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A Protest Song (SNL) â Hugh Laurie
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Chorded by: Koryr
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On October 28th, 2006, in a Saturday Night Live sketch right before Beckâs
musical performance, Hugh Laurie performed an old song from his days with A
Bit of Fry and Laurie.
Tuning: Standard -----
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).
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Intro: | | | | | | | |
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Well, the poor keep getting hungry, and the rich keep getting fat
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Politicians change, but they re never gonna change that.
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Girl, we got the answer, it s so easy you won t believe
All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ]
Break: | | |
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Well, the winds of war are blowin , and the tide is comin in
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Don t you be hopin for the good times, because the good times have already been.
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But, girl, we got the answer, it s so easy you won t believe
All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ]
It s so easy, to see
If only they d listen, to you and me.
We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] as fast as we can
We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] every woman, every man
We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] time after time
We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] vodka and lime.
Break: | | |
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Well, the world is gettin weary, and it wants to go to bed
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Everybody s dyin , except the ones who are already dead.
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Girl, we got the answer, starin us right in the face
All we gotta do is
All we gotta do is
All we gotta do is.
[ pauses, then blows on the harmonica and finishes with outro ]
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