Chords for dave dobbyn don't hold your breath

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[Em] _ _ _ The biggest companies in the world [D] in conference in [C] Geneva by the lakeside.
[Em] _ _ _ Warm smiles, friendly [D] faces, peace [C] proposals in briefcases.
[Em] _ _ _ [G] Lines and borders on the [D] map on the table they [C] replaced with dotted lines.
[Em] _ _ We read [G] about it in free [D] newspapers, then they [C] started to unwind. _
[Em] _ _ Within a week all the refugees [D] of the world lived in [C] five-star [Em] hotels.
_ _ _ 24-hour room [D] service, free [C] telephone, no bills. _
[Em] _ _ And the trucks got to Africa [D] _ _ and to [C] Eritrea and to Sudan.
[Em] _ _ _ Laiden down with western [D] surplus, it served its [C] purpose, _ eased a [Em] conscience or two.
_ _ She _
[C] said, don't [D] fool [G] me now, I believe every word [C] that you say. _
_ _ Don't [G] _ hold [Em] out while it's sounding so good. _ _
[C] _ _ Don't [Bm] fool _ [G] around, what you believe [C] could come true. _
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[Em] Don't hold your [G] breath. _ _ _ _
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[Em] U _ _ _ _ .S. _
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_ _ _ _ Congress voted Texas back [D] to the Mexicans, _ [C] California to the Jews. _
[Em] _ _ Huge tracks of Arizona to the [D] Navajo, Nevada to [C] the Sioux.
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_ _ The 12 tribes of Israel [D] got down in [C] Gaza for the last [Em] time.
_ _ By the time they got to the West Bank, [D] baby, it was [C] Palestine. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ The French stopped nuking [G] the Pacific, [D] they planted [C] trees in Brazil [Em] instead.
_ _ And they made Antarctica a World [D] Park, baby, [C] plenty of ozone above your head.
She said, don't [G] fool me now, I believe every word that you [C] say.
_ _ _ Don't [G] _
hold [Em] out while it's sounding so good.
Darling, [C] _ don't [D] fool _ [G] _ around, what you believe could [C] come true.
_ _ Don't [D] hold _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ your breath.
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[G] _ _ Don't [Em] hold your breath.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ All [C] of my _ [Em] innocence lost [D] its turn to [Bm] dust.
I [C] carry my _ [A] cynicism [Em] like a tourist [D] with a camera. _ _ _
Hey, [E] _ _ [Em] you and me, my sweet [D] darling, _ we'll grow [C] old with grace.
_ [Em] _ _ And our children will grow up [D] in the valley of [C] love. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ They'll be so damn well [D] educated, so well [C] informed. _
_ [Em] _ _ And we'll sit back with our arms [D] folded, watching [C] change, watching birds.
She said, don't [G] fool me now, I believe every word [C] that you say. _
_ _ _ Don't [G] hold _
_ [Em] _ your [G] breath. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Don't [D] hold _
_ [Em] _ your breath. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Don't [G] hold _
_ [Em] your _ [G] breath. _ _
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