Tim Minchin – Prejudice chords ver. 2

Prejudice
This is a song about prejudice
And the language of prejudice
And the power of the language of... prejudice
It's called
Prejudice

EmIn our modern free spoken society
            DThere is a word that we still hold taboo
   C                                     DA word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
Em                                     DJust six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way that will form a word
            C                                       BWith more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
            C               D            EmA couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N

                  C                    D                   BJust six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
Em                                          D  And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to 
C                                         DReclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to it's use
Em                           DSo never under estimate the power that language imparts
C                                           BSticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
                 C                                                    DA couple of G's; geez unless you have had to live it, an R and an E; even I am careful with it
            Em                      D                 CAn I and an aNd in the end it will only offend don't want to have to spell 
        Bit out again

Em D C B D Em x2

Yeah

Em            D                         C     B  DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em            D                         C     B  D             Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
     CSo listen to me if you care for your health
     D                              BYou wont call me ginger less your ginger yourself
Em            D                         C     B  Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger

Em                              GWhen you are a ginger life is pretty hard
C7                                 FYears of ritual bullying in the school yard
Em                          GKids calling you ranga and fanta pants
C7                     FNo invitation to the high school dance
         Em                            GBut you get up and learn to hold your head up
     C7                                 FYou try to keep your cool and not get het up
     Em                                GBut until the feeling of ill is truly let up
         C7                      B7Then the word is ours and ours alone don't you know



Em            D                         C  B  DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em            D                         C  B  DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger
CSo if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged
D                                                       Bb7If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the ginge in it
Em            D                         C  BOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger

Em                                   GNow listen to me we're not looking for sympathy
C7                              Fsus4 FJust because we are sensitive to UV
Em                                GJust ‘cause we're pathetically pale
C7                           FWe do alright with the females
Em                                       GYeah I like to ask the ladies round for ginger beer
C7                                                 FAnd soon they're running their fingers through my ginger beard
Em                                     GAnd dunking my ginger nuts into their ginger tea
C7                               GAnd asking if they can call me ginge, And I say I don't think that's appropriate

Em                    D                   C      B     D     Cus only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Em                     D               C         B     DOnly a ginga can call another ginga ginga

C                                    D                                           And all the ladies agree it's a fact once you've gone ginge you can't go back
Em                      D                 C        B            Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger

Yeah go ginge go you funky ginge

*SOLO*

 Em                           G    Yeah you can call us bozo or fire truck
             C7                    Bb    FYou can even call us carrot top or blood nut
Em                                   GYeah you can call us match stick or tampon
     C7                         DBut f**king with the G word is just not on
Em                               GIf you're a ginger bowl and you don't like us
C7                                            FYou gonna stand up to the fight if you want to fight us
Em                                     But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitus
    G                           D      F F# GmSo maybe you should shut your funky mouth

*Key Change*

Gm                  F                   Eb   DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger
Gm                  F                   Eb   DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger
EbSo if you call us ginge you can't winge if your injured

        FIf you don't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge
Gm                 F                    Eb  DOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah
EbAnd you know my kids will always be clothed and fed
Gm6Cus papa's going to be bringing home the ginger bread
FAnd they'll be pretty smart because they'll be well read
        G                                       Asus2And by read I mean read and the other kind of red wooo

*Key Change*

Am           G                         F           EOnly a ginger can call another ginger ginger wooo
Am           G                       F         EOnly a ginga can call another ginga ginga
Am                     G                  F        EJust like only a ninja can sneak up on another ninja
     Am             G            F                 EYeah only a ginger only a ginger only a ginger yeah
F                        Are you listen-inga I'm not pointing the finga
                  GI'm just having a singa
                  E   I'm just right in ya
    
*Singular Notes in quick sucession*
 
    E  C   A  D   B    G    C     A G  E    Ab  B        C   A   But on.ly  a  gin.ger  can  call  a.no.ther gin.ger      Gin.ger