D
So rested he by the tumtum tree
G
Is that the prosecutor or the defence attorney?
A
Said he "The system is working" and we had to agree,
D                   A
It's working all too well

D
At last he got up and readied himself to leave
G
And we all shook our heads in shared disbelief
A                                         D
Coz we swore that this would never happen again


[Chorus]
                G
We got to cease fire
                D
We got to cease fire
                A
We got to cease fire
                                   D
before we all just shoot ourselves away


[Verse 2]
D
If it were a different town, if it was the other way around
G
If it was a white boy that lay still on the ground
A                                                        D
Would there be any difference? Would there be a trial then?

D
Until the fire hose is beaten back by the rain
G
Until all our colour is more or less the same
A                                                          D
Until we can't stand to see another father by his child's grave


[Chorus]
                G
We got to cease fire
                D
We got to cease fire
                A
Got to cease fire
                                   D
before we all just shoot ourselves away

             G
Yeah can we cease fire?
                D
We got to cease fire
             A
Can we cease fire?
                                   D
before we all just shoot ourselves away

G
Oooooooo
Bm
Oooooooo
A
Oooooooo
D
Ooh

             G
Can we cease fire?
                D
We got to cease fire
             A
Can we cease fire?
                                   D
before we all just shoot ourselves away

             G
Can we cease fire?
                Bm
We got to cease fire
             A
Can we cease fire?
                                   D
before we all just shoot ourselves away