Topic: Empty Shelves
Just a song about the state of the world and how the developed nations need to maintain themselves before aiding the developing ones.
Empty Shelves By Jeff Gilpin
September 24, 2011
Intro
[C] [G] [D] [Am] [Em] [D]
Verse 1
[D]To our shore [Am]many people come
[Em]Many more will [G]come before they’re [D]through
The land of money or [Am]is it milk and honey
For [Em]some it’s just a [G]place to start a[D]new
Chorus 1
[C]The place where [G]we all [D]dream
The [Am]place where [Em]we all [D]live
Where the [C]world still [G]looks u[D]pon us
And [Am]to the [Em]world we [D]give
Verse 2
[D]Far away they [Am]live a different way
The [Em]freedoms we have [G]here aren’t a[D]round
Told to pray but [Am]only like they say
And [Em]those who diso[G]bey are never [D]found
Chorus 2
A [C]place where [G]dreams are [D]dead
Or [Am]stay in[Em]side peoples’ [D]head
Where [C]no one [G]can be [D]free
To [Am]live the [Em]life like we [D]lead
Verse 3
[D]So what’s our part [Am]is it ours to start
[Em]Correct the ways so [G]far from how we [D]see
Or look away [Am]let them go their way
And [Em]hope their plight will [G]never come to [D]me
Chorus 3
[C]We have [G]problems [D]too
So [Am]much that [Em]we could [D]loose
The [C]world will [G]have to [D]choose
How [Am]best to [Em]pay our [D]dues
Verse 4
[D]It’s not our place to [Am]fix the human race
Though [Em]many with the [G]time on their [D]hands
Think that we [Am]owe humanity
[Em]To repair the [G]problems we can’t [D]stand
Chorus 4
But [C]most of us have [G]work to [D]do
A little [Am]shelter [Em] a little [D]food
[C]We’re not [G]trying to be [D]rude
Just [Am]trying to [Em]make it [D]through
Verse 5
[D]I don’t think we can [Am]fix the world again
But [Em]maybe we can [G]fix the place we [D]live
What we should have respected [Am] we’ve long neglected
[Em]Almost until we’ve [G]nothing left to [D]give
Chorus 5
[C]We cannot [G]give our[D]selves
To [Am]aid [Em]someone [D]else
If we’ve [C]only [G]empty [D]shelves
… [Am]only [Em]empty [D]shelves
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
