Transpose up
(INTRO)
Ab
Db
Ab
Db
Ab
Eb
Ab
(VER)
Tonight they’re sh
Ab
utting down the borders
And they b
Db
oarded up the sch
Ab
ools
Small towns are r
Fm
ollin’ up their s
Eb
idewalks
One less paycheck comin’ thr
Ab
ough
I know you’re f
Ab
eelin’ kinda nervous
We’re all a l
Db
ittle bit conf
Ab
used
Nothi
Fm
ng’s the same, th
Eb
is ain’t a game
We gotta make it thro
Ab
ugh
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Ab
Db
Ab
(CHO)
When you can’t d
Ab
o what you do
You
Db
do what you
Ab
can
This
Fm
ain’t my prayer
it’s j
Eb
ust a thought I’m wanting to s
Ab
end
‘Round here, we b
Ab
end but don’t break
Down here, we
Db
all
unders
Ab
tand
When you can’t d
Fm
o what you d
Eb
o
You do what you c
Ab
an
Ab
Db
Ab
(VER)
The ch
Ab
icken farm from
Arkansas brought
Db
workers
PP
Ab
E
Not bef
Fm
ore five hundred m
Eb
ore
had succumbed to this di
Ab
sease
Honest men and honest women
workin’
Db
for an honest w
Ab
age
I got a h
Fm
undred point one f
Eb
ever
and we still got bills to
Ab
pay
(CHO)
When you can’t d
Ab
o what you do
You
Db
do what you
Ab
can
This
Fm
ain’t my prayer
it’s j
Eb
ust a thought I’m wanting to s
Ab
end
‘Round here, we b
Ab
end but don’t break
Down here, we
Db
all
unders
Ab
tand
When you can’t d
Fm
o what you d
Eb
o
You do what you c
Ab
an
(BRI)
They built a h
Db
ospital on East Meadow
in C
Fm
entral Park last n
Eb
ight
Doctors, n
Db
urses, truckers, grocery store
clerks m
Ab
anning the front l
Eb
ines
I saw a
Bbm7
Red Cross on the Hudson
They turned
Db
off the Broadway lights
Another
Db
ambulance screams by
There by the gr
Eb
ace of God go I
(VER)
Although I’ll k
Ab
eep my social distance
What this w
Db
orld needs is a h
Ab
ug
Until we f
Fm
ind the vaccin
Eb
ation
There’s no substitute for l
Ab
ove
So love yours
Ab
elf and love your family
Love your n
Db
eighbor and your fr
Ab
iend
Ain’t it
Fm
time we loved a str
Eb
anger?
They’re just a fr
Ab
iend you ain’t met yet
(CHO)
When you can’t d
Ab
o what you do
You
Db
do what you
Ab
can
This
Fm
ain’t my prayer
it’s j
Eb
ust a thought I’m wanting to s
Ab
end
‘Round here, we b
Ab
end but don’t break
Down here, we
Db
all
unders
Ab
tand
When you can’t d
Fm
o what you d
Eb
o
You do what you c
Ab
an
When you can’t d
Fm
o what you d
Eb
o
You do what you c
Ab
an
(OUTRO)
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Ab
Db
Ab
Db
Ab
Eb
Ab
