Housemartins - Get up off our knees

^CFamines will be^Dm fam^Gine^Fs, banquets will be ^Cbanqu^Dmets ^{G F} S^Come spend winter ^Dmin a palac^Ge, ^Fsome spend it ^Cin bl^Dmanke^Gts. ^F Don't w^Cag your fingers ^Dmat them and ^Gturn to walk a^Fway Don't sh^Coot someone tom^Dmorrow that y^Gou can shoot to^Fday

^EmTime to end the pra^Fying ^EmListen what they're sa^Fying ^GGet up off our knees You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more

Pau^Cpers will be pa^Dmuper^Gs, ^Fbankers will be ba^Cnkers^{Dm G F} S^Come own pennies ^Dmin a jar^G, s^Fome own oil tan^Ckers ^{Dm G F} What m^Cay sound like tom^Dmorrow c^Gould be ours to^Fday There's ^Cno more need for so^Dmrrow if we get o^Gff our knees to^F pray

^EmTime to end the pra^Fying ^EmListen what they're sa^Fying ^GGet up off our knees You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more

Cou^Cntries will be co^Dmuntries^G, bor^Fders will be ^Cborde^Dmrs ^{G F} S^Come have lost their f^Dmolks at war^G, s^Fome have ^Cgiven^Dm ord^Gers ^F Don't w^Cag your fingers ^Dmat them and t^Gurn to walk a^Fway Don't sh^Coot someone tom^Dmorrow that y^Gou can shoot to^Fday

^EmTime to end the pra^Fying ^EmListen what they're sa^Fying ^GGet up off our knees You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more You can w^Cag your finger 'till your a^Dmnger's sore Sh^Gake your head 'till it sh^Fakes no more