Not in My Name

(Intro) B-G-E-F# (Verse 1) B#m Lately I've been losing all my faith in humanity G And to think I am a part of it's embarrassing E I read the paper and I keep up with the news F# I can't recognise what we do is even human B#m It's out of wack, out of balance, out of control G The lies told and the attitude that unfold E This f**king country has a rotten bitter hard soul F# These are laws of the land that the Crown stole B#m I hear them talk, talk, talking on the radio G They spit fever pitch panic on what they oppose E I read the columns, the letters and opinion pieces F# At every pub everybody's got prepared speeches B#m Misunderstanding all the pain in the politics G They only want a scapegoat and kept promises E And all the anger and the fear and resentment grows F# The brutality of lucky country village folk B#m It's not enough to turn back a bunch of leaky boats G It's not enough to kill their dreams then we kill their hope E It's not enough to deprive them of their human rights F# It's not enough, until somebody loses their life B#m Dark shadows gather history will judge us hard G One day you'll ask yourself "did I do enough?" E And how much cruelty did we allow to be dealt F# To a group of desperate people asking for some help (Chorus) A How does it sit with you? How do you sleep at night? G Does it worry you at all occupy your mind? A I hang my head, heavy heart, I am so ashamed G EF# It's in my backyard, but not in my name