Verse
Chord shapes:
D: G: A: Em:
0. 0. 0. 0
0. 0. 0. 0
2. 0. 0. 0
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0. 5. 0. 2
0. 5. x 2
[Verse 1]
B
First you told us only through you could we know God
E B F#
And if we dared to question then He wouldn't spare the rod
B
For you we worked the soil, for you we dug the moors
E B F#
For you we shed our blood and fought so many pointless wars
E B F#
And now try to tell us there's nothing we can do
E B F#
You say the world around us belongs fairly to the few
B F#
But about six billion people no doubt will agree
E B F#
This world is our home, not your property
[Chorus]
B F#
It's the commons, our right of birth
E B F#
And you who would enclose the land all around the Earth
C#m E F#
Our future is your downfall, when we cut this ball and chain
B E F# B
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your private gain
[Verse 2]
B
With our sweat we built the railroads, built cities on these shores
E B F#
But because you own the money you say that it's all yours
B
We laid the phone lines and the pipelines and then right before our eyes
E B F#
You say these things our taxes paid for you now will privatize
B F#
Privatize the hospitals, privatize the schools
E B F#
Privatize the prisons for all those who break your rules
B F#
And preparing for the day when all the wells run dry
E B F#
You say you own the very rain that falls down from the sky
[Chorus]
B F#
But it's the commons, our right of birth
E B F#
And you who would enclose the land all around the Earth
C#m E F#
Our future is your downfall, when we cut this ball and chain
B E F# B
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your private gain
[Post-Chorus]
B
You claim to own the harvest with your terminator seeds
E B F#
You claim to own the genomes of every animal that breeds
B
You claim to own our culture and the music that we play
E B F#
And with each song we download to your coffers we must pay
[Verse 3]
B E
You would even own my name and you say it's for the best
B F#
Maybe you'll let us on your radio if our songs can pass your test
B
You own country, you own western, you say you've given us a choice
E B F#
You may own the airwaves but you'll never own my voice
[Chorus]
B F#
It's the commons, our right of birth
E B F#
And you who would enclose the land all around the Earth
C#m E F#
Our future is your downfall, when we cut this ball and chain
B E F# B
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your private gain
B F#
It's the commons, our right of birth
E B F#
And you who would enclose the land all around the Earth
C#m E F#
Our future is your downfall, when we cut this ball and chain
B E F# B
You who'd sacrifice the public good for your private gain
- 1. Chord Gitar David Rovics - The Commons Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar David Rovics - The Commons Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan