Children Of Privilege

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Well listen all you children of privilege
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'Cause I am one of you
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I was born on a dirt road
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Out in the country
        Bb            F
And I wanted for nothing
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No trouble did I see
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So do not pretend
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That you understand
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All the troubles that others been through
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Don't point your fingers and so freely judge all the ones
                  Bb       F
Who ain't as privileged as you
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If you never had to fight for your life or your family
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If you never had to live on the streets all alone
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If you've never been harassed by the ones who should protect you
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If you've never been mistreated for the colour of your skin
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Then listen all you children of privilege
       Dm     Bb     F
'Cause I am one of you
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I had a good mother and I had a good father
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And together they showed me respect for all people
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Regardless of class and
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Regardless of background
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Regardless of race
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No matter their religion or
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Their preference of partner

[Verse]
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'Cause every human being will have their own story as
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Important as the other who walks right beside or
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Across their own city
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Across this great country
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Across the blue water to lands far and wide
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Well I ain't saying that I can whip you
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I ain't saying I ain't already fought
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I am just trying to have more compassion
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To lead by example and to
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Turn from my temper not to
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Add to the anger not to
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Give in to violence and
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'Cause great divide between me and my neighbour
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Between me and my brother
       Bb         F
Between me and my sister
      Bb         F
There's too many suffering and
      Bb         F
There's too many dying in this
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World without reasons in this
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World without reason in this
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World without reason
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So don't turn your back on the ones with less fortune
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The ones with less privilege that could have been you
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With a slight twist of fate if they were born lucky or
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Born into money or
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Born with white skin
      F              Bb         C             F
Well I'll tell you plainly what I'm trying to do
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I'm just trying to be better
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Changing my own life
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And look towards the future
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And find understanding
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So that I might inspire you to
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Look at your own life and
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Think for yourself
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So listen all you children of privilege
    Dm        C      F
'Cause I am one of you