Biography:
Ben Sollee (born 28 November 1983) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques.
It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance.
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C F
If you're going to lead my country,
C F
If you're gonna say it's free
C Am G
I'm gonna need
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a little honesty
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
I don't need no handshake
No firm look in the eye
Don't tell me what you think I,
I ought to hear
I don't need no high life
No fancy premiers
Just tell me what you really think
Without fear
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
Love is a bitter food
You've learned to eat
You still don't know, oh,
Where it grows
And our love of freedom
Holds a veil over our eyes
Rights that are given
Can be taken away
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
We don't choose our leaders
The choose themselves
Tell me again
About democracy
If you're going to lead my country,
C F
If you're gonna say it's free
C Am G
I'm gonna need
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a little honesty
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
I don't need no handshake
No firm look in the eye
Don't tell me what you think I,
I ought to hear
I don't need no high life
No fancy premiers
Just tell me what you really think
Without fear
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
Love is a bitter food
You've learned to eat
You still don't know, oh,
Where it grows
And our love of freedom
Holds a veil over our eyes
Rights that are given
Can be taken away
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
We don't choose our leaders
The choose themselves
Tell me again
About democracy
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Ben Zucker
Ben&Ben
Ben-Hur
Benassi Brothers