Song Birds in the Razor Wire.
Brian Pinkowski
Inspired by watching the joy in the hearts of South Sudanese people I found living in the
slums outside my hotel in Juba.
Verse 1
D
Heartbeat rhythm.
D
Listen to the whisk brooms.
D
Young girls working.
C9 D
Sweeping red dirt.
D
Bundles perched
D
Atop the women's' heads.
D
Boys with AKs,
C9 D
Breaks my heart.
D
Boys with AKs,
C9 D
Breaks my heart.
Verse 2
D
Rusted slum shacks
D
Rubbish burning in the street.
D
White folk show up
C9 D
Thinking they can help.
D
Every building
D
Wrapped up like a fortress.
D
Boys with AKs,
C9 D
Breaks my heart.
D
Boys with AKs,
C9 D
Breaks my heart.
Chorus
D Bm D
Yet there's barefoot children laughing.
A C
Doing handstands on the wall.
G D
Church folk singing wildly.
D C9 D
and songbirds in the razor wire.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
Verse 3
D
There ain't no jobs.
D
There ain't no money.
D
Worn out shoes
D C9 D
Up on the roof.
D
Everyday
D
Water in the jerry cans
D
Seems so hopeless
D C9 D
Breaks my heart.
D
Seems so hopeless
D C9 D
Breaks my heart.
Chorus
D Bm D
Yet there's barefoot children laughing.
A C
Doing handstands on the wall.
G D
Church folk singing wildly.
D C9 D
and songbirds in the razor wire.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
Bridge
G D C9 G
Life can be hard in the African streets.
G D
But joy is where you find it.
G D
Joy is where you find it.
G D
Yeah, joy is where you find it.
G D
unh, unh, unh, unh.
Chorus
D Bm D
Yes there's barefoot children laughing,
A C
doing handstands on the wall.
G D
Church folk singing wildly.
D C9 D
and songbirds in the razor wire.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
G D
yeah, joy is where you find it.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
G D
Joy is where you find it.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
G D
Joy is where you find it.
D C9 D
Songbirds in the razor wire.
G D
(humming only)
D C9 D
D C9 D End slowly on D