INTRO:
E  C#m  B  E


VERSE:
       E
I see sad sad faces 
    D
In faraway places 
  A                       E
Scattered all around the world

           E
Living in cardboard cities 
          D
Lord you gotta have pity
        A                       E
On the hungry little boys and girls 

           E                     D
And if it wasn’t for a loving, gracious Lord 
    A                    E
Uh that could be me and you

              E
It’s time to quit our complaining 
 D
And start remembering 
       A                       E
Just exactly who we owe it all to


CHORUS:
 E                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the teacher  
          A
And the preacher 
     E           B             A
For saving your mind and your soul

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the fireman 
       A
The policeman 
           E             B         A
When your world’s going out of control

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the mothers 
         A
And the soldiers
  E          D        A
Praying and going to war   

 A                    C#m              
And at the end of the day  
 B                         E
Don’t forget to thank the Lord


INSTRUMENTAL:
E  C#m  B  E


VERSE:
              E
Well there’s too much hate 
 D
Too much debatin’ 
     A                E               
And politicking going on

           E
We get to fussing about the process 
 D
Worried about the BS           
    A                      E
Instead of what makes us strong

         E
Like In God We Trust
          D
And the ones we love
     A                 E
And working hard everyday
 
        E
And if you don’t like it friend
 D
You can leave it 
         A                    E
But you better listen when I say


CHORUS:
 E                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the teacher  
          A
And the preacher 
     E           B             A
For saving your mind and your soul

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the fireman 
       A
The policeman 
           E             B         A
When your world’s going out of control

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the mothers 
         A
And the soldiers
  E          D        A
Praying and going to war   

 A                    C#m              
And at the end of the day  
 B                         E
Don’t forget to thank the Lord

INSTRUMENTAL/G  O:
E  D  A  E  E  G  A  B


CHORUS:
(E)                       C#m
Don’t forget to thank the teacher  
          A
And the preacher 
     E           B             A
For saving your mind and your soul

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the fireman 
       A
The policeman 
           E             B         A
When your world’s going out of control

 A                        C#m
Don’t forget to thank the mothers 
         A
And the soldiers
  E          D        A
Praying and going to war   

 A                    C#m              
And at the end of the day  
 B                         E
Don’t forget to thank the Lord

 A                C#m              
At the end of the day  
 B                         E
Don’t forget to thank the Lord