food for songs – del amitri

intro :
G
Gm – Fsus4 – C/E – Gm – G –
Gm – Fsus4 – C/E – Gm – G5 –

Gm
well there’s people hauling people
Fsus4 C/E Gm G
out from under their homes
Gm
yeah there’s people hauling people
Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm7
out through the groaning stones

Gm F#+
you can see me to – night ,
A#/F [ ch ] C7/E [ /Ch ]
i’ll be shell shocked and white
ci [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] ci
in the cold light of dawn/

A# F
but i ain’t gonna cry
C11 C
just to give some guy
Gm Gm
food for songs

Gm
people going hungry ,
Fsus4 C/E Gm G
stand like A sackfull of bones
Gm
people going hungry ,
Fsus4 C/E Gm G5
feeding A billion homes

Gm F#+
so i put my dead child
A#/F [ ch ] C7/E [ /Ch ] ci [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] – ci
down you put your tv on

A# / F /
well i ain’t gonna cry
C11 C
just to give some guy
Gm
food for songs

break :
Gm ( 3 measures )
C ( 1 measure )
Gm ( 3 measures )
C ( 1 measure )
Gm ( 2 measures )

Gm /
yeah , there’s people beating people ,
Fsus4 / C/E / Gm Gm
keep the system strong
Gm
yeah , there’s people beating people
Fsus4 C/E Gm
to keep the il – lusion go – ing

Gm F#+
so i’m going to fight
A#/F [ ch ] C7/E [ /Ch ]
every day of my life
ci [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] – ci
’til they’re gone

A# / F /
but i ain’t gonna die
C11 C
just to give some guy
Gm Gm
food for songs
Gm Gm
food for songs

Gm
yeah , there’s people holding people
Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm
making those wailing sounds
Gm
yeah , there’s people holding people ,
Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm
watching them lower me down

Gm F#+
so i take my leave
A#/F [ ch ] C7/E [ /Ch ]
and you take what you see
ci [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] ci
and you make it what you want

A# / F /
but when i see you in hell ,
C11 C11
i will give you some
Gm Gm
food for songs

outro :
Gm //

G 3
xxxxxgm 3553
xxfsus4 1133
xxc/E 03201
xg5 xxx033
Gm7 355363
F#+ 2×0332
A#/F 113331
[ ch ] C7/E [ /Ch ] 032310
ci x3555
x [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] x3333
xbb x13331
F 133211
C11 x32011
C x32010