Solidarity

	  		
 
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Solidarity 
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We stand in solidarity 
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we're weary but we're ready 

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verse 1 
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I grew up in the suburbs 
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I sing now for my supper 
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Don't live the life of Riley 
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But it's not that far removed 
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A stranger to the struggle 
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I've never walked a mile  
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in your shoes 

verse 2 
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I grew up in the east end 
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could've joined the union 
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building cars in Dagum 
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instead I packed my bags 
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landed in America 
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ended up in Canada   
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I fly no country's flag 

 
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Solidarity 
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We stand in solidarity 
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we're weary but we're ready 
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pushing boulders up the hill 
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let em have the towers 
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the next blues sky is ours 
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We're in this fight to win  
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and we will    (and we will)
 
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verse 3 
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I worked in New Orleans 
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in 1966 
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cleaning up the damage 
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after the hurricane  
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Rode the bus across the city 
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from Saint Bernard 
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to Pontchartrain 

verse 4 
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I been to California 
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the new one and the old one 
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you find your people everywhere 
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they open up your mind 
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They might be left of centre 
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but they won't be 
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left behind 

 
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Solidarity 
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We stand in solidarity 
     F               C 
we're weary but we're ready 
       G               F 
pushing boulders up the hill 
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let em have the towers 
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the next blues sky is ours 
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We're in this fight to win  
        G     F 
and we will 
    
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F   C    G     F 


C    G 
Solidarity 
F               C 
We stand in solidarity 
     F               C 
we're weary but we're ready 
       G               F 
pushing boulders up the hill 
C               G 
let em have the towers 
       F               C 
the next blues sky is ours 
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We're in this fight to win  
        G     F 
and we will  
   

Outro 
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Solidarity 
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We stand in solidarity 
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we're weary but we're ready 
       G               F 
pushing boulders up the hill 
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and we will