Tom: Am
Am F C G
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Johnny was a chameleon when it was predominately shrapnel
G
Shrapnel from the chapel to the cabinet/cab man
Am F
Johnny kissed the groom to go join the killing
C G
While Britain is watching her Watson
Am F C
Headed down to Tiananmen but had tarried enough time
G
Should’ve listened to the world turn
Am F
Told me the cheaters are watching
C G
Scratch ticket Jesus insulting the sultan
[Pre-chorus]
F C
But we got an offer to lessen the lesson learned
G
Like kissing cousins kissing out of turn
E7
If you gonna play, you gonna play
C G
The party lines
F C
We gonna take back this town if it takes us all
Am
And kid you look like you could be found
G E7
For the moment we are the fall lines
[Chorus]
F C G Am
Our mind, our time, is still marked by the grains of intolerance
F C
Our lives, our fight
G E7
Til we’re done, til we’re done, til we’re done, til we're done hey hey
Am F C G (2x)
[Verse 2]
Am F
It’s the United States of Discrimination
C
The schools feed into the prisons
C G
And corporations more powerful than the government
Am F
Give a teacher a banker’s salary, see how that goes
C G
See if we farm a land again in Kilimanjaro it snows
Am F
You sleep in your Egyptian linen, 500 count thread
C
What’s the count of your dead?
G Am
We are the eye of the needle fixing to mend this quilt of lies
F C
The lies ripped up on our bed, we’re coming in quick
G
We got Angela Davis on our lips and Mandela in our head
[Pre-chorus]
F C
But we got an offer to lessen the lesson learned
G
Like kissing cousins kissing out of turn
E7
If you gonna play, you gonna play
C G
The party lines ohh
F C
We gonna take back this town if it takes us all
Am
And kid you look like you could be found
G E7
For the moment we are the fall lines
[Chorus]
F C G Am
Our mind, our time, is still marked by the grains of intolerance
F C
Our lives, our fight
G E7 F
Til we’re done, til we’re done, til we’re done, til we're done hey hey
F C G Am
E|---| lost my religion along with my innocence
F C
Our lives, our fight
G E7
Til we’re done, til we’re done, til we’re done, til we're done
[Bridge]
F
At least he got a body
C
And he’s a boy named Sue
G
And the federalis sure ain’t no expert on love
Am
Why would we listen to you?
F
Oh, at least we got our bodies
C
We’re all a boy named Sue
G
And we fight til it’s done til it's gardens not guns
E7 Am
Til the borders are run and life is anew
[Rap verse]
Am
And it was a fight night
F C G
And the prize fighter got cut like in a knife fight
Am F C G
And it was all over the highlights when he got hit by a hard right
Am F C G
Saw stars like lite-brite couldn’t see in his sight line
Am F C G
Started his skydive from the high life like Pele playin’ Jai alai
Am F C G Am F
Shot from mayday to his heyday and a pail of mail (?) mêlée as Corner (?) was getting a payday
C G
Needed Thompson from My Lai
Am F C G
Turnin guns on his own guys but it wasn’t maltovs and mai tais
Am F
Just AKs and white lies
C G Am F
Tell Mt. Sinai to believe in I and I and you and you and not for an eye and eye and eye and
C G
I ain’t a cap on your tooth
Am F
But then again I ain’t debatin’ the to stand in their shoes
C G
I’m just tryin to figure out which golden rule I should choose
Am F
We gettin’ high sighted by the tie guys
C G
White collar crime pays, just look at the bylines
Am F
If you believe in anything, believe in occupying
C G
Because it’s a rich man’s world we getting off the sidelines
[Chorus]
F C G Am
Our mind, our time, is still marked by the grains of intolerance
F C
Our lives, our fight
G E7 F
Til we’re done, til we’re done, til we’re done, til we're done hey hey
F C G Am
E|---| lost my religion along with my innocence
F C
Our lives, our fight
G E7
Til we’re done, til we’re done, til we’re done, til we're done
[Outro]
F C
I might let the gallery down
G
But there are people by the thousands outside –
E7
And we are just getting by
F
I might,
C
Might let the gallery down,
G E7
Depending on how many votes did you buy
