Biography:
For Chris Velan, arrival at the intersection of experience and opportunity occurred in the form of a phone call from two college friends who were making a documentary about a group of musicians in war-torn Sierra Leone. Although he had been a student of classical guitar from the age of nine and a veteran of the Canadian band scene, he had recently embarked towards a career as a human rights lawyer in his native Montreal. After the grind of law school and a year of life as an apprentice attorney
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Gm Bb F C (x2)
[Verse 1]
Gm Bb
Gonna take more eyes than the eyes that you have in your head
F
To see what’s happening gonna take more teeth
C
Than those in your mouth to chew it all down
Gm Bb
Gonna take more brains than the brains that you have in your skull
F
To find the answers ‘cause these days information stinks
C
There’s enough lies here to fool the Sphinx
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
[Verse 2]
Gm Bb
Gonna take more words than the words that can roll off your tongue
F C
To express that there is a way better than this to be free
Gm Bb
Gonna take more hands than the hands that grow on your arms
F
To chip away the tired veneer
It’s thick as a myth
C
You don’t know what you’re messing with
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
[Bridge]
Gm
Well, it started so long ago with
Bb
Just a few rich men they
F C
Had to protect what they had, what they had but the
Gm
Problem with freedom is
Bb
Everyone wants some and
F C
If all are equal than the poor might get mad
Gm Bb
So they found enemies, built up mythologies
F C
To keep the people from snooping around
Gm Bb
It worked so well we can no longer tell
F C
Where the truth turns to rust who to kill who to trust
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
Gm Bb F C (x2)
[Verse 1]
Gm Bb
Gonna take more eyes than the eyes that you have in your head
F
To see what’s happening gonna take more teeth
C
Than those in your mouth to chew it all down
Gm Bb
Gonna take more brains than the brains that you have in your skull
F
To find the answers ‘cause these days information stinks
C
There’s enough lies here to fool the Sphinx
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
[Verse 2]
Gm Bb
Gonna take more words than the words that can roll off your tongue
F C
To express that there is a way better than this to be free
Gm Bb
Gonna take more hands than the hands that grow on your arms
F
To chip away the tired veneer
It’s thick as a myth
C
You don’t know what you’re messing with
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
[Bridge]
Gm
Well, it started so long ago with
Bb
Just a few rich men they
F C
Had to protect what they had, what they had but the
Gm
Problem with freedom is
Bb
Everyone wants some and
F C
If all are equal than the poor might get mad
Gm Bb
So they found enemies, built up mythologies
F C
To keep the people from snooping around
Gm Bb
It worked so well we can no longer tell
F C
Where the truth turns to rust who to kill who to trust
[Chorus]
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
Gm
The newest version of the oldest trick
Bb
It’s been working since they wrote that book
F
And you say that it makes you sick
C
But not before that it made you look
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