E5: 079900 Emaj7: 079890
Intro: E5
[Verse]
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Mr. Richards, your position is a messenger pigeon,
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left behind you when the camp moved on.
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You thought that you had listened but the words had never crystallized,
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into a truth that you might own, hey hey
[Chorus]
Asus2 E5 Emaj7
Mr Richards your decision, pay attention pay attention
[Verse]
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Mr. Richards your forgiven for a narrow lack of vision,
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but the firesare still raging on...
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The public's got opinions and these consequences border on the compound that
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razed where zealots sang, hey, hey
[Chorus]
Asus2 E5 Emaj7
Mr. Richards, your decision, pay attention, pay attention
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[Bridge]
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So listen, your intention, sign the paper, stamp the ribbon,
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You're mistaken if you think we'll just forget.
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You can thump your chest and rattle, stand in front of your piano but,
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We know, what's going on, Yes, we know what's going on,
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We're the children of the choir hey,
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And we know what's going on.
[Verse]
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Mr. Richards your conviction, had us cheering in the kitchen,
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now the jury's eating pigeon pie,
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So tell me how is prison, have they taught you how to listen?,
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We've begun to bridge the schism, pay attention pay attention,
[Chorus]
Asus2 E5 Emaj7
Mr. Richards your decision, pay attention, pay attention.
[Bridge]
D A
You can thump your chest and rattle,stand in front of your piano but,
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We know what's going on, Yes we know what's going on,
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We're the children of the choir hey, from the compound fire hey,
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And we know what's going on,
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Yes we know what's going on.
Outro: G F#m7 E5 x2
