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