TOPANGA – my home, where I think globally, act locally, love my family and friends, laugh, write, and remember the past so I have better tools to move into the future. TOPANGA Let’s live in a cave in Topanga (C7-C#7)-D7-F#6-G6 Just the place to be alone with you D7-G-G6 We could have a ball! C7 […]
Audience: Humor
Just Capital
JUST CAPITAL – A woman on television stood with her grown children in the rubble of her destroyed home. “I wish I was dead!” she said, “I have no reason to live!” Horrible as it was, I felt someone had sold a ‘bill of goods’ to this woman about what was really important in her […]
Good Book
GOOD BOOK – Jamila Raqib works with Gene Sharp, whose books have been used by many organizers of recent non-violent people’s protests, helping them learn how to overthrow their dictators. GOOD BOOK Cho1: Read a good book, you should read this Good book if you live with a dictator! Read a good book, it can […]
We’re Here For You
WE’RE HERE FOR YOU – Feminist Women’s Health Centers in California and Atlanta provide complete health services for all women. I thought a Peter Alsop song might help them promote what they do so well. WE’RE HERE FOR YOU! (tune of Ya Get A Little Xtra) C Cho: We’re F-W (clap!) H-C G We’ve got […]
GMO Cafe’
GMO CAFE’ – Carol Koury went into a restaurant, ordered and asked whether the food had GMO’s, and no one there knew what they were GMO Cafe’ (Reggae) (capo3) Intro: Am-D-Dsus4-D V1: I asked my waitress “Do you know? Am-D This food include GMOs?” D-Am I saw her face, her eyes got wide Am-D She […]
Hollaback
Hollaback in an organization founded by Emily May. She and hundreds of other women and men from all over the world use cel phones, social media and legislative pressure to raise awareness about, and stop street harassment. HOLLABACK (to the tune of Lollipop) Chorus Holla-back, Holla-back, oh Holla, holla, holla G-Em-C-D7 Holla-back, Holla-back, */oh Holla, […]
Frack, Frack, Fracking
FRACK, FRACK, FRACKING came out of a discussion with my buddy Chris Wrather, who supported his small local community in California to take action to stop outside profiteers from endangering their health and water. FRACK, FRACK, FRACKING ChoA: Frack-frack-fracking What the frack is fracking? Fracking’s using water To whack oil from our ground. ChoB: Frack-frack-fracking […]
Atta Way T’Go Boy!
BULLETS AND GUITARS – 1984 The idea for this record came as a result of a desire to do two things. The first was to bring together some songs written in Canada, The United States and England that dealt directly with what is happening in Central America. We felt that this would make a powerful […]
Chickens For Peace
Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! And we don’t want to fry! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! One little war, and we’re Chicken-pot-pie! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! And no one respects, a chicken who begs! Chickens for peace! We’re chickens for peace! One little slip, and we’re hard boiled […]
Homely Friend
On sunny days I’m feelin’ great I’m walkin’ tall and fine And all the folks who see me Wanna be a friend of mine But when I’m feelin’ low down And homely as a hound When I need my sunny friends There ain’t no one around Cho: I’m lonely for a homely friend to keep […]