Chords for Mighty Sparrow EDUCATION

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Education, [F] education, this is [Eb] the foundation _ Our [C] rising [F] population needs [Eb] sound education
[Gm] To be recognized anywhere you go _
[Bb] Have [Ab] your certificate [Cm] to show _
[Fm] To enjoy any kind of happiness _ [F] Knowledge [Bb] is the key [Eb] to [Cm] success _
_ [Eb] Children go to school and learn well Otherwise later [Db] on in life you will [Fm] catch
Real hell _ Without an education in your head
[Bb] Your whole life will be pure misery You're [Eb] better off [C] dead _
_ [Eb] For there is simply no room in this whole wide world [C] For an uneducated little [Fm] boy or girl
[Bbm] _ [Ab] Don't allow idle companions to [C] lead you astray [G] To earn tomorrow you've got to [Cm] learn today _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] For [C] employment, yes employment, you must be [Eb] intelligent _ _
It's [C] essential, very essential, [Eb] to have your credentials
[D] _ [Eb] But if you're block-headed like a mule _ No one will [F] employ a fool
[Bb] _ [Fm] You'll be the last one to be hired _ [Cm] And the first one to be fired
[Fm] _ [Eb] Children go [Bb] to school and [Eb] learn well _ Otherwise later on in life you will catch
Real hell _ _ Without an education in your head
[Bb] Your whole life will be pure misery [Eb] You're better off dead
[Bb] For _ there is simply no room in this whole wide world [C] For an uneducated little [Fm] boy or _
[G] _ [Ab] girl
Don't allow idle companions or you will get [F] burned To earn, to earn, [Cm] you've got to learn
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[C] Illiteracy, illiteracy is [Eb] man's greatest enemy _ _
[Db] It's your duty, [C] yes your duty, [Eb] stamp it out completely
[D] _ _ [Bb] Ignorance always [Eb] impedes progress [F] _ Education [F] saves you much distress
[Bb] So [Fm] learn, learn, learn as much as you can [F] For the nation's [Cm] future's in your hands
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] Children stay [Bb] in school and [Eb] learn well Otherwise later [Db] on in life you will [Fm] catch real hell
_ Without an education in your head [Bb] Your whole life will be pure misery
You're [Eb] better off [C] dead _ [Eb] For there is [Bb] simply no room [Eb] in this whole wide world
[C] For an uneducated little [Db] boy or girl
_ [Ab] Don't allow idle companions to lead [C] you astray [Cm] To earn tomorrow you've [Eb] got to [Cm] pay _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ It's a [C] treasure, yes a treasure, [Eb] beyond any measure _ _
Just [Em] secure it, just secure it, don't [Eb] ever ignore it
To fight life's battles, come what may _ Education _ [C] lights up [F] your way _
[Fm] Without it you'll never get through Success [F] or failure [Bb] now is up [Cm] to you
[Eb] Children go to school and learn well Otherwise later [Db] on in life you will [Fm] catch real hell _
Without an education in your head [Bb] Your whole life will be pure misery
You're better off [C] dead For [Eb] there is simply no room in this whole [Db] wide world
[C] For an uneducated little boy or [Fm] girl _
[Ab] Don't allow idle companions [G] to lead you [C] astray To earn tomorrow you've [Bb] got to learn [Cm] today
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