Prejudice
Tim MinchinVersion1
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In our modern free spoken society
There is a word that we still hold taboo
A word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
Just six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way that will form a word
With more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
A couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N
Just six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to
Reclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to it's use
So never under estimate the power that language imparts
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
A couple of G's; geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; even I am careful with it
An I and an aNd in the end it will only offend don't want to have to spell
it out again
x2
Yeah
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
So listen to me if you care for your health
You wont call me ginger less your ginger yourself
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
Kids calling you ranga and fanta pants
No invitation to the high school dance
But you get up and learn to hold your head up
You try to keep your cool and not get het up
But until the feeling of ill is truly let up
Then the word is ours and ours alone don't you know
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
So if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged
If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the ginge in it
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Now listen to me we're not looking for sympathy
Just because we are sensitive to UV
Just cause we're pathetically pale
We do alright with the females
Yeah I like to ask the ladies round for ginger beer
And soon they're running their fingers through my ginger beard
And dunking my ginger nuts into their ginger tea
And asking if they can call me ginge, And I say I don't think that's appropriate
Cus only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
And all the ladies agree it's a fact once you've gone ginge you can't go back
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Yeah go ginge go you funky ginge
Yeah you can call us bozo or fire truck
You can even call us carrot top or blood nut
Yeah you can call us match stick or tampon
But f**king with the G word is just not on
If you're a ginger bowl and you don't like us
You gonna stand up to the fight if you want to fight us
But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitus
So maybe you should shut your funky mouth
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
So if you call us ginge you can't winge if your injured
If you don't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah
And you know my kids will always be clothed and fed
Cus papa's going to be bringing home the ginger bread
And they'll be pretty smart because they'll be well read
And by read I mean read and the other kind of red wooo
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger wooo
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
Just like only a ninja can sneak up on another ninja
Yeah only a ginger only a ginger only a ginger yeah
Are you listen-inga I'm not pointing the finga
I'm just having a singa
I'm just right in ya
But on.ly a gin.ger can call a.no.ther gin.ger Gin.ger
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Readable chord sheet for Prejudice by Tim Minchin
[Em]In our modern free spoken society There is a w[D]ord that we still hold taboo A w[C]ord with a terrible history of being u[D]sed to abuse oppress and subdue [Em]Just six seemingly harmless letters arr[D]anged in a way that will form a word With more po[C]wer than the pieces of metal that are fo[B]rged to make swords A couple of [C]G's an R and an [D]E an I and an[Em] N Just six little le[C]tters all jumbled tog[D]ether have caused da[B]mage that we may never mend [Em]And it's important that we all respect that [D]if these people should happen to choose to [C]Reclaim the word as their own it doesn't m[D]ean the rest of you have a right to it's use [Em]So never under estimate the p[D]ower that language imparts [C]Sticks and stones may break your bones but w[B]ords can break hearts A couple of G's; [C]geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; e[D]ven I am careful with it An I and an [Em]aNd in the end it will o[D]nly offend don't w[C]ant to have to spell it out a[B]gain [Em] [D] [C] [B] [D] [Em] x2 Yeah [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nger [B] [D] [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nger [B] [D] So li[C]sten to me if you care for your health You w[D]ont call me ginger less your gi[B]nger yourself [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nger [B] [Em]When you are a ginger life is pr[G]etty hard [C7]Years of ritual bullying in the sch[F]ool yard [Em]Kids calling you ranga and f[G]anta pants [C7]No invitation to the hi[F]gh school dance But you g[Em]et up and learn to hold your h[G]ead up You t[C7]ry to keep your cool and not get he[F]t up But u[Em]ntil the feeling of ill is truly l[G]et up Then the [C7]word is ours and ours al[B7]one don't you know [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nge[B]r [D] [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nge[B]r [D] [C]So if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged [D]If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the [Bb7]ginge in it [Em]Only a ginger [D]can call another ginger gi[C]nge[B]r [Em]Now listen to me we're not looking fo[G]r sympathy [C7]Just because we are sensitive to[Fsus4] UV [F] [Em]Just cause we're pathetically pal[G]e [C7]We do alright with the female[F]s [Em]Yeah I like to ask the ladies round for g[G]inger beer [C7]And soon they're running their fingers through my g[F]inger beard [Em]And dunking my ginger nuts into their g[G]inger tea [C7]And asking if they can call me gi[G]nge, And I say I don't think that's appropriate [Em]Cus only a ginger can [D]call another ginger [C]ginger [B] [D] [Em]Only a ginga can call a[D]nother ginga gin[C]ga [B] [D] [C]And all the ladies agree it's a fact [D]once you've gone ginge you can't go back [Em]Only a ginger can call a[D]nother ginger ging[C]er [B] Yeah go ginge go you funky ginge Y[Em]eah you can call us bozo or f[G]ire truck You can even [C7]call us carrot top or [Bb]blood [F]nut [Em]Yeah you can call us match stick or t[G]ampon But f[C7]**king with the G word is j[D]ust not on [Em]If you're a ginger bowl and you d[G]on't like us [C7]You gonna stand up to the fight if you want to[F] fight us [Em]But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitus So m[G]aybe you should shut your fu[D]nky mou[F]th[F#] [Gm] [Gm]Only a ginger can ca[F]ll another ginger gi[Eb]nger [D] [Gm]Only a ginger can ca[F]ll another ginger gi[Eb]nger [D] [Eb]So if you call us ginge you can't winge if your injured If you d[F]on't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge [Gm]Only a ginger can c[F]all another ginger gi[Eb]nger[D] yeah [Eb]And you know my kids will always be clothed and fed [Gm6]Cus papa's going to be bringing home the ginger bread [F]And they'll be pretty smart because they'll be well read And by r[G]ead I mean read and the other kind of re[Asus2]d wooo [Am]Only a ginger[G] can call another ginger g[F]inger wooo [E] [Am]Only a ginga [G]can call another ginga g[F]inga [E] [Am]Just like only a ninja [G]can sneak up on ano[F]ther ninj[E]a Yeah [Am]only a ginger o[G]nly a ginger [F]only a ginger yeah[E] [F]Are you listen-inga I'm not pointing the finga I'm just having a [G]singa I'm just right in [E]ya But [E]on.[C]ly [A]a [D]gin.[B]ger [G]can [C]call [A]a.[G]no.[E]ther [Ab]gin.[B]ger [C]Gin.[A]ger