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A Protest Song (SNL) – Hugh Laurie
Chorded by: Koryr
Email: TenaciousKory@gmail.com
On October 28th, 2006, in a Saturday Night Live sketch right before Beck’s
musical performance, Hugh Laurie performed an old song from his days with A
Bit of Fry and Laurie.
Tuning: Standard F-F-F-F-E-F'
Harmonica Key : G
Original SNL Video : http://www.snotr.com/video/347
A Bit of Fry and Laurie Version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4jDQrjBco
Note: The intro contains harmonica on the fourth and fifth bar.
Laurie tends to do some hammer-ons at the optional (C).
Intro: | F F | F F | F F | F Am F F | F Am F F | F F | F F |
F Am F F (F)
Well, the poor keep getting hungry, and the rich keep getting fat
F Am F F (F)
Politicians change, but they're never gonna change that.
F Am F F (F)
Girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe
AlDml we gotta do is.. F[ mumbles incoherently ]
Break: | F F | F F |
F Am F F (F)
Well, the winds of war are blowin', and the tide is comin' in
F Am F F (F)
Don't you be hopin' for the good times, because the good times have already been.
F Am F F (F)
But, girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe
AlDml we gotta do is.. F[ mumbles incoherently ]
ItAm's so easy, tDmo see
IfAm only they'd listen, to you andF me.
WeF got to.. [F mumbles incoherentlFy] as fast as we Fcan
WeF got to.. [F mumbles incoherentlFy] every woman, everFy man
WeF got to.. [F mumbles incoherentlFy] time after Ftime
WeF got to.. [F mumbles incoherentlFy] vodka and lFime.
Break: | F F | F F |
F Am F F (F)
Well, the world is gettin' weary, and it wants to go to bed
F Am F F (F)
Everybody's dyin', except the ones who are already dead.
F Am F F (F)
Girl, we got the answer, starin' us right in the face
AlDml we gotta do is
AlDml we gotta do is
AlDml we gotta do is.
[ pauses, then blows on the harmonica and finishes with outro ]
Outro: | F Am F F | F Am F F | F F |