Farce Of July
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em Am Em
we got terraformed hills and plastic trees
C B Em
machines to replace all the honey bees
Em Am Em
we got oil rigs stickin up outta the sea
C B Em
working towards the next catastrophe
Em Am Em
we got bionic limbs and robotic brains
C B Em
people homesteading outer space
Em Am Em
we've made a lot of progress as a human race
C B Em
but our lives and our planet is the price we're gonna pay
[Verse 2]
Em Am Em
we got methadone for all the addicts who crave
C B Em
artificial ways of staying sane
Em Am Em
genetically modified fruits and grain
C B Em
chemicals to treat the cancer we create
Em Am Em
we got riot gear and atom bombs
C B Em
we got our ways to make you talk
Em Am Em
unaware of how we control your thoughts
C B Em
we'll get what we want and we're not gonna stop..
[Chorus 1]
C G
cause the future is here and i'm fucking scared
Am B Em
it aint just and it aint fair
C G
and a consumer society is never gonna care
Am B Em
til we can't consume the water and we can't consume the air
C G
and all the rights they take away
Am B Em
and all the ways they subjugate
C G
and how willingly we became their slaves
Am B Em
oh no one's gonna care til its too late
[Verse 3]
Em Am Em
can't sleep? we got a pill for that
C B Em
pills to take if you think you're fat
Em Am Em
pills to crush up and feed your brat
C B Em
til he's dead inside just like mom and dad
Em Am Em
and we'll hawk those pills on the tv sets
C B Em
convince the confused that they're depressed
Em Am Em
speed through the list of side effects
C B Em
talk to your doctor! we're cutting his checks
[Verse 4]
Em Am Em
we got our mega churches and huge estates
C B Em
sirloin steaks on china plates
Em Am Em
hearts full of greed and full of hate
C B Em
with a stamp that reads 'made in USA'
Em Am Em
we're shittin out babies and we're so damn proud
C B Em
when they're old enough to drive the hoverround
Em Am Em
and the little boxes we've got now
C B Em
look just the same as everybody else
[Chorus 2]
C G
cos the future is here and im terrified
Am B Em
everyone my age looks dead inside
C G
become a husk by the age of twenty five
Am B Em
its the american way, jesus christ boy have some pride!
C G
get a gun, cos that'll totally stop
Am B Em
our governments army of crooked cops
C G
doesn't fucking matter if youre a pretty good shot'
Am B Em
theyll get what they want and they're not gonna stop
[Tempo starts slowing]
C G
cos the future is here and ive got no doubt
Am B Em
our problems are gonna be hard to surmount
C G
but our time and our options are running out
Am B Em
we gotta change what we can and we gotta do it now.
[Outro]
Em C B Am G C B Em C Em C B Em
How to play Farce Of July
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