Give Peace a Chance 1969 Two, one-two-three-four! Ev'rybody's talking 'bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance Hit it C'mon, ev'rybody's talking about Ministers, sinisters, banisters and canisters Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Popeyes and bye-bye, bye-byes All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance Let me tell you now Ev'rybody's talking 'bout Revolution, evolution, masturbation, flagellation, regulation, integrations Meditations, United Nations, congratulations All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance Ev'rybody's talking 'bout John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare, Hare Krishna All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance
Cold Turkey 1969 Temperature's rising Fever is high Can't see no future Can't see no sky My feet are so heavy So is my head I wish I was a baby I wish I was dead Cold turkey has got me on the run My body is aching Goose-pimple bone Can't see no body Leave me alone My eyes are wide open Can't get to sleep One thing I'm sure of I'm in at the deep freeze Cold turkey has got me on the run Cold turkey has got me on the run Thirty-six hours Rolling in pain Praying to someone Free me again Oh I'll be a good boy Please make me well I promise you anything Get me out of this hell Cold turkey has got me on the run Oh, oh, oh, oh
Instant Karma 1970 [Intro] Three, four [Verse 1] Instant Karma's going to get you Going to knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're going to be dead [Pre-Chorus 1] What in the world you thinking of Laughing in the face of love? What on earth, you trying to do? It's up to you, yeah, you [Verse 2] Instant Karma's gonna get you Going to look you right in the face Better get yourself together, darling Join the human race [Pre-Chorus 2] How in the world you gonna see Laughing at fools like me? Who on earth d'you think you are? A superstar? Well, right you are [Chorus] Well, we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Well, we all shine on Every one, come on [Verse 3] Instant Karma's going to get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognize your brothers Every one you meet [Pre-Chorus 3] Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear? Why on earth are you there when you're everywhere? Come and get your share [Chorus] Well, we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah, we all shine on Come on and on and on, on, on Yeah, yeah, alright Ah, ha, ah
Mother 1970 Mother, you had me but I never had you Oh-oh-oh, I wanted you, you didn't want me So I, I gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye Mother, you left me but I never left you Oh-oh-oh, I needed you, you didn't need me, oh no So I, I gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye Children, don't do what I have done Oh-oh-oh, I couldn't walk, I tried to run So I gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye Mother, you had me but I never had you Oh-oh-oh, I wanted you, you didn't want me So I gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye Mama, don't go Daddy, come home Mama, don't go Daddy, come home
Working Class Hero 1970 As soon as you're born, they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all 'Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool 'Til you're so f---ing crazy you can't follow their rules A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function, you're so full of fear A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still f---ing peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be There's room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me
Love 1970 [Verse 1] Love is real, real is love Love is feeling, feeling love Love is wanting to be loved [Verse 2] Love is touch, touch is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved [Bridge] Love is you, you and me Love is knowing we can be [Verse 3] Love is free, free is love Love is living, living love Love is needing to be loved
God 1970 God is a concept by which we measure our pain I'll say it again God is a concept by which we measure our pain I don't believe in magic I don't believe in I-ching I don't believe in Bible I don't believe in Tarot I don't believe in Hitler I don't believe in Jesus I don't believe in Jesus I don't believe in Kennedy I don't believe in Buddha I don't believe in Mantra I don't believe in Gita I don't believe in Yoga I don't believe in Kings I don't believe in Elvis I don't believe in Zimmerman I don't believe in the Beatles I just believe in me, Yoko, and me, and that's reality The dream is over What can I say? The Dream is over Yesterday I was the Dreamweaver But now I'm reborn I was the walrus But now I'm John And so, dear friends You'll just have to carry on The dream is over
Power to the People 1971 [Intro] Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people, right on [Verse 1] Say you want a revolution We better get on right away Well you get on your feet And into the street [Chorus] Singing power to the people Power to the people Power to the people Power to the people, right on [Verse 2] A million workers working for nothing You better give them what they really own We got to put you down When we come into town
Jealous Guy 1971 [Verse 1] I was dreamin' of the past And my heart was beating fast I began to lose control I began to lose control [Chorus] I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh now, I didn't want to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy [Verse 2] I was feelin' insecure You might not love me anymore I was shivering inside I was shivering inside [Chorus]
How do you Sleep 1971 So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise You better see right through that mother's eyes Those freaks was right when they said you was dead The one mistake you made was in your head Chorus How do you sleep? How do you sleep at night? You live with straights who tell you, you was king Jump when your momma tell you anything The only thing you done was yesterday And since you've gone you're just another day Chorus A pretty face may last a year or two But pretty soon they'll see what you can do The sound you make is muzak to my ears You must have learned something in all those years Chorus
Imagine 1971 Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people Livin' for today Ah Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace You You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
Happy Xmas (War is Over) 1971 [Verse 1: John Lennon] So this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you had fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young [Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear [Verse 2: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir] And so this is Christmas (War is over) For weak and for strong (If you want it) The rich and the poor ones (War is over) The road is so long (Now) And so happy Christmas (War is over) For black and for white (If you want it) For yellow and red ones (War is over) Let's stop all the fight (Now) [Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear [Verse 3: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir] And so this is Christmas (War is over) And what have we done? (If you want it) Another year over (War is over) And a new one just begun (Now) And so happy Christmas (War is over) We hope you have fun (If you want it) The near and the dear ones (War is over) The old and the young (Now) [Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear [Outro: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] War is over, if you want it War is over, now Happy Christmas Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas) Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas) Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Woman is the nigger of the world 1972 Woman is the nigger of the world Yes she is, think about it Woman is the nigger of the world Think about it, do something about it We make her paint her face and dance If she won't be a slave, we say that she don't love us If she's real, we say she's trying to be a man While putting her down we pretend that she is above us Woman is the nigger of the world, yes she is If you don't believe me take a look to the one you're with Woman is the slave to the slaves Ah yeah, better scream about it We make her bear and raise our children And then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen We tell her home is the only place she should be Then we complain that she's too unworldly to be our friend Woman is the nigger of the world, yes she is If you don't believe me take a look to the one you're with Oh woman is the slave to the slaves Yeah, alright We insult her everyday on TV And wonder why she has no guts or confidence When she's young we kill her will to be free While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumb Woman is the nigger of the world, yes she is If you don't believe me take a look to the one you're with Woman is the slave to the slaves Yes she is, if you believe me, you better scream about it We make her paint her face and dance
Whatever Gets you through the Night 1974 Whatever gets you through the night It's all right, it's all right It's your money or your life It's all right, it's all right Don't need a sword to cut through' flowers Oh no, oh no Whatever gets you through your life It's all right, it's all right Do it wrong, or do it right It's all right, it's all right Don't need a watch to waste your time Oh no, oh no Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me I won't do you no harm Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen Whatever gets you to the light It's all right, it's all right Out of the blue, or out of sight It's all right, it's all right Don't need a gun to blow you mind Oh no, oh no Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me I won't do you no harm Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen
Stand By Me Ben E. King 1961 When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me Oh, stand by me Won't you stand by
Starting Over 1980 Our life together is so precious together We have grown, we have grown Although our love is still special Let's take a chance and fly away Somewhere alone It's been too long since we took the time No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly But when I see you darling It's like we both are falling in love again It'll be just like starting over Starting over Everyday we used to make it love Why can't we be making love nice and easy It's time to spread our wings and fly Don't let another day go by my love It'll be just like starting over Startin' over Why don't we take off alone Take a trip somewhere far, far away We'll be together all alone again Like we used to in the early days Well, well, well darling It's been too long since we took the time No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly But when I see you darling It's like we both are falling in love again It'll be just like starting over Starting over, Look out Our life together Is so precious together We have grown, mmh we have grown Although our love still is special Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere Starting over (over and over and over)
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