D G C D G C D

[Verse 1]
G                           C
Before you point the finger
                       D
I hope the whole thing disappears
G                         C
Remember empty words will fall
              D
fall upon the deafest ears
G                           C
You won't give in without a fight
          D
foul play without a doubt
G                      C
No silver lining to be seen
        D
in this thundercloud and that's not allowed

[Chorus 1]
             G             D       C
In the ideal world we'd be free to choose
       D       G
But in my real world
        D               C       D   G
you can bet we're gonna lose.


[Verse 2]
G                               C
Your money fills their pockets
                 D
fear fills their tiny minds
G                            C
At last the world is talking now
                     D
this ain't no way to treat mankind
G                           C
A sudden blackout stops the show
                     D
but doesn’t stop the way I am
G                         C
Cos all my life I've been afraid
                      D
your not the first to say I am I'll do all I can

[Chorus 2]
D            G                 D       C
for an ideal world where we're free to choose
       D       G
But in my real world
         D                C
oh we can bet we're gonna lose
D            G            D      C
In the ideal world we can start again
       D       G
But in my real world
             D              C     D  G  D
hangs on the colour of your skin

[Bridge 1]
D
We could be free forever
D
if they would only change
          G                       C  D  G   C   D
But fools never change no oh no oh

[Verse 3]
G                             C
A speck of blue up in the sky
                 D
a song of hope a noble thought
G                                C
But how long must the people die
                  D
before the guilty ones are caught

Oh will you spare a thought

[Chorus 3]
             G                 D       C
for an ideal world where we're free to choose
D            G                    D              C
for an ideal world where we're no longer born to lose
D            G            D     C
in the ideal world we can start again
D              G
Now in my real world
            F#m    Em            D
lets put an end to suffering end suffering

[Outro]
D            G               D       C
In the ideal world we're now free to choose
      D       G            D              C
Oh in my real world we are set to air our views
       D     G            D      C
In the ideal world we can start again
       D       G
now in my real world
           D             C              D
It matters not about the colour of your skin
D     G     D       C
Ideal world free to choose
D     G              D               C
Ideal world Oh we no longer make the news
D     G     D     C     D     G      D C
Ideal world start again Ideal world