You Picked A Fine Time To Be A Dumb Ass
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
N.C.
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."
A
[Verse 1]
A
With temperatures rising and the whole world uniting
E7
'Gainst us and the things that we've done
E7
With Iraq flattened like downtown Manhattan
A
It's the end of our time in the sun
A
The banks are imploding, Afghans are exploding
A7 D
The debt rises higher each day
E7
But with crazy distortions and logic contortions
A
Blame it all on Obama some say
[Verse 2]
A
Well, peak oil's a-coming, can't keep our cars running
E7
And our public schools are a joke (yeahhh)
E7
Detroit's a ghost town, the factories closed down
A
American industry's broke
A
We take money from China so we can all live finer
A7 D
While they torture folks in plain sight
E7
Still, some folks are saying the solution is praying
A
And moving us all to the right
[Chorus]
N.C. D
You picked a fine time to be a dumb ass
A
Watching Rush Limbaugh 'stead of going to class
D
When your country needs you, you tell them that you're through
A
'Cause you don't like the bill they just passed
E7 A
You picked a fine time to be a dumb ass
[Verse 3]
A
In Texas, the school board just went and outlawed
E7
The teachings of Tom Jefferson
E7
Folks with credentials from Baird School of Dental
A
Decided what they could teach to your son
A
The Tea Party's railin', they love Sarah Palin
A7 D
She quit servin' but they don't care
E7
They say they're not racist, but look at their faces
A
You'll never see a black one there
[Chorus]
N.C. D
You picked a fine time to be a dumb ass
A
Watching Rush Limbaugh 'stead of going to class
D
When your country needs you, you tell them that you're through
A
'Cause you don't like the bill they just passed
E7 A
You picked a fine time to be a dumb ass
[Outro]
E7
I guess being patriotic means acting moronic
A
If you don't like the election, you can just turn your back
E7 N.C.
You picked a fine time to be a dumb ass
E7 A
How to play You Picked A Fine Time To Be A Dumb Ass
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