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CARGO CULT
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
INTRO: RIFF 4 times
A G E
I. all of us are members
A G E
of the cargo cult,
C B A
waiting for the savior
G A G E
that they call John Frumm.
A G E
if you are a member
A G E
of the cargo cult,
C B A
you will be rewarded
G A
when the cargo comes.
F E D
we will be rewarded
C D E F
when the cargo comes.
F E D
we will be rewarded
C F G E E7
when the cargo comes.
/// RIFF TWICE ///
A G E
II. standing at the top
A G E
of the volcano rim,
C B A
where John Frumm will come
G A G E
when he is home a - gain,
A G E
calling to the forces
A G E
of the fire within,
C B A G
calling to his fifty thousand
A
fighting men.
F E D
we will be protected
C D E F
when the cargo comes.
F E D
we will be protected
C F G A (into instrumental)
when the cargo comes.
INSTRUMENTAL: riff repeats, with guitar solo
A G E
III. there was always cargo
A G E
when the white man came,
C B A
before we all were born
G A G E
and then in World War II.
A G E
we are out of favor,
A G E
we must now reclaim
C B A G
dances and the rituals
A
we used to do.
A G E
IV. we wait, wait, wait
A G E
for John Frumm,
C B A
forty years of waiting
G A G E
for a sacred trust.
A G E
will we be rewarded?
A G E
will the cargo come?
C B A
or will we still be waiting
G A
when we turn to dust?
A G E A G E
ENDING: we're the cargo cult.
A G E A G E
we're the cargo cult.
A G E A G E
we're the cargo cult, cargo cult.
A G E A G E
we're the cargo cult, cargo cult.
/// REPEAT AND FADE ///
© Copyright 1982 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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