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Progress - Midnight Oil Chords

Chords: Dm, Am, G, C, Bm, D, Em

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Genre: rock, alternative, australian


[Intro]
Dm Am G

[Verse 1]
Dm Am G
Say yes to a real life ambition, say yes to our hopes and our plans
Dm Am G
Forget about your indecision, let's get the beast off our land
Dm Am G
A tree that can grow no longer, a beach that has got no sand
Dm Am G
I would pay out a king's ransom, if we could just understand

[Verse 2]
Dm Am G
Got your last meal, filled up with pesticide
Dm Am G
Hamburger chain third world infanticide
Dm Am G
Got robot car your jobs will disappear
Dm Am G
It's the politics of a brand new year
C G Am C
Manhattanization is coming, open your eyes if you dare
C G Am C
Carry us on to the crossroads, come to your senses and care

[Pre-chorus]
Bm C Bm D
16 million, I can't hear you at all

[Chorus]
Em C Em D
Some say that's progress
Em C Em D
I say that's cruel

[Instrumental]
Dm Am G

[Verse 2]
Dm Am G
You may be safe in your hemisphere
Dm Am G
But there's so much junk in the stratosphere
Dm Am G
We got our eyes on the firmament, hands on the armaments
Dm Am G
Heads full of arguments, and words for our monuments

[Pre-chorus]
Bm C Bm D
I won't deny it, can we survive?

[Chorus]
Em C Em D
Some say that's progress
Em C Em D
I say that's cruel.

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