Standard tuning: EADGBe
This is a very simple version that should also be playable just as fine on an acoustic.
Verse 1:
C G D C G D
We all know politicians only go
C G D
Just halfway there
C G D
Just halfway there
C G D C G D
The innocence of youth needs protection not abuse
C G D
But no one seems to care
C G D
Yet no one seems to care
Chorus 1:
Em C G D
And you sit there and watch the world go 'round
Em C G D
From your pseudo-benevolent vantage point
Em C G D
While we who've been left to pick up after you
Em C D C G D
Try our best to make some sense for those who come next
C G D (3x)
Verse 2:
C G D C G D
Now what have you done to foster the truth
C G D
Besides just hide the lies?
C G D
Besides just hide the lies?
C G D C G D
A selfish campaign never justifies the gain
C G D
But the means are verified
C G D
Yeah the means are verified
Chorus 2:
Em C G D
And you sit there and insist you are right!
Em C G D
From your popular psychological podium
Em C G D
While those who rely and depend on you
Em C D C G D
They wilt because you don't accept we need each other
C G D (7x)
Ending:
Em C G D
While sowing the seeds of Utopia
Em C G D
You invoked a convenient amnesia
Em C Em C
You forgot how to care, you forgot how to provide
Em C D G (let ring)
You forgot how to work toward a meaningful life