INTRO Bm C#m 3x BA VERSE 1 D C G A There's a story that I read about in books D C G A About the bad times that people had Bm C#m Bm A That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it CHORUS D C G A Too many people VERSE 2 D C G A The black plague came along and wiped out quite a few D C G A The rats came with the graves, that's how we knew Bm C#m Bm A That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it CHORUS D C G A Too many people BRIDGE Bm G This ain't no story, no fairy tale Em A These things have happened once before Bm G Ask yourself the question, when will it end Em A There ain't no foolin' death, so you just gotta sit and wait HARMONICA SOLO D C \ 4x GA/ CHORUS D C G A Too many people D C G A Too many people BRIDGE Bm G This ain't no story, no fairy tale Em A These things have happened once before Bm G Ask yourself the question, when will it end Em A There ain't no foolin' death, so you just gotta sit and wait VERSE 3 D C G A A million people died in great wars, that we know D C G A They sacrificed their lives, just goes to show Bm C#m Bm A That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it CHORUS D C G A \ Too many people (There's too many people) / 2x D C G A Too many people (Too many people, oh) Bm Yeah