The Ministry Of Social Affairs
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Ocultar tablatura
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
F G# C Dm A#/D A D A# G# F# F
e|--------------------|----1----1----0----|------------------------------|
B|--------------------|----3----3----2----|------------------------------|
G|--------------------|----2----3----2----|------------------------------|
D|----3----6----10----|----0----0----2----|----12----8----6----4----3----|
A|----3----6----10----|-------------------|----12----8----6----4----3----|
E|----1----4----8-----|-------------------|----10----6----4----2----1----|
Part 1
F G# C
You see them sitting, in the rain, as the sky is darkening
F G# C
Three lines of traffic, are edging past, the ministry of social affairs
F G# C
At a junction, on the ground, an amputee and a pregnant hound
F G# C
Sit by the young men, with withered arms, as if death had already passed
Part 2
Dm A#/D A
Through every alley, way and clenched, a million beggar’s silhouettes
Dm A#/D A
Near where the money, changers sit, by their locked glass cabinets
Dm A#/D A
What has happened, let go and ask, the ministry of social affairs
Dm A#/D A
Near where the money, changers sit, by their locked glass cabinets
Part 3
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
D A# G# F# F
That's what they want, oh yeah, money honey
How to play The Ministry Of Social Affairs
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