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Day and Night

from Warning Bell by David Hakan

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Day and Night (Capo on 5th fret and: partial Capo on 7th for drop A)

D G
The coffee in my cup has a dark tale to tell,
But I just add some cream and tip my barista well.
There’s a reason Starbucks has money in its name.
The growers stay poor. Now who might be to blame?
C G D
I see my friends on the wireless Internet.
While in Sumatra they fill their bags with blood and sweat.
Chorus
C G D
What is swept under the rug stays out of sight.
The difference is like day and night. Day and night.

The cameras in Hollywood create the perfect scene.
But in the tent cities not even the water is clean.
We pay to see pretty people in our Vanity Fair.
But in the slums of New Dehli you can not breathe the air.

The caste system is back all around this crucible.
Texas Brahmins shine bright against the dark untouchables.
Chorus
I come back in my house after a long, weary day.
And I shut the world outside. What can I say?
The only thing that exists is these four walls and door,
My errands left undone and my always wanting more.

One voice says “You could buy a new TV pretty soon.”
The other says “That could buy an ambulance for Cameroon.”
Chorus
Bridge
Gmaj7 D2 Gmaj7 D2
The steps I take seem so small,/ Fair Trade Coffee and songs to share.
An artist’s brush can move mountains, /and light a candle against despair.
C Dsus4
Against despair. Chorus

Words and music by David B. Hakan
© 2007 All Rights Reserved 9-13-2007

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from Warning Bell, released June 3, 2014

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