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[Chorus]
A                             D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                             D                  E
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
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They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
D             E              A
Makin' so many people lives so hard

[Verse 1]
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Now while those cats get fat, in came all the rats
A                        D             E
Stole away the cheese and doing as they please
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Jack Spratt ate all the fat, his wife ate all the lean
   D              E                  A
And so between the both, you see they licked the platter clean, so

[Chorus]
A                             D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                             D                  E
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                       A7    D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
D             E              A
Makin' so many people lives so hard

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[Verse 2]
             A                         D                 A
Now there's a gathering on Main Street, shuffling on Wall Street
A                  D              E
To a new drum beat, turning up the heat, now
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Now the weak get strong, singing a new song
D                E               A
Time has come for us to right the wrong, and so

[Chorus]
A                             D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                             D                  E
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                       A7    D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs, oh
D             E               A
Makin' so many people lives so hard, we're singin'

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[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
A                             D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                             D                  E
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
A                       A7    D                  A
They took the children's bread and give it to the dogs
D             E               A
Makin' so many people lives so hard, hey
D             E               A
Makin' so many people lives so hard, hey
D             E               A
Makin' so many people lives so hard