Tom: D
D
So rested he by the tumtum tree
G
Is that the prosecutor or the defence attorney?
A
Said he "The system is working" and we had to agree,
D A
It's working all too well
D
At last he got up and readied himself to leave
G
And we all shook our heads in shared disbelief
A D
Coz we swore that this would never happen again
[Chorus]
G
We got to cease fire
D
We got to cease fire
A
We got to cease fire
D
before we all just shoot ourselves away
[Verse 2]
D
If it were a different town, if it was the other way around
G
If it was a white boy that lay still on the ground
A D
Would there be any difference? Would there be a trial then?
D
Until the fire hose is beaten back by the rain
G
Until all our colour is more or less the same
A D
Until we can't stand to see another father by his child's grave
[Chorus]
G
We got to cease fire
D
We got to cease fire
A
Got to cease fire
D
before we all just shoot ourselves away
G
Yeah can we cease fire?
D
We got to cease fire
A
Can we cease fire?
D
before we all just shoot ourselves away
G
Oooooooo
Bm
Oooooooo
A
Oooooooo
D
Ooh
G
Can we cease fire?
D
We got to cease fire
A
Can we cease fire?
D
before we all just shoot ourselves away
G
Can we cease fire?
Bm
We got to cease fire
A
Can we cease fire?
D
before we all just shoot ourselves away
