folk lore Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Women sewed the[Am] stars and stripes
And the [E]men, they fought [B]the wars

[Verse 2]
[G]Children learned arithmet[Am]ic
An[E]d everyone [B]was poor
[Em]Young man [Am]was the hero [E]of th[Am]e day

[Verse 3]
Long long hours [E]and short short [Am]pay
Lesson I [F]learned in [C]a history book,

[Verse 4]
now
[C]Lesson I learned in a history book, now

[Verse 5]
It's not what they taught me
[Am]Folk lore, folk lore, folk [Dm]lore
Your mama never told you

[Verse 6]
Folk [Am]lore, [Dm]folk [Am]lore, folk lore[Dm]

[Verse 7]
Your mama never told you
[G]Now the women scream for equ[Am]al rights
Their [E]man wants to have an af[B]fair

[Verse 8]
[G]Children learn to hate the[Am] world
And [E]no one seems [B]to care

[Verse 9]
[E][Incomprehensible]
Lesson I learned [Am]in a hi[E]story bo[Am]ok,
now
Lesson I learned [E]in[Am]

[Verse 10]
[F]a h[C]istory book,
now

[Verse 11]
It's not what they [C]taught me

[Verse 12]
Folk [Am]lore, folk [Dm]lore, folk [Am]lore
[Dm]Your mama never told you that Folk

[Verse 13]
[Dm]
[Am]lore, folk lore, folk [Dm]lore

[Interlude 1]
Your mama never told you that
[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm][Am][Dm]

[Verse 14]
[F]Some things [C]never [Dm]change
Some things [C]stay the [Dm]same

[Verse 15]
[F]Some things [C]re [Dm]arranged
[Bb]One thin[F]g I know for sure,[C] heroes alwa[Am]ys die