Biography:
The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with rappers (Raymond) Boots Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album, but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on The Coup's third album, Steal This Album. The group is now a duo.
The Coup, part of the sub-genre of political hip hop, is politically radical and Marxist in their music, and align themselves with other radical hip-hop groups like Dead Prez.
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[Intro]
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
[Chorus]
F G Cm D F
I get out and get over, over you
G Cm D F
You just hold all your soldiers close to you
G
And I might not be there
Cm D F
When your world comes fallin' down
G Cm D
But I'll be somewhere near, dancin' to the sound
[Post-chorus]
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Instrumental]
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
[Bridge]
D C
What I saw broke my eyes
G
And you were all my lies
G
What I saw broke my eyes
D
A sticky sunrise
C
What I saw broke my eyes
G
And you were all my lies
G
What I saw broke my eyes
D
A sticky sunrise
[Instrumental]
D C G G
D C G G
[Chorus]
F G Cm D F
I get out and get over, over you
G Cm D F
You just hold all your soldiers close to you
G
And I might not be there
Cm D F
When your world comes fallin' down
G Cm D
But I'll be somewhere near, dancin' to the sound, yeah
[Post-chorus]
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
[Chorus]
F G Cm D F
I get out and get over, over you
G Cm D F
You just hold all your soldiers close to you
G
And I might not be there
Cm D F
When your world comes fallin' down
G Cm D
But I'll be somewhere near, dancin' to the sound
[Post-chorus]
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Instrumental]
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
[Bridge]
D C
What I saw broke my eyes
G
And you were all my lies
G
What I saw broke my eyes
D
A sticky sunrise
C
What I saw broke my eyes
G
And you were all my lies
G
What I saw broke my eyes
D
A sticky sunrise
[Instrumental]
D C G G
D C G G
[Chorus]
F G Cm D F
I get out and get over, over you
G Cm D F
You just hold all your soldiers close to you
G
And I might not be there
Cm D F
When your world comes fallin' down
G Cm D
But I'll be somewhere near, dancin' to the sound, yeah
[Post-chorus]
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
F G D# Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
F G Cm D
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