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[Intro 1] [D][Bm][A][D][Bm][E][A][D][Bm] [E] [Verse 1] [A]A poor boy in rich man's clothes [D]A young child with an old man's soul A [Bm]prostitute with long term goals [E]A blue collar priest [A]I won't lie for an honest buck I'm a [D]messenger in a pick- up truck [Bm]My old man ran in to hard luck And [E]passed it down [D]to me So I start [E]a revolution [A]One [G]note at a [D]time It's a desperate cry for [E]freedom And a bet[A]ter [G]way of [D]life Let's make every[A]day the [G]Fourth Of July [D]I w[A]on't stand in your welfare line What I [D]lack in cash I make up in pride [Bm]You get yours and I'll get mine I got to [E]feed my family [A]The government takes half our wages [D]Picket lines and classified pages [Bm]You can't count on the man to save us So we [E]take it to [D]the streets So I start [E]a revolution [A]One [G]note at a [D]time It's a desperate cry for [E]freedom And a bet[A]ter [G]way of [D]life Let's make every[A]day the [G]Fourth Of July [D]Cry[A] Fre[D]edom From [Bm]the Bronx to [E]East L.A. [A]Cry [D]Freedom From North Las [Bm]Ve gas to the San Francisco [E]Bay[D] So I start [E]a revolution [A]One [G]note at a [D]time A freedom song [E]is useless If [A]you're not pre[G]pared to [D]die[A][G][D] [A]I'll [D]make eve[A]ryday the[D][A] [D]Fou[A]rth Of [D]Jul[B]y[E][B][E] [B]Cry Freedom [Outro 1] [E][B][E][B][E][B]
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