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Song Birds in the Razor Wire. Brian Pinkowski Inspired by watching the joy in the hearts of South Sudanese people I found living in the slums outside my hotel in Juba. Verse 1

^DHeartbeat rhythm. ^DListen to the whisk brooms. ^DYoung girls working. ^C9Sweeping red ^Ddirt. ^DBundles perched ^DAtop the women's' heads. ^DBoys with AKs, ^C9Breaks my ^Dheart. ^DBoys with AKs, ^C9Breaks my ^Dheart.

Verse 2

^DRusted slum shacks ^DRubbish burning in the street. ^DWhite folk show up ^C9Thinking they can ^Dhelp. ^DEvery building ^DWrapped up like a fortress. ^DBoys with AKs, ^C9Breaks my ^Dheart. ^DBoys with AKs, ^C9Breaks my ^Dheart.

Chorus

^DYet there's ^Bmbarefoot children ^Dlaughing. Doing ^Ahandstands on the ^Cwall. ^GChurch folk singing ^Dwildly. ^Dand songbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire.

Verse 3

^DThere ain't no jobs. ^DThere ain't no money. ^DWorn out shoes ^DUp o^C9n the ^Droof. ^DEveryday ^DWater in the jerry cans ^DSeems so hopeless ^DBreaks ^C9my ^Dheart. ^DSeems so hopeless ^DBreaks ^C9my ^Dheart.

Chorus

^DYet there's ^Bmbarefoot children ^Dlaughing. Doing ^Ahandstands on the ^Cwall. ^GChurch folk singing ^Dwildly. ^Dand songbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire.

Bridge

^GLife can be ^Dhard in the ^C9African ^Gstreets. ^GBut joy is where you ^Dfind it. ^GJoy is where you ^Dfind it. Yeah, ^Gjoy is where you ^Dfind it. ^Gunh, unh, unh, ^Dunh.

Chorus

^DYes there's ^Bmbarefoot children ^Dlaughing, doing ^Ahandstands on the ^Cwall. ^GChurch folk singing ^Dwildly. ^Dand songbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire.

^Gyeah, joy is where you ^Dfind it. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire. ^GJoy is where you ^Dfind it. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire. ^GJoy is where you ^Dfind it. ^DSongbirds in the ^C9razor ^Dwire.

^G(hummin^Dg only) D C9 D

D C9 D End slowly on D

Misc Your Songs - Brian pinkowski - song birds in the razor wire