Timor Chords

[Intro]
 
N.C
Timor, Timor, Yale, Yale
 
East Timor, Timor, Timor, Timor, Timor, Timor...
 
[Break]
 
A  G  Em
      Going on and on and on and on
A  G  Em
      This is going on and on and on and on now
A  G  Em
      Said it once and say it twice I want to save your time
A  G  Em
      Safety, safety
 
[Verse 1]
 
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
           C
Cause the system never fails
     Em
The good guys are in power
         D
And the bad guys are in jail
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
        C
Just as long as we can vote
    Em
We live in democracy
     D
And that's what we promote
 
[Break]
 
         A          G   Em
Isn't it? Isn't it?
         A          G   Em
Isn't it? Isn't it?
 
[Verse 2]
 
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
        C
If the news says half the truth
Em
Hearing what we want's
           D
The secret of eternal youth
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
       C
If the planet splits in three
            Em
Cause I'll keep on selling records
          D
And you've got your MTV
 
[Chorus]
 
Am
If we forget about them, don't worry
Em
If they forget about us then hurry
D              C                Dm         G
How about the people who don't matter anymore?
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
          A5
East Timor, Timor, Timor
 
A   G   Em
 
A   G   Em
 
[Verse 6]
 
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
           C
They don't show it all on TV
   Em
So we won't really know it
        D
Just by watching *BC
       Dm
It's alright, it's alright
         C
For our flag we die or kill
    Em
As long as we don't know it
            D
We'd do it just to pay the bills
 
[Chorus]
 
Am
If we forget about them, don't worry
Em
If they forget about us then hurry
D              C                Dm         G
How about the people who don't matter anymore?
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
          A5
East Timor, Timor, Timor
 
[Bridge]
 
            G                  Dm
Let's keep tanning while it's sunny
                  Em                  F
They'll risk our hides to make their money
               G         E
Now don't you find that funny?
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                       N.C.
If we forget about them
Em
If they forget about us then hurry
D              C                Dm         G
How about the people who don't matter anymore?
 
Am
If we forget about them, don't worry
Em
If they forget about us then hurry
D              C                Dm         G
How about the people who don't matter anymore?
 
[Outro]
 
          A5
East Timor, Timor, Timor
East Timor, Timor, Timor
East Timor.
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