Hugh Laurie - Protest Song Chords & Tabs

 

Protest Song Chords & Tabs

Hugh Laurie Chords & Tabs

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Protest Song Chords

   
This is the Protest Song that hugh laurie sung on SNL but originally as part of "a bit 
fry and laurie"
Not hundred percent i know but it gives you a rough idea!

//Intro//

G , Am7/G x3

Harmonica playing the melody
G, Bm, C

//Verse 1//

G                          Bm             C                 G   Am7/G
Well the poor keep getting hungry and the rich keep getting fat,
G           Bm               C                  G    Am7/G
Politicians changed but they never gonna change that,
G               Bm            C             G
Girl we got the answer its so easy you wont believe,
Am                     D          G , Am7/G
All we gotta do is ... (muffled)

//Verse 2//

G                        Bm              C              G   Am7/G
Well the winds of war is blowing and the tide is coming in,
G                          Bm                  C                       G
Dont you be hoping for the good times cos'the good times have already been,
G               Bm            C                  G
But girl we got the answer its so easy you won't believe,
Am                      D
All we gotta do is..... (muffled)

//Pre Chorus//
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hugh_laurie/protest_song_crd.html ]
Em              A   Asus4
It's so easy to see,
Em                               D ,  D/C , D/B , D/C
if only they'd listen to you and me

//Chorus//

          G            C          D    C , D - (quick chord progression)
we got to (muffled) as fast as we can
          G         C                 D   C , D
we got to (muffled) every woman every man
          G         C          D     C , D
we got to (muffled) time after time
          G         C         D
we got to (muffled) vodka and lime

//Verse 3//

G , Am7/G x2

G                         Bm           C              G    Am7/G
Well the world is getting weary and it wants to go to bed,
G           Bm               C                    G     Am7/G
Everybody's dying except the ones who are already dead,
G                   Bm     C                       G
But Girl we got the answer staring us right in the face
Am
All we gotta do is
Am
All we gotta do is
Am
All we gotta do is

//Outro//

Harmonica playing melody

G, Bm, C x2

D , C

Thanks

Richard

kingcadders@hotmail.co.uk

www.hughlaurie.co.uk/