Levellers – Sell Out (Guitar)

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Versions (3)

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Verse 1
Am           C
The year is 1991

G                    D
Seems our freedom is dead and gone

Am               C               G
The power of the rich is held by few

Am                  C
Keep the young ones paralysed,

G        D
Educated by your lies

Am                C              G
Keep the old ones happy with the news

Am                     C
Tell the singer not to sing this song

G                  D
Tell the poet that she?s wrong

Am                  C                 G
In the court you?ll win the case with lies
Coz you sold them down the river Chorus
Am                C
Do I belong to an ancient race

G                 D
I like to walk in ancient places

Am                    C            G
These are things that I can?t understand

Am                   C
I do believe in your modern ways

G                    D
Don?t care about the things you say

     Am            C                  G
Your policies have failed the test of time
Coz you sold them down the river Verse 2 In a land not far away There are many prisoners coz they say The colour of your skin is not the question Did you rally to their side Na you sat back and let them die Don?t know how you get to sleep tonight Tonight Chorus Bridge
Am                     C         D
Your money market goes round and round

Am                            C    D
Pound goes up the dollar goes down

Am                            C   D
Another south American forest cut down

Am                           C     D
Need your pound for your new town

Am                          C     D
You get scared when the boy comes down

Am                      C     D
Can?t you tell me where it is we are bound
Chorus