To Have And To Have Not
The MenzingersVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Up in the morning and out to school
Mother says there'll be no work next year
Qualifications once the golden rule
Are now just pieces of paper
Just because youre better than me
Doesnt mean Im lazy
Just because youre going forwards
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
The factories are closing and the armys full -
I dont know what Im going to do
But Ive come to see in the land of the free
Theres only a future for the chosen few
Just because youre better than me
Doesnt mean Im lazy
Just because youre going forwards
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
If you look the part youll get the job
In last years trousers and your old school shoes
The truth is son, its a buyers market
They can afford to pick and choose
Just because youre better than me
Doesnt mean Im lazy
Just because I dress like this,
Doesnt mean Im a communist.
(One Strum and dead strumming)
At twenty one youre on to of the scrapheap
At sixteen you were top of the class
All they taught you at school
Was how to be a good worker
The system has failed you, dont fail yourself
Just because youre better than me
Doesnt mean Im lazy
Just because youre going forwards
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
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Readable chord sheet for To Have And To Have Not by The Menzingers
[G] [Cadd9] [Em] [D] [G] [Cadd9] [Em] [G]Up in th[Cadd9]e morning an[G]d out to school [Em]Mot[D]her says [G]there'll be no work next year [G]Qualifica[Cadd9]tions once the golden [G]rule [Em]Are[D] now just pie[G]ces of paper [G]Just because youre b[Cadd9]etter than m[G]e [Em]Does[D]nt mean Im lazy[G] [G]Just b[Cadd9]ecause youre going[G] forwards [Em]Doe[D]snt mean Im go[G]ing backwards [Em] [Asus2] [Em] [Dsus2] [G]The factories ar[Em]e closing and the[G] armys full - [Em]I d[D]ont know what Im going [G]to do [G]But Ive come to see in[Em] the land of the fr[G]ee [Em]Theres [D]only a future f[G]or the chosen few [G]Just because y[Asus4]oure better than me [Cadd9] [Em]Doe[D]snt mean Im [G]lazy [G]Just b[Cadd9]ecause youre going[G] forwards [Em]Doe[D]snt mean Im go[G]ing backwards [Em] [Asus2] [Em] [Dsus2] [G]If you look th[Cadd9]e part you[G]ll get the job [Em]In [D]last years trousers and[G] your old school shoes [G]The truth is s[Asus4]on, its a bu[Cadd9]yers market [G] [Em]The[D]y can afford to pi[G]ck and choose [G]Just beca[Cadd9]use youre be[G]tter than me [Em]Doe[D]snt mea[G]n Im lazy [G]Just beca[Cadd9]use I dress like [G]this, [Em]Doe[D]snt mean Im a com[G]munist. [Em] [Asus2] [Em] [Dsus2] (One Strum and dead strumming) [G]At twenty one your[Cadd9]e on to of the s[Em]crapheap [Em]At sixteen you were top of the class [Dsus4] [Asus4]All they taught you at sch[Cadd9]ool [Em]Was how to be a good worker [Dsus4]The system has failed you, dont fail yours[G]elf [G]Just because youre b[Cadd9]etter than m[G]e [Em]Does[D]nt mean Im lazy [G] [G]Just b[Cadd9]ecause youre going[G] forwards [Em]Doe[D]snt mean Im go[G]ing backwards