And He Says
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Intro G x4
G D C x2
G D C D x4
[Verso 1] G
I've been seeing
D C
to much too many
D
I've been seeing
G D C D
too much decay
G
An upside down
D C
society The town is
D G D C D
in dire straits
[Refrão] F C
I can't find any solutions
F C
It's getting worse everyday
F
And the gunfires getting closer
C
And the people in disarray
F
We got children in the crossfire
C D G D C
And he says everything is okay
D G D C D
everything is okay
[Verso 2] G D C
Well it's easy for you to say
D G D C
You don't know how it feels
D G
To see your children grow
D C
up in misery In
D G D C D
helplessness and fear
[Refrão] F C
While you sit there in the palace
F C
With your cronies and your slaves
F
And you gamble with our lives
C
And you feed us with your lies
F
And the future is in the palm
C D
Of another blood stained
G D C D G D C D
hands blood stained hands
[Refrão] Dm Bb
And he said It's okay
F C
Everything is under control
Dm Bb
Beware coz he's talking
F C Dm
us for fools What he says
Bb
isn't what he means
F
what he says
C
isn't what he means
Dm
What he says
Bb
what he says
F C
what he says I don't
D G D C
believe what he says
D
I don't believe
G D C D
what he says
Guitar G D C D x4
[Verso 3] G
Is it you or is
D C
it someone else somebody
D G D C
from behind
G
is it ignorance or
D C
arrogance Well I guess
G D C
you just gone blind
[Refrão] F C
Well I know who your friends are
F C
They're the murdering kind
F
They're the ones who kill and
C
torture They're the ones who
F
bleed us dry At the court of
C
the people you're guilty
D G D C
Guilty of the crime
D G D C D
Not Guilty of the crime
[Refrão] Dm Bb
And he said It's okay
F C
Everything is under control
Dm Bb
Beware coz he's talking
F C Dm
us for fools What he says
Bb
isn't what he means
F
what he says
C
isn't what he means
Dm
What he says
Bb
what he says
F C
what he says I don't
D G D C
believe what he says
D
I don't believe
G D C D
what he says
G D C D G D C D
Outro G D C D x8
G
How to play And He Says
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.