The Fence
Tim Minchin
Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)We Chords Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
C
Somewhere in your wardrobe
F C
I'd be willing to bet
Bb5
There's a t-shirt probably
A
Bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara
[Tab - Riff]
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C
He was revolutionary
F C
Yeah, he wore a cool hat
Bb5
But behind the design I think you might find
A
It's not quite as simple as that
[Tab - Riff]
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Bb5
Che was a bit of a homophobe
A C
Che was a bit of a homophobe
Bb5
Che was a bit of a homophobe
A
Che was a bit of a homophobe
C
This is my song
G
In defence of the fence
Bb2
A little sing along
F
A anthem to ambivalence
Bb2
The more you know
F
The harder you will find it
C
To make up your mind
G
It doesn't really matter if you find
Bb2
You can't see which grass is greener
F
Chances are it's neither
C
And either way it's easier
Bb2
To see the difference
A C
When you're sitting on the fence
C
Somewhere in your house
F C
I'd be willing to bet
Bb5
There's a picture of that grinning hippy
A
From Tibet - the Dalai Llama
[Tab - Riff]
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C
He's a lovely, funny fella
F C
He gets soundbites galore
Bb5
But let's not forget that back in Tibet
A
Those funky monks used to dick the poor, yeah
[Tab - Riff]
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Bb5
And the Buddhist line about future lives
A
Is the perfect way to stop
C
The powerless rising up
Bb5
And he tells the poor they will live again
A
But he's rich now so it's easy for him to say
C
I'm taking the stand
G
In defence of the fence
Bb2
I got a little band
F
Playing anthems to ambivalence
Bb2
We divide the world into
F
Terrorists and heroes
C
Into normal folk and weirdos
G
Into good people and pedos
Bb2
Into things that give you cancer
F
And the things that cure cancer
C
And the things that don't cause cancer
But there's a chance
They will cause cancer in the future
Bb2
We divide the world
F
To stop us feeling frightened
C
Into wrong and into right and
G
Into black and into white and
Bb2
Into real men and fairies
F
Into status quo and scary
C
Yeah we want the world binary, binary
Bb5 A
But it's not that simple
G5
And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint
F5
Than a four wheel drive
G5
Yeah, your dog has a bigger carbon footprint
F5
Than a four wheel drive
G5
Yeah, your dog has a bigger carbon footprint
F5
Than a four wheel drive
G5
And so does your baby, maybe
You oughta trade him in for a Prius
Rock!
( F5 G5 G5 F5 G5 )
[Tab - Riff]
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( F5 G5 G5 F5 G5 )
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A|----5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-2-3----------|
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C
I'm taking the stand
G
In defence of the fence
Bb2
I got a little band
F
Playing tributes to ambivalence
Bb2
We divide the world
F
Into liberals and gun-freaks
C
Into atheists and fundies
G
Into teetotalers and junkies
Bb2
Into chemical and natural
F
Into fictional and factual
C
Into science and supernatural
But it's actually naturally
Not that white and black
You'll be
Bb2
Dividing us
F
Into terrorists and heroes
C
Into normal folk and weirdos
G
Into good people and pedos
Bb2
Into things that give you cancer
F
And the things that cure cancer
C
And things that don't cause cancer
But there's a chance
They will cause cancer in the future
Bb2
We divide the world
F
To stop us feeling frightened
C
Into wrong and into right and
G
Into black and into white and
Bb2
Into real men and fairies
F
Into parrots and canaries
C
Yeah we want the world binary, binary
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( Bb2 F C G )
Bb2
The more you know
F
The harder you will find it
C
To make up your mind, it
G
Doesn't really matter if you find
Bb2
You can't see which grass is greener
F
Chances are it's neither
C
And either way it's easier
Bb5
To see the difference
A
Cause it's not that simple
Composed by Tim Minchin
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