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Who Gave The Order Chords

Music by: Wyclef Jean
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[Verse 1]
[C]I'm[Am] Buju Banton with the
preacher's [F]son[G]

[Verse 2]
Who [G]gave the or[C]ders[Am]
For them to [F]go, alright
[G]Who gave the or [C]ders
[Am]Mar tin was shut d[F]own, ah, a[G]lright
Who gave [C]the orders[Am]
To drop the bom[F]b, we want to [G]know
Who gave the or[C]ders
[Am]No refugees acro[F]ss the borders,[G]
[C]yeah

[Verse 3]
[C]Ques[Am]tions asked with no response,
[F]ey,[G] Wyclef
Who's gonna answer
[C]Where did all[Am] these guns com[F]e from,
tell me, [G]ey
Who's gonna [C]answer
Feeding [Am]lies to our daughters an[F]d sons
But [G]they will have to answer
[C]Then what you gonna do [Am]when
[F]the Rastaman comes
[G]Where you gonna run for [C]cover

[Verse 4]
[C]Looking through [Am]the window of my i[F]re eyes
On [G]this city filled with [C]lies
Observing [Am]the people working s[F]o hard
Doing [G]whatever it takes to get [C]by
Then I [Am]look at myself and real[F]ize
That I was [G]put here for a [C]reason
Lord knows [Am]I've done my
best and [F]I've tried
[G]We gon' keep trying
Who gave the [C]orders For

[Verse 5]
[C]
[Am]them to go, [F]Lord no[G]
Who gave [C]the orders
[Am]Martin was [F]gunned down, [G]oh
Who gave the [C]orders[Am]
To drop the bom[F]b, my [G]God
Who gave the [C]or ders
[Am]No refugees acro[F]ss the borders,[G]
[C]who

[Verse 6]
[C]Question[Am]s asked with no response[F],
ey, [G]Wyclef
Who's gonna [C]answer
Where did [Am]all these guns c[F]ome from,
tell me
Who's [G]gonna [C]answer
Feeding [Am]lies to our daughters [F]and sons
[G]They will have to [C]answer
Then what they gon[Am]na do when
[F]the Rastaman comes
[G]Where you gonna run for cover
Well [C]what you gonna do, what

[Verse 7]
you gonna do,
[Am]what are you gonna do
In[F]carcerate a million and only [G]free few
[C]What was done to others,
it [Am]shall be done to you
[F]Open up your eyes and [C]you
will [G]see the full view
[C]Work all day,
and you [Am]can't get raise in pay
[F]Civilly bodies being taken [G]away
I [C]wonder what the voice of
the [Am]people have to say
[F]Stand up and defend your right[G]s today
Who gave [C]the orders,

[Verse 8]
who gave the [Am]orders
For them to [F]go[G]
Who gave [C]the or[Am]ders
Martin was gunned [F]down, Martin was gunned down,
oh, [G]Martin was gunned down
Who gave the or[C]ders,
who gave the [Am]orders
To drop [F]the bomb
[G]Who gave the or[C]ders,
who gave [Am]the orders
No refugees [F]across the borders,
[G]no, no, [C]no, no

[Verse 9]
[C]Questions [Am]asked with no [F]response,
ey, [G]Wyclef
Who's gonna [C]answer
Where did [Am]all these guns come [F]from,
Wyclef, ah
[G]Who's gonna [C]answer
[F]Telling [Am]lies to our daughters [F]and sons
[G]They will have to [C]answer
Then what they gon[Am]na do when
the righteous [F]man comes
[G]Where you gonna run for [C]cover

[Outro 1]
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[G][C][Am][F][G][C][Am]
[F][G][C][Am][F]
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