Verse 1:
BmDBm
There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land
DBm
A hat upon his head and a shovel in his hand
F#G
Till the soil plant the seed wait a while cut the leaf
Bm
And send another cup of tea to me
Verse 2:
BmDBm
I'm a spoiled child of the great imperialist state
DBm
I cannot kill my meat nor grow the food upon my plate
F#G
I never walked a mile to the well, when the tap runs dry to tell
Bm
What will become of you and me
Chorus:
C#Bm
What will become of us, who will give us trust
EmBmF#G
Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain
F#
That I felt shame when I looked the other way
Verse 3:
BmDBm
Woke up this morning, the revolution knocking down my door
DBm
Those capitalist pigs? No, they don't live here anymore
F#
Slipped out the back door into my car how far can you drive how far
Verse 4:
BmDBm
There's a farmer in a distant country working on the land
DBm
Food turned into flowers for the uptown florist stand
F#G
What you saved another paid to turn his soil into sand
Bm
The world will not deliver on demand
Chorus:
C#Bm
What will become of us, who will give us trust
EmBmF#G
Will you believe me when I say I never loved profiting from your pain
F#
That I felt shame when I looked the other way