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Oppression Chords

Music by: Ben Harper
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[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
Oppres[Bm]sion
[D]You [Bm]pray on [G]us when we [D]sleep
Op[Bm]pression
[D]You [Bm]chase [C]after [G]the tired
the poor the [D]weak
Oppression
[Bm]You [D]know[Bm] you mean[C]
[G]onl[D]y har[Em]m
[Bm]Oppression
You reach out with [G]your [Bm]long [D]arm

[Verse 2]
But [Bm]oppres[D]sion
I [Bm]won't [C]let you nea[Am]r me[Bm][D]
Oppres[Bm]sion
You shall [A]learn [Am]to fear
[A]me[Bm][D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Oppression
[Bm]You [D]seek pop[Bm]ulat[C]ion co[G]ntrol[D]
Op[Bm]pression[D]
To [Bm]di vi[A]de a[G]nd to
conquer is [D]your goal
Op[C]pression[Bm][D]
[Bm]I swear that[A] hatre[G]d is[C]
[D]your home
[A]Oppres[Bm]sion
[D]You [Bm]just [C]won't [G]leave bad enough [D]alone
But [Bm]oppression

[Verse 4]
[D]
[Bm]I won't let you [C]near [D]me[Bm][D]
Oppression
[Bm]You shall learn to fear
[A]me[Bm][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]Oppression
[Bm]I do[D]n't se[Bm]e how[C][G]
you [D]sleep
Oppression
[Bm]For [D]your bleed[C]ing
[G]conscience [D]I weep
Oppres[Bm]sion[D]
You [Bm]may have the d[C]ollar
[G]on [C]you[G]r side[D]
But [Bm]op pression
From the gos[C]pel [G]truth you cannot [D]hide
And
Oppression
[Bm]I wo[D]n't [Bm]let [C]you near
[A]me[D][Bm][D]
Oppression
[Bm]You [D]shall learn to[Bm] fear me[Am][C][Bm]
[D]Oppression
[Bm]I wo[D]n't le[Bm]t you near[Am]
[A]me[Bm][D]
Oppression
[Bm]You [D]shal[Bm]l fe[Am]ar m[Bm]e[D]

[Outro 1]
[A][D][Bm]
[D][C][Bm][D][C][C][D][C]
[C][C][C]
[Bm]
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