Name: Politicians Pawn
Duration: P00H04M22S
Description: A song about our Governments inadequacies in looking after the people it puts into danger for greed.

Politicians Pawn

from Skeg EP by Skeg

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A song about our Governments inadequacies in looking after the people it puts into danger for greed.

lyrics

G] [C9] [C] X2

[G]What can you say, to make things [C9]right [C]
[G]What can you say, when your words are just [C9]shite [C]
[Am]You risk a soldiers [C]life, [Am]with your blatant [C]lies
[AM]without the means or[C] cares to keep them [D]safe

Chorus

[G]You say you're fighting for de[C]mocracy
[G]but you're not fighting it at a[D]ll
[G]while our soldiers in there [C]hundreds
are [D]maimed and dying at [G]your call

[G]how can you look yourselves in the [C9]eye [C]
[G]how can you look at the mothers of sons you sent to [C9]die [C]
[Am]you said that its a just [C]fight
[Am]that what we are doing is [C]right but this was proved a [D]lie

Chorus

[G]you say you're fighting for de[C]mocracy
[G]but your just fighting for the [D]oil
[G]while our soldiers in there[C] hundreds
are [D]maimed and dyng at [G]your call

Bridge
[Em7]and you say that you will look [C9]after them when they come [G]home from foreign [D]soil
[Em7]yet you rely on [C9]charity to pull them [G]though as if you can't be bothered at [D]all
What the hell are they fighting [G]for
[C]What the hell are they fighting [G]for
[D]What the hell are they fighting [G]for

Chorus

[G]you say you're fighting for de[C]mocracy
[G]but you just want your cheaper [D]oil
[G]while our soldiers in there [C] hundreds
are [D]maimed and dyng at [G]your call

[G]you say you're fighting for de[C]mocracy
[G]but you just want your cheaper [D]oil
[G]while our soldiers in there [C] hundreds
are [D]maimed and dyng at [G]your call

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from Skeg EP, released August 22, 2013

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