Misc Unsigned Bands – Hugh Laurie - A Protest Song (Guitar)
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A Protest Song (SNL) – Hugh Laurie
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Chorded by: Koryr
Email: [email protected]
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 E-A-D-G-B-E' Harmonica Key : G
Original SNL Video : http://www.snotr.com/video/347
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: | G C | G C | G C | G Bm C G | G Bm C G | G C | G C |
G Bm C G (C) Well, the poor keep getting hungry, and the rich keep getting fat G Bm C G (C) Politicians change, but they're never gonna change that. G Bm C G (C) Girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe Am D All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ]
Break: | G C | G C |
G Bm C G (C) Well, the winds of war are blowin', and the tide is comin' in G Bm C G (C) Don't you be hopin' for the good times, because the good times have already been. G Bm C G (C) But, girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe Am D All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ] Em Am It's so easy, to see Em D If only they'd listen, to you and me. D G C D We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] as fast as we can D G C D We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] every woman, every man D G C D We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] time after time D G C D We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] vodka and lime.
Break: | G C | G C |
G Bm C G (C) Well, the world is gettin' weary, and it wants to go to bed G Bm C G (C) Everybody's dyin', except the ones who are already dead. G Bm C G (C) Girl, we got the answer, starin' us right in the face Am All we gotta do is Am All we gotta do is Am All we gotta do is.
[ pauses, then blows on the harmonica and finishes with outro ]
Outro: | G Bm C G | G Bm C G | D G |