If you want to play this solo on an acoustic, it's always better to use open chords as
as possible. This song is much easier with a capo on 2
CAPO 2!
-- Intro (0:00)
B G D A
B G D A
+-- Verse 1 (0:13)
B G
Let's stop this talk of privilege 'cause the
D A
songs that we sing are as much of a product of our privilege as
B G
the clothes on my back, or the
D A
phone call I made to my mom last night
B G
And let's stop this talk of action 'cause
D A
action comes easy it's the moments just before that are hard
B G
when I gotta get my voice and my fist on the
D A
same page as my heart
G
as my heart
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+-- Verse 2 (0:40)
B G
And let's stop this talk of them because
D A
the things we find deplorable in politicians, CEOs, and cops
B G D A
are the same things that will tear ourselves apart
B G
And let's stop this talk of words because
D A B
words like dishonesty, selfishness, and laziness, and greed
G
aren't as distant to us as we'd
D A
like to believe
G
to believe
G G G G
+-- Chorus 1 (1:05)
D
A
So please, the next time you're
G A
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I
D A
know that when we pick up the pieces the
G A
only thing left will be the same empty rubble that's
D A G A
made up every revolution that I've ever known to make me
D A
believe and lose faith in humanity in the
G A
same empty breath of hot air
+-- Bridge (1:31)
E G
And they say
B G A F#
that the beauty's in the streets
E G
But when I look around
B G A F#
it seems more like defeat
E G
And I'm afraid that this
D A
fight that we're all caught up in
E G
will make us the same as that
A
which we oppose
A G F# E
+-- Chorus 2 (1:55)
D
A
So please, the next time you're
G A
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I
D A
know that we can pick up the pieces
G A
and build something new, something different
D A G A
that's not like every revolution that I've ever known that can make me
D A
believe and have faith in humanity
G A
and we'll all breathe a breath of fresh air
G F# D
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