VerseAm
This is the street where people live in fear
FG
Of senseless crime and poverty
Am
And the color of your skin decides
FG
If you should pay the penalty (oh)
Interlude
AmFDmVerseAm
This is the city where only money talks
FG
Of power gain and influence
Am
Where the poor stay poor, the rich stay rich
FDm
And we're still told it's coincidence
GAm
It's the same old sad survival dance
GAm
That we're all born with an equal chance
DmFG
But who could be so blind that they could never see
Am
That this is my land
FG
I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me
Am
And this is your land
FG
You can't close your eyes to the things you don't wanna see
Intro
AmFGAmFDmVerseAm
This is a country filled with greed and hate
FG
And cops on the take are common place
Am
The next generation are condemned to waste
FG
By bent politicians and magistrates
Am
This is a world at war for the liquid gold
FG
But there's still no cure for the common cold
Am
We raise our flags and battle cries
FDm
In the name of God and national pride
GAm
And the lie we use to convince ourselves
GAm
It's not our fault, it can't be helped
DmFG
Don't tell me we're so blind we cannot see
Am
That this is my land
FG
I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me
Am
And this is your land
FG
You can't close your eyes to this hypocrisy
Am
Yes this is my land
FG
And I won't pretend that it's nothing to do with me
Am
'Cause this is our land
FG
We can't close our eyes to the things we don't wanna see