B G D A

 B G D A


+-- Verse 1 (0:13)

B               G
Let's stop this talk of privilege 'cause the

D                                   A
songs that we sing are as much of a product of our privilege as

B                 G
the clothes on my back, or the

D                       A
phone call I made to my mom last night

B                   G
And let's stop this talk of action 'cause

D                          A
action comes easy it's the moments just before that are hard

B                   G
when I gotta get my voice and my fist on the

D               A
same page as my heart

    G
as my heart


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B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-2---0---------|
E|-----3---2-3-0-2-|


+-- Verse 2 (0:40)

B                   G
And let's stop this talk of them because

D                                A
the things we find deplorable in politicians, CEOs, and cops

B                             G                    D A
are the same things that will tear ourselves apart

B                   G
And let's stop this talk of words because

D                      A                               B
words like dishonesty, selfishness, and laziness, and greed

          G
aren't as distant to us as we'd

D       A
like to believe

     G
to believe


 G G G G


+-- Chorus 1 (1:05)


 D


   A
So please, the next time you're

G                           A
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I

D                  A
know that when we pick up the pieces the

G                           A
only thing left will be the same empty rubble that's

D       A          G                         A
made up every revolution that I've ever known to make me

  D                      A
believe and lose faith in humanity in the

G                    A
same empty breath of hot air


+-- Bridge (1:31)


E        G
And they say

         B        G      A      F#
that the beauty's in the streets

E           G
But when I look around

   B     G         A      F#
it seems more like defeat

E        G
And I'm afraid that this

D                    A
fight that we're all caught up in

     E                   G
will make us the same as that

           A
which we oppose


 A   G   F#  E


+-- Chorus 2 (1:55)


 D

   A
So please, the next time you're

G                           A
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I

D                A
know that we can pick up the pieces

    G                              A
and build something new, something different

D               A          G                    A
that's not like every revolution that I've ever known that can make me

  D                         A
believe and have faith in humanity

          G                       A
and we'll all breathe a breath of fresh air


 G   F#  D