The People Who Grinned Chords

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 The Amsmiled so much aA♯nd waved their flags

Am C (barre chord on 3rd fret) As she saluted

to the military band

 MostAm of the people fA♯ailed to see

 She Amhad a broken botCtle in the other hand

 And sFhe took them by surprise

 When Dmshe took them by the throat

 And sA♯he said "My friend you're nCot allowed to vote"

 But tFhey shook it all off,

 With Dma nervous laugh and cough,

 "NextA♯ time," she said "I'll let Cthose people choke"

 The Fpeople who grinned themselves to death

 SmilD♯ed so much they failed to take a breath

 And A♯even when their kids were starving

 TheyC all thought the queen was charming

She polished all upon the wall

And ran her hands right through her hair So if the lady took

the time to call

All the houses on the street would not compare

And she thought it really funny

That she hadn't any money

But those she looked up to, they had,

But they shook it all off

With a nervous laugh and cough

And when they took her riches it was sad