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Black Boys on Mopeds
Sinead O'Connor
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> G D C D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U D U
D U D U > = accent 1 + 2 + 3 +
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + |
Capo 4, in ¾
/ G - - - / D - - - /
C - - - / - - - - /
G D C (2)
Margaret Thatcher on TV
G D C (2)
Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
G D
C (2)
Seems strange that she should be offended
G
D C (2)
The same orders are given by her
G D C (2)
I've said this before now
G D C (2)
You said I was childish and you'll say it now
G D C (2)
Remember what I told you
G D
C (4)
If they hated me, they will hate you
Chorus:
G D C (2)
England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
G D
C (2)
It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
G D C (2)
And I love my boy, and that's why I'm leaving
G D C (4)
I don't want him to be aware that there's any such thing as grieving
G D C (2)
Young mother down at Smith Field, 5 a.m.
G D
C (2)
Looking for food for her kids
G D C (2)
In her arms she holds three cold babies
G D C (4)
And the first word that they learned was "Please"
G D C (2)
These are dangerous days
G D C (2)
To say what you feel is to lay your own grave
G D C (2)
Remember what I told you
G D C (4)
If you were of the world they would love you
Chorus
Instrumental Verse with ooh's, hold last C
This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of this song. It's
intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.