Times Like These Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]One civilization is not complete without
it's [G]art
The highest form [F]of expression
of hu[Am]man intelligence
You have have become complacent
Sit[C]ting down and allowing [Am]the other nations
to run away with everything
[F]You have bec[Am]ome a bunch of consumers
You [C]are creators
[G]rise up mighty peo[F]ple and
accomplish what you will
[Dm]Without confidence you're twice
defeated in the race of [Em]life
[G]They

[Verse 2]
[Am]took away the voices,
that [C]gave the people pride
Now we're [G]plunging into darkness
[F]We all have to pla[Am]y our part,
make a [C]bold start
Every [G]disc jock, tell every artist
[F]Media houses,
[Am]we notice you love support [C]the slackness
How so much [G]alcohol in our parties
[F]While the girls a [Dm]broke out
And the something
she drinked knocked her out
Now [Em]she doesn't
care where they prop [G]her up
It's times [Am]like these [C]I'm missing

[Verse 3]
our [G]heroes
[F]Times lik[Am]e these i rea[C]lly wish
they where [G]around
[F]Shouldn't have to be like [Am]this
[C]Marcus Gar[G]vey[F]
[Dm]We know that you tried your best,
but we'll [Em]to the [G]rest
[Am]They bred up shotaz them, [C]now we have a lot of them
[G]Prsion pack up,

[Verse 4]
[F]now the
grave will be packed with [Am]dead
The broke the na[C]tional bird wing
[G]Sell we out clean
Not [F]sure if we own a god dam
[Am]thing
[C]Jamrock why are we giving in to the [G]trick
that they have been tricking us
[F]from the beginning
[Dm]Parents you need to awake
from the slumbering
It's our [Em]children's blood that
is [G]running
It's times [Am]like these

[Verse 5]
[C]
I'm missing our [G]heroes
[F]Times lik[Am]e these i rea[C]lly wish
they where [G]around
[F]Shouldn't have to be like [Am]this
[C]Bob Marley
[G]We kno[F]w that you
never died [Dm]in vain
We're [Em]gonna rise agai, .hey

[Verse 6]
[G]People use the[Am] fist hold the bell
Beat [C]promise until it swells
[G]Nobody will hear if you [F]don't yell
Listen what they [Am]tell you about
the bucket that [C]go well
Black woman put [G]on you baggie
That something should not
[F]sell
[Am]That's how we know society's [C]cruel
Ask who [G]placed the crab into [F]barrel
PM, [Dm]opposition stop with the quarrel
Unite, come to[Em]gether, teach
the people how [G]fi chill
It's times [Am]like these

[Verse 7]
[C]I'm missing our [G]heroes
[F]Times lik[Am]e these i rea[C]lly wish
they where [G]around
[F]Shouldn't have to be like [Am]this
[C]Oh Miss Lou [G]we need [F]you
[Dm]It's the first I've heard of this
Hundred and [Em]counting [G]on the murder list
They [Am]took away the voices, that gave the people [Dm]pride

[Verse 8]
[G]Now we're
plunging into darkness
[F]We all have to pla[Am]y our part,
make a bold start
[C]Every [G]disc jock, tell every artist
[F]Media houses,
[Am]we notice you love support [C]the slackness
How so much [G]alcohol in our parties
[F]While the girls a [Dm]broke out
And the something
she drinked knocked her out
Now [Em]she doesn't care where they
prop [G]her up

[Verse 9]
It's times [Am]like these
[C]I'm missing our her[G]oes
[F]Times lik[Am]e these i really wish
[C]they where [G]around
[F]We need you, we need [Am]you,
we need [C]you
[G]Sam Sharpe
[F]We need you, we need
[Dm]you, we need you
Nanny, [Em]yeah[G][Am]
[C]

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