Updated Jan 22, 2012! Final version of this song HERE
Updated! October 30 – Latest re-recorded Studio Half-finished version here.
Updated! September 24, 2011 – Here’s an MP3 of a rough mix of a new recording of this song! (An actual mixed version coming soon 🙂
New! September 28 – Austin Powers Remix – Very Rough – Being Re-recorded 🙂
I was kinda pleased that it almost came out like a chorus arrangement. I’m not sure how the final mix will be yet – but for now, I like the idea of a chorus of people singing this walking down the street with all the different parts.
We have a percussion and bass coming too.
I have all the words now, but there’s only one “verse” – and it’s in the Public Domain, so feel free to grab it and run with it.
It’s very easy to play and sing to, and write more lyrics to. I wrote it that way on purpose. So a group could walk down the street and people can hear the singing from blocks away.
You don’t even need a guitar to sing the vocal part – and there are lots of harmonies — I put a couple in every range (tried to) — you can hear some more than others in this mix.
The chords are “C, G, D, A and E” — If you every strummed a guitar in your life; Or thought about strumming one – you can play this song!
Expect Us
Words and Music By Lisa Rein (Special Thanks to George Kelly for helping me record it.)
C G
Time for a Re-occupation
A E
Across the nation
C G
Reactivation
A E
Of Peaceful Demonstration
C G
RE occupation
A E
Across the Nation
G A
and around the world
G A
around the world
D
You can
E G A
Expect Us
E D A
Expect Us
E
Expect Us
G A
It’s time to see what’s really going on
E
C G
We’re trying to tell you something
D A E
You are strong
E
and if we
G A
work together, we can get along
E
C G
and make it FAIR for EVERYBODY
(then back to)
C G
Time for a reoccupation
A E
Across the nation
C G
Reallocation
A E
Of the Financial Situation
C G
RE occupation
A E
Across the Nation
G A
and around the world
G A
around the world
You can
E G A
Expect Us
E D A
Expect Us
E G A
Expect Us
E D A
Expect Us
E
ok good luck hope people like it.
It’s great with harmonies and stuff.
This work (Expect Us – September 17, by Lisa Rein), identified by Lisa Rein, is free of known copyright restrictions.
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I hate revisionist history – but I really only wanted to have one page for this song, so I decided to include the old version of this post at the bottom:
Here’s an MP3 of a rough take of this song. (A more polished version is coming soon 
This song is still being “finished” – 11:06 pm, 9/22/11. Feel free to grab it and run with it. It’s very easy to play and write lyrics to (I’m just too tired to whip a bunch of verses up tonight.
The chords are “C, G, D, A and E” — If you every strummed a guitar in your life; Or thought about strumming one – you can play this song!
I’ve never done this with a song I was in the process of writing before, but I’ve sure thought about doing it a lot, so here goes…
