Streetlight Manifesto

Would You Be Impressed

Streetlight Manifesto


Tom: C

Intro:B7
     (Am  E7  Am)
     (G   Am)
     (Dm  Am)
     (E7  Am)

Verso
               Am        E7               Am
Would you be upset if I told you we were dying?
     G                             Am
And every cure they gave us was a lie?
Dm                          Am
Oh! They mean it when they say we're dead and doomed
    E7                              Am
And every single symptom brings us closer to the tomb
             Dm                       Am
And who will take the credit for their swift impending fall
             E7  E7 Am
Because it's not my fault

Verso
                Am                        E7                 Am
Would you be impressed if I said that the dead would help us counting
G                            Am
Every single moment that we waste our time?
Dm                               Am
All the time we're spending vaccinating this disease
            E7                                   Am
I just get dizzy when I think of all the ways we try to hide our maladies
    Dm                Am
WE wine, we dine, and everything is fine
             E7  E7 Am
Because it's not my fault

Instrumental:

(Am E7 Dm Am)
(Dm Am E7 Am)
(Am E7 Dm Am)
(Dm Am E7 Am)

Verso
            Am               E7              Am
Not you're upset because you finally got the notion
     G                              Am
That everything you had is spinning down the drain
Dm                          Am
Oh! Do you mean it when you beg and pray and plead?
      E7                                       Am
Your "Giveittomegiveittomegiveittomegiveittome all those things we need"
     Dm                              Am
And what, will you whimper when your number will be called
                 E7  E7 Am
You'll say "It's not my fault"

Pausa

Am           E7              Am
Go! Now! The others they'll await you
G                                                   Am
And every single one among the lot of you will have your turn
Dm (1 strum)  Am (1 strum)
Ai Ai Ai     Oh Oh OH
     E7                               Am
Like moths that fly into the flame it always ends up so
   Dm (1 strum)      Am (1 strum)
You scream: "Not me! Take anybody else!
                 E7  E7 Am
Because it's not my fault!"

Verso
        Am                     Em            Am
I had a dream last night where everyone was trying
   G                           Am
Subconsciously I knew it was a lie
    Dm            Am
ANd when I woke I knew it was time to pray
        E7                     Am
To make amends before the end, before my judgment day
         Dm                       Am
I looked around, I stood alone, I knew what I had to say
             E7  E7 Am
I said "It's all my fault"

Instrumental:

(Am E7 Dm Am)
(Dm Am E7 Am)
(Am E7 Dm Am)
(Dm Am E7 Am)