| Em         G   |                | C          G   |                |
| G          Em  |                | C          G   |                |

[Verse 1]
G             Em                  G          Em
Have you ever cried out with your face up to the sky?
               Am      Am               Dsus4         Dsus4
There's been a mix-up,   there's been a mix-up.
G             Em                    G              Em
Here we stand with open eyes, these changing goals can save our lives,
  Am        Am           Dsus4         Dsus4
believe it,   you best believe it.

[Chorus 1]
                    Cmaj7  Cmaj7        Cmaj7    Cmaj7
You gotta give us a break.
              Gmaj7      Gmaj7    Gmaj7  Gmaj7
How much more can we take?
                    Cmaj7    Cmaj7        Cmaj7    Cmaj7
You gotta give us a break.
              Gmaj7     Gmaj7    Gmaj7  Gmaj7
How much more can I take?

[Verse 2]
G         Em                     G            Em
We are reaching out our hands to catch a bomb before it lands
    Am        Am           Dsus4         Dsus4
and kills us,   it's taken long enough.
       G            Em              G            Em
'Cause so much time in history have taught us we can't fight for peace,
     Am     Am         Dsus4     Dsus4
it's crazy,   ah, it's really crazy.

[Chorus 2]
                    Cmaj7    Cmaj7        Cmaj7    Cmaj7
You gotta give us a break.
              Gmaj7      Gmaj7       Gmaj7  Gmaj7
How much more can we take?
                    Cmaj7    Cmaj7        Cmaj7    Cmaj7
You gotta give us a break.
              Gmaj7     Gmaj7      Gmaj7  Gmaj7
How much more can I take?

[Bridge]
        C             C/B                 Am               C/G
Tell me just how many tellin' friends, it takes to make it cool
            G      G              G          G
the plan of future   where we can grow.
                C           Bm              Am                C/G
You know you're doing us no favours in thes game of scare the neighbours
               G      G         D           D
'cause they're closer   than we know.

[Verse 3]
G            Em                   G            Em
What would I be like without this threat to me in mind
        Am      Am          Dsus4         Dsus4
and I remind it   a hundred times a day?
        G            Em                    G          Em
There's so much left in this old world and baby, with   your tummy full
   Am      Am    Dsus4         Dsus4
of babies,   oh,   baby.

[Chorus 3]
          Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7     Cmaj7
Give us a break,        please,
            Gmaj7       Gmaj7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
for someone elses's sake.
                    Cmaj7      Cmaj7      Cmaj7      Cmaj7
You gotta give us a break.
Gmaj7         Gmaj7        Gmaj7  Gmaj7
How much more can I take?

[Outro 1]
            C         C            C             C
Tell me how much more can we take, how much more can we take?
Gmaj7         Gmaj7        Gmaj7         Gmaj7
How much more can we take, how much more can we take?
C             C            C             C
How much more can we take, how much more can we take?
Gmaj7         Gmaj7        Gmaj7         Gmaj7
How much more can we take, how much more can we take?

[End-Chorus]
          Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7   Cmaj7
Give us a break,      please, baby,
            Gmaj7       Gmaj7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
for someone elses's sake.

[Outro 2] (Repeat and Fade Out)
Cmaj7         Cmaj7        Cmaj7         Cmaj7
How much more can we take, how much more can we take?
Gmaj7         Gmaj7        Gmaj7         Gmaj7
How much more can we take, how much more can we take?