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Prejudice by Tim Minchin
Prejudice
This is a song about prejudice
And the language of prejudice
And the power of the language of... prejudice
It's called
Prejudice
Am
In our modern free spoken society
G
There is a word that we still hold taboo
F E
A word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
Am G
Just six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way that will form a word
F E
With more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
F G Am
A couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N
F G E
Just six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
Am G
And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to
F E
Reclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to it's use
Am G
So never under estimate the power that language imparts
F E
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
F G
A couple of G's; geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; even I am careful with it
Am G F
An I and an aNd in the end it will only offend don't want to have to spell
E
it out again
Am G F E G Am x2
Yeah
Am G F E G
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Am G F E G
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
F
So listen to me if you care for your health
G E
You wont call me ginger less your ginger yourself
Am G F E G
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Am G
When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
F E
Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
Am G
Kids calling you ranga and fanta pants
F E
No invitation to the high school dance
Am G
But you get up and learn to hold your head up
F E
You try to keep your cool and not get het up
Am G
But until the feeling of ill is truly let up
F E
Then the word is ours and ours alone don't you know
*The rest of the song is the same chord progression*
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
So if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged
If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the ginge in it
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Now listen to me we're not looking for sympathy
Just because we are sensitive to UV
Just because we're pathetically pale
We do alright with the females
Yeah I like to ask the ladies round for ginger beer
And soon they're running their fingers through my ginger beard
And dunking my ginger nuts into their ginger tea
And asking if they can call me ginge
And I say I don't think that's appropriate
Cus only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
And all the ladies agree it's a fact once you've gone ginge you can't go back
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Yeah go ginge go you funky ginge
Yeah funky ginge mofo
Yeah you can call us bozo or fire truck
You can even call us carrot top or blood nut
Yeah you can call us match stick or tampon
But f**king with the G word is just not on
If you're a ginger bowl and you don't like us
You gonna stand up to the fight if you want to fight us
But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitus
So maybe you should shut your funky mouth
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
So if you call us ginge you can't winge if your injured
If you don't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah
And you know my kids will always be clothed and fed
Cus papa's going to be bringing home the ginger bread
And they'll be pretty smart because they'll be well read
And by read I mean read and the other kind of red wooo
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger wooo
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
Just like only a ninja can sneak up on another ninja
Yeah only a ginger only a ginger only a ginger yeah
Are you listen-inga I'm not pointing the finga
I'm just having a singa
I'm just right in yeah
But only a ginger can call another ginger
Ginger
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version 2
Prejudice
This is a song about prejudice
And the language of prejudice
And the power of the language of... prejudice
It's called
Prejudice
Em
In our modern free spoken society
D
There is a word that we still hold taboo
C D
A word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
Em D
Just six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way that will form a word
C B
With more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
C D Em
A couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N
C D B
Just six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
Em D
And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to
C D
Reclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to it's use
Em D
So never under estimate the power that language imparts
C B
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
C D
A couple of G's; geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; even I am careful with it
Em D C
An I and an aNd in the end it will only offend don't want to have to spell
B
it out again
Em D C B D Em x2
Yeah
Em D C B D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em D C B D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
C
So listen to me if you care for your health
D B
You wont call me ginger less your ginger yourself
Em D C B
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em G
When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
C7 F
Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
Em G
Kids calling you ranga and fanta pants
C7 F
No invitation to the high school dance
Em G
But you get up and learn to hold your head up
C7 F
You try to keep your cool and not get het up
Em G
But until the feeling of ill is truly let up
C7 B7
Then the word is ours and ours alone don't you know
Em D C B D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em D C B D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
C
So if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged
D Bb7
If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the ginge in it
Em D C B
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em G
Now listen to me we're not looking for sympathy
C7 Fsus4 F
Just because we are sensitive to UV
Em G
Just ‘cause we're pathetically pale
C7 F
We do alright with the females
Em G
Yeah I like to ask the ladies round for ginger beer
C7 F
And soon they're running their fingers through my ginger beard
Em G
And dunking my ginger nuts into their ginger tea
C7 G
And asking if they can call me ginge, And I say I don't think that's appropriate
Em D C B D
Cus only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em D C B D
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
C D
And all the ladies agree it's a fact once you've gone ginge you can't go back
Em D C B
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Yeah go ginge go you funky ginge
*SOLO*
Em G
Yeah you can call us bozo or fire truck
C7 Bb F
You can even call us carrot top or blood nut
Em G
Yeah you can call us match stick or tampon
C7 D
But f**king with the G word is just not on
Em G
If you're a ginger bowl and you don't like us
C7 F
You gonna stand up to the fight if you want to fight us
Em
But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitus
G D F F# Gm
So maybe you should shut your funky mouth
*Key Change*
Gm F Eb D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Gm F Eb D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Eb
So if you call us ginge you can't winge if your injured
F
If you don't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge
Gm F Eb D
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah
Eb
And you know my kids will always be clothed and fed
Gm6
Cus papa's going to be bringing home the ginger bread
F
And they'll be pretty smart because they'll be well read
G Asus2
And by read I mean read and the other kind of red wooo
*Key Change*
Am G F E
Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger wooo
Am G F E
Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
Am G F E
Just like only a ninja can sneak up on another ninja
Am G F E
Yeah only a ginger only a ginger only a ginger yeah
F
Are you listen-inga I'm not pointing the finga
G
I'm just having a singa
E
I'm just right in ya
*Singular Notes in quick sucession*
E C A D B G C A G E Ab B C A
But on.ly a gin.ger can call a.no.ther gin.ger Gin.ger
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version 3
"only a ginger can call another ginger, ginger"
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then...
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This riff repeats throughout the song and changes key somewhere
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