The big ones get away (Listen to intro)

C - Am - F - C - G

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1. Hey, Baby I just got back from town where the bribes are paid,

F

honey, they turned my offer down,

C - G

they say the deal's already made.

C Am

So now I must stand and watch while it all comes down,

F

and the buzzards and the hawks,

C - G

and the judges and the mob circle around.

C Am

2. Now if I were the queen of all the world,

F

I would fall in chains,

C - G

just to see you free

C Am

of the ropes that bind you and the role you play,

F

and the pride that hooks you,

C - G

while the big ones get away.

C

Love junkies wanna change the world:

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it quickly stays the same,

F

and money junkies hire all the smart ones,

C G

power junkies run the game

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3. One step at a time, Polarity Hill,

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if the bad guys don't get you, baby,

C - G

then the good guys will.

C Am

With angels on the take and gangsters in the yard,

F

hey, don't the wars come easy,

C - G

hey, don't the peace come hard.

C Am

4. Now, if I had a way to reach the sky,

F

I'd grab that crescent moon,

C - G

wield it like a knife, save you from the lies,

C Am

from the ropes that bind you and the role you play,

F

and the game that hooks you,

C - G

while the big ones get away.

C - Am - F - C - G (3x) ….

(Buffy Sainte-Marie)