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For What Its Worth by J Lind
For What Its Worth
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Dm
[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm
Turn it up
This is my favorite part
Watch how the tiger catches the deer in the dark
C
Its teeth were sharpened by the Darwinian arc
Dm
Of a million years
[Chorus]
Bb F
And hyenas laugh from their secret hiding place
Bb F
As the tiger’s teeth find a purpose in its prey
Bb Dm
And the helpless deer sings the song of life on Earth
Bb Dm
But it’s still grateful to the band—for what it’s worth
[Verse 2]
Dm
Light it up
The jungle set aflame
Once a month, we keep it thin to keep it tame
C
Cleaning up after our ancestors' mistakes
Dm
For a hundred years
[Chorus]
Bb F
And the hunter sets his sights and takes his aim
Bb F
As the tiger flees from the fire man has made
Bb Dm
And a shot rings out as the great cat hits the Earth
Bb F
But it’d still praise the blood-stained land—for what it’s worth
[Instrumental]
Bb F Bb F Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm
Look it up
Or look across the street
Flies on their faces and nothing on their feet
C
These little ones will be lucky if they breathe
Dm
For a couple years
[Chorus]
Bb F
And the women laugh from their cages in Bombay
Bb F
As the children clap from Calcutta-bound freight trains
Bb Dm
And their song is lost to the chaos of the Earth
Bb F
But they still lift up holy hands—for what it’s worth
[Chorus]
Bb F
And the people sing for the day their gods have made
Bb F
As the bishop bows in a foreign land to pray:
Bb Dm
“Let the Lord rain down His judgment on the Earth
Bb F
But I still love the heart of man—for what it’s worth”
[Outro]
Bb F Bb F Dm
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