Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Food in abundance, beggars and banks,
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God in His Heaven and His priests in tanks.
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Gold in the misery, sewer in the mind,
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Greed and corruption of every kind.
[Chorus]
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They all know it's a cryin' shame
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To turn your head, look away again.
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They all know it's a cryin' shame
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To turn your head, look away again.
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They all know it's a cryin' shame
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To turn their heads, look away again.
[Verse 2]
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Fools in the Parliament, pollution in the stream,
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T.V., poverty and the big bad dream.
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Sex in the cinema, fear in the school,
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Censorship committees, they rule/we're cool.
[Chorus]
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Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
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To turn your heads, look away again.
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Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
E B F# B
To turn your heads, look away again.
[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
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Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
E B F# B
To turn their heads, look away again.
E B F# B
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
E B F# B
To turn their heads, look away again.
[Verse 3]
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Composure in the little pill, courage in the beer, Mummy and daddy and the life of fear.
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Human relationships cast away,
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I hope we get together one of these days.
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And we all know it's a cryin' shame
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To turn their heads, look away again.
E B F# B
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
E B F# B
To turn their heads, look away again.