Great Imperialist State
Simone WhiteVersion1
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There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land
A hat upon his head and a shovel in his hand
Till the soil plant the seed wait a while cut the leaf
And send another cup of tea to me
I'm a spoiled child of the great imperialist state
I cannot kill my meat nor grow the food upon my plate
I never walked a mile to the well, when the tap runs dry to tell
What will become of you and me
What will become of us, who will give us trust
Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain
That I felt shame when I looked the other way
Woke up this morning, the revolution knocking down my door
Those capitalist pigs? No, they don't live here anymore
Slipped out the back door into my car how far can you drive how far
There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land
Food turned into flowers for the uptown florist stand
What you saved another paid to turn his soil into sand
The world will not deliver on demand
What will become of us, who will give us trust
Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain
That I felt shame when I looked the other way
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Readable chord sheet for Great Imperialist State by Simone White
[Bm]There's a farmer in a [D]distant country working on the [Bm]land A hat upon his [D]head and a shovel in his [Bm]hand Till the soil [F#]plant the seed wait a while [G]cut the leaf And send another cup of tea to [Bm]me [Bm]I'm a spoiled child [D]of the great imperialist [Bm]state I cannot kill my [D]meat nor grow the food upon my [Bm]plate I never walked a mile [F#]to the well, when the tap runs [G]dry to tell What will become of you and [Bm]me [C#]What will become of us, [Bm]who will give us trust [Em]Will you believe me when I [Bm]say I never loved [F#]profiting from your [G]pain That I felt shame when I [F#]looked the other way [Bm]Woke up this morning, the revo[D]lution knocking down my [Bm]door Those capitalist [D]pigs? No, they don't live here any[Bm]more Slipped out the back door [F#]into my car how far can you drive how far [Bm]There's a farmer in a [D]distant country working on the [Bm]land Food turned into fl[D]owers for the uptown florist [Bm]stand What you saved another [F#]paid to turn his soil [G]into sand The world will not deliver on de[Bm]mand [C#]What will become of us, [Bm]who will give us trust [Em]Will you believe me when I [Bm]say I never loved [F#]profiting from your [G]pain That I felt shame when I [F#]looked the other way