x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany e-mail: [email protected] lyrics and chords of: Get Up Off Our Knees by The Housemartins Suggestions and corrections are always welcome! date: 95/10/15 C Dm G F C Dm G F Famines will be famines, banquets will be banquets C Dm G F C Dm G F Some spend winter in a palace, some spend it in blankets. C Dm G F Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away C Dm G F Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today Em F Time to end the praying Em F Listen what they're saying G Get up off our knees C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more C Dm G F C Dm G F Paupers will be paupers, bankers will be bankers C Dm G F C Dm G F Some own pennies in a jar, some own oil tankers C Dm G F What may sound like tomorrow could be ours today C Dm G F There's no more need for sorrow if we get off our knees to pray Em F Time to end the praying Em F Listen what they're saying G Get up off our knees C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more C Dm G F C Dm G F Countries will be countries, borders will be borders C Dm G F C Dm G F Some have lost their folks at war, some have given orders C Dm G F Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away C Dm G F Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today Em F Time to end the praying Em F Listen what they're saying G Get up off our knees C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more C Dm You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore G F Shake your head 'till it shakes no more Seite 2 von 2
