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Folded Flags

Roger Waters
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Rock-a-bye  baby  on the treetop
 When the wind blows  the cradle will rock
 Oh babe,  hate to see you fall  that way
Better  speak to the Powers That Be  today
Hey  Joe where you goin' with that  gun in your hand?
 You can take  your revenge, but you'll still  feel bad
 There must be  more to life than Lucky Strikes and some  unlucky ones,
Folded  flags and pipes  and drums
I  stood in the wings with you, our lives  in the hands of a second-rate actor
Held  on the high ground of some big stage
 Oh babe,  how do these jaded  stars get so far away?
Will  they catch what the other actors say?
Hey  Joe where you goin' with that dogma  in your head?
 You can prove  your point but your kids will still  be dead
Bring  down the curtain, this soap opera  must surely close
Before  the cold  wind blows
Hey  Joe where you goin' with that gun  in your hand?
 You can take  your revenge, but you'll still feel bad
Bring  down the curtain,  this soap opera  must surely close
Before  the cold  wind blows
So  rock-a-bye babe  on the treetop
 When the wind blows  the cradle will rock
 There must be  more to life than Lucky Strikes and some  unlucky ones,
Folded  flags and pipes  and drums

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Readable chord sheet for Folded Flags by Roger Waters

[D]Rock-a-bye baby[Dmaj7] on the treetop
When the wind [D7]blows the cradle will [G]rock
Oh [D]babe, hate to see you [A]fall that way
[Bm]Better speak to the Powers That [A]Be to[G]day

[D]Hey Joe where you goin' with that[A] gun in your hand?
You can [Bm]take your revenge, but you'll [A]still feel [G]bad
There must be[D] more to life than Lucky Strikes and [A]some unlucky ones,
[C]Folded flags and [G]pipes and [D]drums

[D]I stood in the wings with you, our [Dmaj7]lives in the hands of a second-rate actor
[D7]Held on the high ground of some big [G]stage
Oh [D]babe, how do these [A]jaded stars get so far away?
[Bm]Will they catch what the other [A]actors [G]say?

[D]Hey Joe where you goin' with that [A]dogma in your head?
You can [Bm]prove your point but your kids will s[A]till be d[G]ead
[D]Bring down the curtain, this soap [A]opera must surely close
[C]Before the [G]cold wind b[D]lows

[G]Hey Joe where you goin' with that [D]gun in your hand?
You can [G]take your revenge, but you'll still feel [D]bad
[Em]Bring down the [A]curtain, this soap [Em]opera must surely [A]close
[F#m]Before the [Fm]cold wind [Em]blows

[D]So rock-a-bye babe[Dmaj7] on the treetop
When the wind [D7]blows the cradle will [G]rock
There must be[D] more to life than Lucky Strikes and [A]some unlucky ones,
[Bm]Folded flags and [Dm]pipes and [Em]drums     [D]

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