Housemartins - Get up off our knees

^DFamines will be^Am fam^Dine^Cs, banquets will be ^Dbanqu^Amets ^{D C} S^Dome spend winter ^Amin a palac^De, ^Csome spend it ^Din bl^Amanke^Dts. ^C Don't w^Dag your fingers ^Amat them and ^Dturn to walk a^Cway Don't sh^Doot someone tom^Amorrow that y^Dou can shoot to^Cday

^BmTime to end the pra^Cying ^BmListen what they're sa^Cying ^DGet up off our knees You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more

Pau^Dpers will be pa^Amuper^Ds, ^Cbankers will be ba^Dnkers^{Am D C} S^Dome own pennies ^Amin a jar^D, s^Come own oil tan^Dkers ^{Am D C} What m^Day sound like tom^Amorrow c^Dould be ours to^Cday There's ^Dno more need for so^Amrrow if we get o^Dff our knees to^C pray

^BmTime to end the pra^Cying ^BmListen what they're sa^Cying ^DGet up off our knees You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more

Cou^Dntries will be co^Amuntries^D, bor^Cders will be ^Dborde^Amrs ^{D C} S^Dome have lost their f^Amolks at war^D, s^Come have ^Dgiven^Am ord^Ders ^C Don't w^Dag your fingers ^Amat them and t^Durn to walk a^Cway Don't sh^Doot someone tom^Amorrow that y^Dou can shoot to^Cday

^BmTime to end the pra^Cying ^BmListen what they're sa^Cying ^DGet up off our knees You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more You can w^Dag your finger 'till your a^Amnger's sore Sh^Dake your head 'till it sh^Cakes no more