Purplebug

Intro: Am F C G Am F C G [Verso 1] Am We found fire F and burned the forest down C We found language G and taught it how to lie Am We made wheels F then drove them through the garden C We built wings G then filled up the sky [Pré-Refrão] F We got nice things C We got bright things G We got miracles in our hands F We got clean water C and golden cities G and still we shit where we stand [Refrão] Am This is why we cant have nice things F This is why the song wont sing C Every gift becomes a weapon G Every crown becomes a ring Am around the neck F around the throat C around the dream G before it floats Am This is why we cant have nice things F We ruin everything [Verso 2] Am We made money F then forgot what people cost C We made screens G then forgot each others eyes Am We made gods F then put them on the payroll C We made truth G then taught it to advertise Am We made medicine F then priced the poor out C We made food G then poisoned the seed Am We made freedom F then sold it by subscription C We made love G then turned it into need [Pré-Refrão] F We got nice things C We got bright things G We got heaven in a box F We got soft beds C and smart machines G and locks on top of locks [Refrão] Am This is why we cant have nice things F This is why the lights go black C Every answer makes a market G Every cure demands a tax Am Every child gets born owing F Every river leaves here glowing C This is why we cant have nice things G We never give them back BREAKDOWN: (single strum / spoken / tension build) Dm First we carried the machine Am Then the machine carried us Dm First we prayed for better lives Am Then we worshiped better stuff Dm First we built a door C Then we built a wall G Then we built a camera Am to watch it all Dm First we wanted more C Then we wanted mine G Then we wanted yours E Then we called it divine [Refrão] Am This is why we cant have nice things F This is why the joke gets mean C We were handed stars and oceans G and we built a slot machine Am We were given breath and bodies F We were given hands and time C Then we made a little kingdom G out of every little crime Outro: F So heres to nice things C broken nice things G plastic flowers in the rain F Heres to progress C Heres to comfort G Heres to calling poison gain [Refrão] Am This is why we cant have nice things F This is why the song wont sing C Every gift becomes a weapon G Every crown becomes a ring Am around the neck F around the throat C around the dream G before it floats Am This is why we cant have nice things F We ruin everything Am