Chords for Good Citizen - Mighty Sparrow

Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Fm

Bb

Cm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Good Citizen - Mighty Sparrow chords
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[Cm] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [A]
[Fm]
[Cm] When does [Fm] someone really [Eb] become a good citizen?
Blind [Fm] to know for sure.
Why when the ordinary [C] man disagrees with the [Fm] establishment they call it treason?
[Bb] Why should they prosecute a brother [Eb] for seeking black power?
Don't they know a blind [Cm] man could see [Gm] that this is blatant hypocrisy?
[Eb] The real traders and them are all high in [Ab] society.
Yet the government [Gm] protects all of them [Fm] and penalizes you and me.
And in a million [Bb] different ways [Eb] they violate the law.
It's the same [F] good no good bastards [Bb] who oppress the poor.
[Eb] They sell in black market making excess profit [Ab] paid a starvation [Gb] salary.
These good [C] citizens are the [Fm] architects [Eb] of economic [Cm] slavery.
[F] They [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [A]
[Eb] [Fm]
say you have the right to [Bb] criticize but then you are [Fm] victimized.
[Eb] And without [Fm] any [Bb] reason.
Many [Fm] a time you find yourself [C] politically [Fm] paralyzed.
[Bb] By [Gb] that [Eb] same good citizen.
Yet these [Cm] fakes and phonies enjoy a long life of [Eb] luxury
while they spread corruption [Ab] throughout the country.
When [D] they should be arrested they are protected [Fm] and respected [Eb] in the society.
[Cm] And in a million [Fm] different ways [Eb] they violate the law.
It's the same good no good bastards [Bb] who oppress the poor.
[Eb] With the false [Gm] declaration, tax [Ab] evasion, defrauding, [Gb] customs duty.
These good citizens are the [Fm] architects [Eb] of economic slavery.
[Fm] In [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [A]
[Fm]
lust and greed and fraud and [Cm] strife they specialize.
[Eb] Double [Gm] deals, double [Fm] deals they idolize.
If you're brave [C] enough to open your [Fm] mouth and criticize.
One [Bb] time you are ostracized and [Eb] or victimized.
Still they go [Cm] unpunished [Gm] and unaccused of any crime.
[Eb] While on the backs of the ordinary man these [Ab] vultures climb.
They use their riches and their power [Cm] to make a mockery of the law [Fm] and have the law [Bb] protect their self.
And [Cm] in a million [Bb] different ways they [Eb] violate the law.
It's the same good no [F] good [Bb] bastards who oppress the poor.
They [Eb] control bootlegging, dope [Ab] peddling, prostitution and [A] piracy.
[Fm] These good citizens [C] are the architects [Fm] of economic slavery.
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [A]
[C] [Fm] [Eb]
[N]
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Cm
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Ab
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Eb
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Fm
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Bb
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] When does [Fm] someone really [Eb] become a good citizen?
_ _ _ Blind [Fm] to know for sure.
Why when the ordinary [C] man disagrees with the [Fm] establishment they call it treason?
_ [Bb] Why should they prosecute a brother [Eb] for seeking black power?
Don't they know a blind [Cm] man could see [Gm] that this is blatant hypocrisy?
[Eb] The real traders and them are all high in [Ab] society. _
Yet the government [Gm] protects all of them [Fm] and penalizes you and me.
And in a million [Bb] different ways [Eb] they violate the law.
It's the same [F] good no good bastards [Bb] who oppress the poor.
[Eb] They sell in black market making excess profit [Ab] paid a starvation [Gb] salary.
These good [C] citizens are the [Fm] architects [Eb] of economic [Cm] slavery.
[F] They _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
say you have the right to [Bb] criticize but then you are [Fm] victimized.
_ [Eb] And without _ [Fm] any [Bb] reason.
Many [Fm] a time you find yourself [C] politically [Fm] paralyzed.
_ [Bb] By [Gb] that [Eb] same good citizen.
Yet these [Cm] fakes and phonies enjoy a long life of [Eb] luxury
while they spread corruption [Ab] throughout the country. _
When [D] they should be arrested they are protected [Fm] and respected [Eb] in the society.
[Cm] And in a million [Fm] different ways [Eb] they violate the law.
It's the same good no good bastards [Bb] who oppress the poor.
[Eb] With the false [Gm] declaration, tax [Ab] evasion, defrauding, [Gb] customs duty.
These good citizens are the [Fm] architects [Eb] of economic slavery.
[Fm] In _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ lust and greed and fraud and [Cm] strife they specialize.
[Eb] Double [Gm] deals, double [Fm] deals they idolize. _
If you're brave [C] enough to open your [Fm] mouth and criticize.
One [Bb] time you are ostracized and [Eb] or victimized.
Still they go [Cm] unpunished [Gm] and unaccused of any crime.
[Eb] While on the backs of the ordinary man these [Ab] vultures climb.
They use their riches and their power [Cm] to make a mockery of the law [Fm] and have the law [Bb] protect their self.
And [Cm] in a million [Bb] different ways they [Eb] violate the law.
It's the same good no [F] good [Bb] bastards who oppress the poor.
They [Eb] control bootlegging, dope [Ab] peddling, prostitution and [A] piracy.
[Fm] These good citizens [C] are the architects [Fm] of economic slavery.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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