Food Inc.
by Andy Getch
4/4 time tuning guitar down 1/2 step D#G#C#F#A#D#
Key of B(C') chord shapes relative to standard tuning
Verse 1
G l C l F l Am l G l C l F l Am l
Fast food changed agriculture from quality service to quantity production
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chemicals, additives, extend preservation, enhance production
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Pushing out the local farmer with subsidies they can't compete
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Another family farm sold another family on the street
Refrain
F l G l Am l C l
They don't want you analyzing, they don't want you to think
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Instead of local market buying they'll have you get it all from Food Inc.
Verse 2
G l C l F l Am l G l C l F l Am l
Now its a high profile industry and mister there's be money to be made
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Disguising the ingredients so you don't know what's really on your plate
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Partially hydrogenated saturated fat, high fructose corn syrup
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Artificial flavors if you knew what was in it you'd throw up
Repeat refrain
Bridge
Dm l l l l
So you say…..what can we do…..the answer is simple……..buy local food
E4 l l l l
Know your farmer……understand the ingredients……….if you don't know what's in it…………..keep it off your table
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Minimize processed foods……….shop the perimeter………vote with our purchases…..we can beat this monster
Repeat refrain
Verse 3
G l C l F l Am l G l C l F l Am l
Now I'm buying at the farmers market, local produce, health food store
G l C l F l Am l G l C l F l Am l
Trying all my vegetables counting up the ANDI score
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Roughage antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics keeping health in sync
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You won't find any of that in packages from Food Inc.
Refrain 2 repeat and fade
F l G l Am l C l
Now I'm analyzing, doing the healthy food thing
F l G l Am l C l
Local market buying, you can have the crap that's made by Food Inc.
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