Compared to What Chords by Roberta Flack

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Say the love, the lie, _ lie, [Bbm] lie, _ [Bb] hanging on with the future.
_ _ Possession is the _ [G] motivation.
_ _ Hanging up the whole [Fm] damn [Gm] nation.
[Ab] Looks like we [Gm] always [Eb] end [Fm] up in a rut, _ _ _ trying to make it [Bb] real. _ _
_ But compared to what? _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Bought a house is killing all.
Twisted _ children are killing all.
_ Poor dumb redneck rolling logs.
[Gb] [Bb] Tired old ladies are kissing dogs.
And I hate that human [D] love, that stinking mud.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ Trying to make it [Bb] real, _ _ _ but compared to what?
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Said the president, _ [Bb] he's got [Eb] his war.
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Folks [Eb] don't know just what it's for.
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No [Eb] one's [Bb] _ [Eb] right or reason.
[Bb] You [Eb] have one doubt, [Bb] they call it [Eb] treason.
[Bb] Said we're chicken, _ all [Eb] without [Bbm] one gut.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] Trying to make it real, _ [Eb] _ _ but compared to [Bb] what?
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Broke church on Sunday, [Gm] _ sleep and not.
[Bb] Trying to [Eb] duck the wrath of God.
[Bb] _ Preachers [Eb] filling [Bb] us with pride.
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[Bb] _ Telling [Eb] what he [Bb] thinks is [Eb] right.
But [Bb] he must [Eb] be [Bb] some kind [Eb] of [Bb] stupid nut.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ Try to make it real.
_ [Eb] _ Try to make it [Bb] real, yeah.
_ [Eb] [Bb] Try to make it real, real, yeah.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Try to make it real, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] real, [Bb] _ yeah.
[Eb] _ [Bb] Try to make it real, yeah.
[Eb] [Bb] Real, _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ real, [Eb] real.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ Try to make it real, [Ebm] yeah.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ But where's that bee and where's that honey? _
Where's my [Eb] God and where's my money?
Unreal _ [C] values, crass distortion.
[Gm] _
Unwed mothers, [Ab] deep in abortion.
[Bb] And it kind of brings my mind to [Ab] a halt.
Young [Bb] king, _ _ he _ tried. _
_ _ _ Try to _
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[Eb] make _ [Bb] _ _ _ it real, _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] yeah.
Compared [Bb] to what?
[Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ Said love, the lie, lie, [Eb] the love.
[Bb] _ Hanging on with the sham.
_ _ Succession is the motivation.
_ _ Hanging [C] up the whole damn [Bb] nation.
Looks like we always end up [Eb] in a rut.
_ _ [Ab] _
Try to make it [Bb] real, _ _ _ but compared.
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ _ _ Try to make it real, yeah. _ _