Oppresion

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 14:03:34 PST

From: ian lindsay 

Subject: Re: TAB of Oppression by Ben Harper



Oppression  by Ben Harper

Transcription by ian lindsay

>From the album Fight For Your Mind

Ben plays it on a Martin 00-18,and it's

all finger picked.Notice that the guitare

is tune a step lower than standard(but the

parts are named after the shapes used in 

standardex:Am is actualy A Gm)

 Part Am:

D---------------------------------------------------

A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1----------------

F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2----------------

C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2----------------

G---------------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------

 Part C:(+ Part C* just sweep the second chord)

             

D---------------------------------------------------

A--1----1-----------1-----0----0--------------------

F--0----0-----------0-----0----0--------------------

C--2----2-----------2-------------------------------

G--3----3-------3-----------------------------------

D-------------------------3----3--------------------

 Part D:

D-------------------------0-------------------------

A--3----3-----------3------------0------------------

F--2----2-----------2------------0------------------

C--0----0-------0-----------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------0------3------------------

Part H:

D---------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------<12>----------------

F-------------------------------<12>----------------

C-----------------<12>------------------------------

G---------<12>--------------------------------------

D--<12>---------------------------------------------





Song structure:



[Am,Am,Am,C] [Am,C,Am,C] [Am,C,Am,D]

[Am,C,Am,C] [Am,C,Am,C] [Am,C,Am,D]

[Am,C,Am,C] [Am,C*,Am,C] [Am,C,Am,D]

[Am,C,Am,C] [Am,C*,Am,Am] [Am,..,..,H]

[..,H,..,H]



Lyrics:



oppression

you prey on us when we sleep

oppression

you chase after the tired the poor the weak

oppression

you know you mean only harm

oppression

you reach out with your long arm



but oppression

I won't let you near me

oppression

you shall learn to fear me



oppression

you seek population control

oppression

to divide and to conquer is your goal

oppression

I swear that hatred is your home

oppression

you just won't leave bad enough alone



ut oppression

I won't let you near me

oppression

you shale learn to fear me



oppression

I don't see how you sleep

oppression

for your bleeding conscience I weep

oppression

you may have the dollar on your side

but oppression

from the gospel truth you cannot hide 

and oppression

I won't let you near me

oppression

you shall learn to fear ma

oppression

you shall fear me











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