Rise Against – Disparity By Design (Guitar)

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All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out.

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So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves,

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That's when they win, they keep us convinced,

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To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level,

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"We all have a chance", with that they dismiss,

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The fast lanes they rode,

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On which access depends on who you know,

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Or where you came from,

      D/A          C#m/G#     Bm/F#     C#m/G#
Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son?

      C#m/G#  Bm/F#         C#m/G#
We're told to stick out our thumbs,

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They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs.

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Is this an over-reaching arm?,

   E          Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?

F#m       C#m         D
Is this a handout undeserved,

     E        Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?

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     (Or a just reparation?)

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All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs,

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Tell themselves that they've earned this,

   E                               C#m/G#
By working hard and playing by the rules.

            Bm/F#     C#m/G#
But this is only part-true,

  C#m/G#    D/A          Bm/F#     C#m/G#
A dangerous trick played on me and you,

    C#m/G#     Bm/F#     C#m/G#
And so, like a practical joke,

      D              C#m/G#     E                  D     D E
We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke.

F#m        C#m           D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,

   E          Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?

F#m       C#m         D
Is this a handout undeserved,

     E        Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?

F#m           C#m
   And like a single domino,

D                    E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,

F#m             C#m        D
We're fed these empty fairytales,

    E           Esus4 E/A
But will you believe them.

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And if there's a god, you better pray.

F#m        D         E             F#m
That this sleeping giant never wakes.

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But if we just took a step back,

F#m D    E
A bigger picture we might view,

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Perhaps a man in the gutter,

F#m D       E
Is not so different from you.

D        E          F#m
Come in, out of the cold,

D      E            F#m
Forget all that you know,

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Because there's always been room by the fire for you,

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Oh, come in out of the cold.

E
Will you believe them?

F#m        C#m           D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,

   E          Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?

F#m       C#m         D
Is this a handout undeserved,

     E        Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?

F#m           C#m
   And like a single domino,

D                    E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,

F#m             C#m        D
We're fed these empty fairytales,

    E           Esus4 E/A
And I'm through believing.