Sins of the Fathers

Chords GCD EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 355433 X35553 X57775 Intro GGCDGGCD Verse 1 G C Once upon a time and not so long ago, D C G When things were much more simple and time would travel slow, C There came a righteous stranger with a bible in his hand, D C G To educate the sinners and liberate the land. Chorus 1 G C The sins of the fathers are visited from old, D C G In a never ending circle of people bought and sold, C So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold, D C G As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold. Verse 2 G C So come and sit beside me and let my tale unfold, D C G Of a land of milk and honey where the truth must not be told, C As men of rhyme and reason let the devil take their soul, D C G For greed and fame and fortune and a river black as gold. Chorus 2 G C The sins of the fathers are visited from old, D C G In a never ending circle of people bought and sold, C So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold, D C G As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold. Saxophone Middle GGCCDDCGG Verse 3 G C And all the non-believers were hiding from the light, D C G As a thousand burning crosses were scattered in the night, C The thieves and the vagabonds were sinking in the sand, D C G As a righteous lord and master stretches out a helping hand. Chorus 3 G C The sins of the fathers are visited from old, D C G In a never ending circle of people bought and sold, C So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold, D C G As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold. Verse 4 G C And those who had to suffer the sick the young the old, D C G Were sacrificed to fortune and left out in the cold, C So in this new arrangement the leaders sold their soul, D C G For bangles beads and baubles and a river black as gold. Chorus 4 G C The sins of the fathers are visited from old, D C G In a never ending circle of people bought and sold, C So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold, D C G As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold. Chorus 5 G C The sins of the fathers are visited from old, D C G In a never ending circle of people bought and sold, C So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold, D C G As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold. Outro GGCDGGCDG