The price of oil
C - G
- D (4x)
C G D
1. Voices on the radio
C G D
tell
us that we’re going to war,
C G D
those
brave men and women in uniform,
C G
D
they
want to know what they’re fighting for.
C
G D
2. The generals want to hear the end game ,
C
G D
the
allies won’t approve the plan,
C G
D
but
the oil men in the White House,
C
G D
they
just don’t give a damn.
C - G D
‘Cause it’s all about the pri.......ce of oil,
C - G D
it’s all about the pri......ce of oil !
C G D
Don’t give me no shit about blood, sweat,
tears and toil,
C G ~ ~
it’s all about the price of oil ! + C - G - D
(2x)
C G
D
3. Now, I ain’t no fan of
Saddam Hussein,
C
G D
oh,
please don’t get me wrong.
C G D
If it’s freeing the Iraqi
people you’re after,
C G D
then
why have we waited so long.
C
G
D
4. Why didn’t we sort this out last time ?
C G D
Was he less evil then than he
is now ?
C
G D
The stock market holds the
answer,
C G D
to
why him, why here, why now.
C -
G D
‘Cause it’s all about the pri.......ce of oil,
C - G D
it’s all about the pri......ce of oil !
C G D
Don’t give me no shit about blood, sweat,
tears and toil,
C G
~ ~
it’s all about the price of oil ! + C - G - D (2x)
C
G D
5. Saddam killed his own people,
C G D
just
like general Pinochet.
C
G D
And once upon a time both
these evil men
C G D
were
supported by the U.S.A.
C
G D
6. And whisper it, even Bin Laden,
C
G D
once
drank from America’s cup.
C G D
Just like that election down
in Florida,
C G D
this
shit doesn’t all add up.
+ CHORUS + C - G - D (8x) …..
(Billy Bragg)