INTRO 3x verse 1 There's a story that I read about in books About the bad times that people had That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it Chorus Too many people verse 2 The black plague came along and wiped out quite a few The rats came with the graves, that's how we knew That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it Chorus Too many people BRIDGE This ain't no story, no fairy tale These things have happened once before Ask yourself the question, when will it end There ain't no foolin' death, so you just gotta sit and wait HARMONICA SOLO \ 4x / Chorus Too many people Too many people BRIDGE This ain't no story, no fairy tale These things have happened once before Ask yourself the question, when will it end There ain't no foolin' death, so you just gotta sit and wait verse 3 A million people died in great wars, that we know They sacrificed their lives, just goes to show That's how he planned it, you can't do now about it Chorus \ Too many people (There's too many people) / 2x Too many people (Too many people, oh) Yeah