Intro
*Use these chord shapes for the intro, interlude & first half of the verses
Am Em
e|-8--0--|
B|-10-8--|
G|-9--0--|
D|-10-9--|
A|-0--7--|
E|-x--0--|
Am Em
Don't believe what you hear
Am Em
Don't believe what you see
Am Em
If you just close your eyes
Am Em
You can feel the enemy
Am G
When I first met you girl
Fmaj7 Em7
You had fire in your soul
Am G
What happened your face
Fmaj7 Em7
Of melting snow?
C
Now it looks like this
Am7
And you can swallow, or you can spit
F G
You can throw it up, or choke on it
C
And you can dream
Am7
So dream out loud
F G Am7
You know that your time is coming 'round
F G
So don't let the bastards grind you down
Intro chords: Am Em
Am Em
No, nothing makes sense
Am Em
Nothing seems to fit
Am Em
I know you'd hit out
Am Em
If you only knew who to hit
Am G
And I'd join the movement
Fmaj7 Em7
If there was one I could believe in
Am G
Yeah I'd break bread and wine
Fmaj7 Em7
If there was a church I could receive in
C
'cause I need it now
Am7
To take a cup, to fill it up
F G
To drink it slow, I can't let you go
C Am7
I must be an acrobat
F G
To talk like this, and act like that
C Am7
And you can dream, so dream out loud
F G
And don't let the bastards grind you down
Intro Chords: Am Em
Em7
Oh, it hurts baby
(What are we going to do now it's all been said)
(No new ideas in the house and every book has been read)
C Am7
I must be an acrobat
F G
To talk like this, and act like that
C Am7
And you can dream, so dream out loud
F G
And you can find, your own way out
C Am7
You can build, and I can will
F G
And you can call, I can't wait until
C Am7
You can stash, and you can seize
F G
In dreams begin, responsibilities
C Am7
And I can love, and I can love
F G Am7
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
F G Am
So don't let the bastards grind you down