husband was thrown from his [F]fishing boat
[G]So please give me a break from [F]all your complaining
[C]About who was mean to you and how your [F]stepdad is a pain
[G]- I care, I swear, but I [F]just can't take it, not today
[C]All i can think about are [F]tsunamis and earthquakes

[G]Everything she's [F]ever known is [C]gone, gone, gone
[G]Everyone she's [F]ever loved is [C]gone, gone, gone
[G]The only reason [F]she's alive is
[C]She grabbed a [F]palm frond and [G]held on [F]       [C]
[G]And held on[F]      [C]

(Same chord structure throughout)
You can call me crazy but it seems to me we could
Have sent more than we spend in one day killing iraqis
To help the hundreds of thousands
Who are injured and diseased
And hungry and homeless and without families
I'm appalled by our government's initial reaction
And the fact that they asked for a verbal retraction
From the folks who called them stingy
They're just covering their assets
Well, they thank their greedy god for wiping out the lower class

We'd have 12/26 tattoed across our foreheads
If something this atrocious happened on our coast instead
Well, a tragedy's a tragedy no matter where it happens
Close your eyes really tight and imagine
That everything you've ever known is gone
And everything you've ever loved is gone
And the only reason you're alive is you were lucky
And you were strong enough to hold on
While you watched your family die
While you watched your family die
While you watched your family die
While you watched your family die

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