Harvey Andrews - Liberation
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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He saw them coming through the Berlin Wall
F Am
And there were tears in his eyes
G F
He'd never thought he'd see that concrete fall
E7 Am
He felt their joy and their surprise
F Am
He saw them walking past the border guard
F Am
He saw them wonder at their gain
G F
But deep inside he knew that every yard
E7
They walked towards another pain
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That needed liberation
[Verse 2]
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He saw them in the Ku Dam shop and store
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With freedom money in their hands
G F
Soon it was gone but still they wanted more
E7 Am
To take back to their Motherland
F Am
He saw her move towards a pair of jeans
F Am
He saw him move towards a bar
G F
But as they neither of them had the means
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He knew they'd travelled much too far
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Away from liberation
[Verse 3]
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He'd been on the treadmill every day
G
He'd been the model employee
F
He'd built the miracle, but now he'd say
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Where is the miracle for me?
C
He owed the bank, he owed the corner store
D
He owed the college, owed the town
G
Since shaking hands they'd showed him to the door
E7 Am F Am F Am
And then they'd closed his office down
[Verse 4]
F Am
He saw them coming through the Berlin Wall
F Am
And there were tears in his eyes
G F
He'd never thought he'd see that concrete fall
E7 Am
He felt their joy and their surprise
F Am
But as they came to roll those stones away
F Am
With all their hopes and all their dreams
G F
He knew that day was not the time to say
E7
Freedom is never what it seems
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We all need liberation