Fixer Upper

Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 3rd traste [Intro] G D Em D C D G D Em D C D [Verse 1] G I woke up from an awful dream Bm In June of two thousand sixteen C G D In a far right fake news fucked up universe G And though we sang the Mountain Goats Bm Loud enough to bruise our throats C G D Every year that followed still got worse and worse C G D And I read the warning signs of these dark and troubled times C G D Now I'm trying to keep my head above the water line C I'm losing sleep on sleeping masses G D Counting sheep and greenhouse gases C As doomsday clocks and TikToks D Say we're running out of time [Chorus] G D But I think this world's a fixer upper Em D C Broken in the middle of a salvage yard D And I know it will be hard G D All we've got now is each other Em D C And we're overwhelmed and Wondering where to start D Yeah I know it will be hard C Maybe I'm delusional D But I think it could be beautiful G D Em D If we could only keep from losing heart C Then we might still D G Have time to build something better from the parts [Interlude] G D Em D C D [Verse 2] G When I was young and still naive Bm I thought that it was guaranteed C G D That things would change for better, Not for worse G But now the place I'm born and grown Bm Is pillaged like the end of Rome C G D It feels just like we're going ninety in reverse C As misinformation thrives G D We are fighting for our lives C G D Just to make sure when the smoke clears there'll be anything left C The road ahead feels bleak and jaded G D All my future hopes are faded C D I'm sinking, overthinking, overdrinking and bereft [Chorus] G D But I think this world's a fixer upper Em D C Broken in the middle of a salvage yard D And I know it will be hard G D All we've got now is each other Em D C And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start D Yeah I know it will be hard C Maybe I'm delusional D But I think it could be beautiful G D Em D If we could only keep from losing heart C Then we might still D G D Have time to build something better from the parts Em D C D Something better from the parts [Bridge] C So don't mourn we will organise G D Stronger when we unionise C The sorrow shining in your eyes G D I'm keeping at bay C Don't mourn we will organise G D Stronger when we empathise C Resistance rising like the tides G D C To wash all the winter away G D C To wash it all away [Interlude] G D [Verse 3] G So grab a spade, yeah grab a hammer Bm Plant some seeds and raise a banner C G D Roll your sleeves and rake the leaves Left by the passing storm G Boil the kettle, build a movement Bm Every day some small improvement C G D Ready ground to lay down all the World yet to be born C Lace your boots and find the shoots Em D Still struggling through the rotted roots C The saplings laid by other folks Em D We will turn into mighty oaks C The battle scars, the broken parts Em D Of dreams who outlasted those hearts C Oh everything you dream is possible It's waiting to be made D So my comrade C D Come grab a spade [Chorus] G D Because this world's a fixer upper Em D C Broken in the middle of a salvage yard D And I know it will be hard G D I go singing for my supper Em D C Dragging half the contents of a salvage yard D Lord I know it will be hard C Maybe I'm delusional D But I think you are beautiful G D Em D If we could just keep from losing heart C We might still D Not rest until C If anybody can, we will D C G Build something better from the parts