After The Revolution

Intro D Em G D Em G [Verso 1] D It was a time I'll always remember Em G I could never forget D How reality came down around us Em G Like some Western movie set D And when the dust all settled Em D The sun shone so bright G D And a great calm took over us Em D Like it was all gonna be alright A Asus4 A7 A That's how it felt to be alive D Em G After the revolution [Verso 2] D From Groton to Tacoma Em G On many a factory floor D The workers talked of solidarity Em G And refused to build weapons of war D No more will we make missiles Em D We're gonna do something different G D And for the first time Em D Their children were proud of their parents A Asus4 A7 A And somewhere in Gaza a little boy smiled and cried D Em G After the revolution Riff D Em G [Verso 3] D Prison doors swung open Em G Mothers hugged their sons D The Liberty Bell was ringing Em G When the cops put down their guns D A million innocent people Em D Lit up in the springtime air G D And Mumia and Leonard and Sarah Jane Olson Em D Took a walk in Tompkins Square A Asus4 A7 A And they talked about what they'd do now D Em G After the revolution [Verso 4] D Debts were all forgiven Em G In all the neo-colonies D Soldiers left their bases Em G Went back to their families D A non-aggression treaty Em D Was signed with every sovereign state G D All the terrorist groups disbanded Em D With no empire left to hate A Asus4 A7 A And they all started planting olive trees D Em G After the revolution Riff D Em G [Verso 5] D George Bush and Henry Kissinger Em G Were sent off to the World Court D Their plans for global domination Em G Were pre-emptively cut short D Their weapons of mass destruction Em D Were inspected and destroyed G D Battleships dismantled Em D Never again to be deployed A Asus4 A7 A And the world breathed a sigh of relief D Em G After the revolution [Verso 6] D Solar panels were on the rooftops Em G Trains upon the tracks D Organic food was in the markets Em G No GMO's upon the racks D And all the billionaires Em D Had to learn how to share G D Bill Gates was told to quit his whining Em D When he said it wasn't fair A Asus4 A7 A And his mansion became a collective farm D Em G After the revolution Riff D Em G [Verso 7] D And all the political poets Em G Couldn't think of what to say D So they all decided Em G To live life for today D I spent a few years catching up Em D With all my friends and lovers G D Sleeping til eleven Em D Home beneath the covers A Asus4 A7 A And I learned how to play the accordion D Em G After the revolution Riff D Em G D Em G D Em G Outro D