Bang bang bang - Tracy Chapman

Bang bang bang   (intro)

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1.  What you go and do, go and give the boy a gun,

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    now there ain't no place to run to, ain't no place to run.

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2.  When he holds it in his hand, he feel mighty he feel strong,

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    now there ain't no place to run to, ain't no place to run.

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3. One day he may come back, repay us for what we done,

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    then where you gonna run to, where you gonna run ?

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    But one fine day all our problems will be solved,

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    bang bang bang, we'll shot him down

3.  Give him drugs and give him candy,

     anything to make him think he's happy,

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    and he won't ever come for us, he won't ever come.

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    But if he does, and if there's no on else around,

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    bang bang bang, we'll shoot him down.

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4. If he preys only on his neighbors, brothers, sisters and friends,

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    we'll consider it a favor, we'll consider justice done.

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    But if he comes for you or me, and we can place a gun in his hand,

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    bang bang bang, we'll shoot him dead.

         G                                       D

5. What you go and do, go and give the boy a gun,

                      C                                                                    - G

    now there ain't no place to run to, ain't no place to run.

                     G                                       D

6. Now we'll all be at his mercy, if he decides to hunt us down,

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    ‘cause there ain't no place to run to, ain't no place to run.

7. If he wants the chances that you took from him,

     oh, and nothing that you own.

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     Then there'll be no place to run to,   there'll be no place to run.

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     And if he finds himself to be, a reflection of us all,

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    bang bang bang He'll shoot us down.

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    Before you can raise your eyes to read the writing on the wall,

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    bang bang bang, he'll shoot you down.

    Before you can bridge the gulf between,

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    and embrace him in your arms,

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    bang bang bang, he'll shoot you down.

    (Tracy Chapman)