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Big A Little A by Jeffrey Lewis
Big A Little A
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
N.C.
(Voice 1, sing 4 times, voice 2 starts after 2 repetitions)
Big A, little A, bouncing B
The cat's in the cupboard but it can't catch me
(Voice 2, start after 2nd repetition of voice 1, sing at the same time)
External control are you gonna let them get you?
Do you wanna be a prisoner in the boundaries they set you?
You say you want to be yourself, do you think they'll let you?
They're out to get you
[Chorus]
Em G Em
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
Am Bm Am
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
Em G Em
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
Am Bm Am
It's up to you to change your life and my life's up to me
Em G Em
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
Am Bm Am
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
Em G Em
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
Am Bm Am
It's up to you to change your life and my life's up to me
[Verse 1]
Em G
Hello, hello, hello, this is the Lord God, can you hear?
Am Bm
Hellfire and damnation's what I've got for you down there
Em G
On earth I have ambassadors, archbishop, vicar, pope
Am Bm
We'll blind you with morality, you'd best abandon hope
Em G
We're telling you you'd better pray cause you were born in sin
Am Bm
Right from the start we'll build a cell and then we'll lock you in
Em G
We sit in holy judgement condemning those that stray
Am Bm
We offer our forgiveness, but first we'll make you pay
[Verse 2]
Em G
Hello, hello, hello, now here's a message from your queen
Am Bm
As figurehead of the status quo I set the social scene
Em G
I'm most concerned about my people, I want to give them peace
Am Bm
So I'm making sure they stay in line with my army and police
Em G
My prisons and my mental homes have ever open doors
Am Bm
For those amongst my subjects who dare to ask for more
Em G
Unruliness and disrespect are things I can't allow
Am Bm
So I'll see the peasants grovel if they refuse to bow
[Verse 3]
Em G
Palaces for kings and queens, mansions for the rich
Am Bm
Protection for the wealthy, defence of privilege
Em G
They've learnt the ropes through history, engaged in civil wars
Am Bm
Fighting for the ruling classes in their battle against the poor
Em G
Round every other corner stands 1984
Am Bm
Guardian of the future, they will implement the law
Em G
He's there as a grim reminder that no matter what you do
Am Bm
Big brother system's always there with his beady eyes on you
[Bridge 1]
Em G Em
From God to local police, in home and street and schools
Am Bm Am
They've got your name and number while you've just got their rules
Em G Em
We've got to look for methods to undermine these powers
Am Bm Am
It's time to change the tables. The future must be ours
[Chorus]
Em G Em
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
Am Bm Am
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
Em G Em
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
Am Bm Am
It's up to you to change your life and my life's up to me
[Bridge 2]
Em G Em
The problems that you suffer through are problems that you make
Am Bm Am
The shit we have to climb through is the shit we choose to take
Em G Em
If you don't like the life you live, change it now it's yours
Am Bm
Nothing has effects if you don't recognise the cause
[Verse 4]
Em G
If the programme's not the one you want, get up, turn off the set
It's only you that can decide what life you're gonna get
Em G
If you don't like religion you can be the antichrist
If your tired of politics you can be an anarchist
[Verse 5]
Em G Em
But no one ever changed the church by pulling down a steeple
Am Bm Am
Systems just aren't made of bricks they're mostly made of people
Em G Em
And you'll never change the system by bombing number ten
Am Bm Am
You may send them into hiding, but they'll be back again
[Verse 6]
Em G Em
If you don't like the rules they make, refuse to play their game
Am Bm Am
If you don't want to be a number, don't give them your name
Em G Em
If you don't want to be caught out, refuse to hear their question
Am Bm Am
Silence is a virtue, use it for your own protection
Em G Em
They'll try to make you play their game, refuse to show your face
Am Bm Am
If you don't want to be beaten down, refuse to join their race
[Chorus]
Em G Em
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
Am Bm Am
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
Em G Em
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
Am Bm Am
It's up to you to change your life and my life's up to me
Em G Em
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
Am Bm Am
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
Em G Em
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
Am Bm Am
It's up to you to change your life and my life's up to me
[Outro]
Guitar solo
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