Tuning: Standard
[Bb] [D] [G]
[G]Well it's far and away, not my place to[D] answer
Any qu[C]ery of life at a[Em]ll, but I b[G]elieve
T[G]hose who can choose and choose to stand[D] in silence
Do a great diss[C]ervice to those who [Em]cannot sp[G]eak
A[B]nd you m[C]ay well decide that the r[G]ight is clearly w[D]rong
But don't just bl[Em]indly back the other [C]side
We'll be just as f[G]ked with all of our m[D]oney gone
[Em]Not just for you, you d[C]ecide
Mi[G]llions more are dy[D]ing for you to t[Am]ry
Looking in f[Em]rom the ou[D]tside
I've been [G]wracking my brain, I wish someone could [D]answer
What duty [C]do I owe this l[Em]ife, am I to be[G]lieve
[G]That in just 20 odd years of e[D]xistence
One could be b[C]urdened by the c[Em]rimes of r[G]acism and industry
[G]Still I had to laugh at the a[D]nger in my eyes to realise l[C]iberty and e[Em]quality
Often find[G] themselves fighting on different sides
[G]That's not our plight, that won't s[D]top the waves and plagues
But it don't m[C]ean we can't be t[Em]imeless in our t[G]ime
The g[B]uilt that I [C]feel as a white kid is an Ad[G]am & Eve [D]of kind
See we're a[Em]ll born into s[C]in
The sin of the f[G]ather's passed on [D]to the child
To h[Em]im and back through t[C]ime
Tried to s[G]ee more evil in the w[D]orld than they'd leave b[Am]ehind
[Em]At least in their e[D]yes
All right
G D C Em G x2
[G]So could it be that it's [D]our lot in life
To clean [C]up the mess we l[Em]eft when we c[G]ame so far, so fast
[G]It seems like it's our mess, cause we're the f[D]irst to realise it
It's not gl[C]amorous and we must [Em]do it in sp[G]ite of
Those te[B]rrible tr[C]ibesmen who never perceived their o[G]wn actions as cr[D]imes
Yet they're [Em]both demanding j[C]ustice
Yeah, well s[G]urely man, that c[D]an't be right
[Em]There will come a t[C]ime
When we fi[G]nally look f[D]orward instead of always be[Am]hind
[Em]I hope I li[D]ve to see that t[G]ime
[Bb] [D] [G]
[G]Well it's far and away, not my place to[D] answer
Any qu[C]ery of life at a[Em]ll, but I b[G]elieve
T[G]hose who can choose and choose to stand[D] in silence
Do a great diss[C]ervice to those who [Em]cannot sp[G]eak
A[B]nd you m[C]ay well decide that the r[G]ight is clearly w[D]rong
But don't just bl[Em]indly back the other [C]side
We'll be just as f[G]ked with all of our m[D]oney gone
[Em]Not just for you, you d[C]ecide
Mi[G]llions more are dy[D]ing for you to t[Am]ry
Looking in f[Em]rom the ou[D]tside
I've been [G]wracking my brain, I wish someone could [D]answer
What duty [C]do I owe this l[Em]ife, am I to be[G]lieve
[G]That in just 20 odd years of e[D]xistence
One could be b[C]urdened by the c[Em]rimes of r[G]acism and industry
[G]Still I had to laugh at the a[D]nger in my eyes to realise l[C]iberty and e[Em]quality
Often find[G] themselves fighting on different sides
[G]That's not our plight, that won't s[D]top the waves and plagues
But it don't m[C]ean we can't be t[Em]imeless in our t[G]ime
The g[B]uilt that I [C]feel as a white kid is an Ad[G]am & Eve [D]of kind
See we're a[Em]ll born into s[C]in
The sin of the f[G]ather's passed on [D]to the child
To h[Em]im and back through t[C]ime
Tried to s[G]ee more evil in the w[D]orld than they'd leave b[Am]ehind
[Em]At least in their e[D]yes
All right
G D C Em G x2
[G]So could it be that it's [D]our lot in life
To clean [C]up the mess we l[Em]eft when we c[G]ame so far, so fast
[G]It seems like it's our mess, cause we're the f[D]irst to realise it
It's not gl[C]amorous and we must [Em]do it in sp[G]ite of
Those te[B]rrible tr[C]ibesmen who never perceived their o[G]wn actions as cr[D]imes
Yet they're [Em]both demanding j[C]ustice
Yeah, well s[G]urely man, that c[D]an't be right
[Em]There will come a t[C]ime
When we fi[G]nally look f[D]orward instead of always be[Am]hind
[Em]I hope I li[D]ve to see that t[G]ime
