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SCREECHING WEASEL


Racist Society

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[Notes] * (pm) = palm-muted * All E chords = X 7 9 9 X X

A                       B        E

Did you know that you live in a racist society

A                          B

Did you know you're the privileged class C#(pm)             B(pm)                A(pm) And everybody else is essentially taking it up the ass

E                      A

Did you know that you could be free

E                               A

Did you know that's not the way that it has to be

E                         A

Did you know you can still change everything

C#(pm)                             B(pm) Did you know that there's no such thing as equality A(pm)     B(pm)               E And there might never be         if you don't change

A                       B           E

Did you know that you live in a   war zone (culturally)

A                           B

Did you know that your parents were fucked C#(pm)                    B(pm)           A(pm) When they taught you how to fear anybody who wasn't white enough

E                      A

Did you know that you could be free

E                               A

Did you know that's not the way that it has to be

E                         A

Did you know you can still change everything

C#(pm)                      B(pm) Did you know that the older you get A(pm)                    B(pm) It gets easier to blame somebody else for your own mess C#(pm)                      B(pm)              A(pm) Did you know that the Jews don't run the world B(pm) And all black men aren't criminals C#(pm)                       B(pm)        A(pm) Did you know there's a lot of money to be made B(pm)           C#(pm)            B(pm) From keeping you paranoid, suspicious, worried, frightened A(pm)            B(pm) All wound up and tense inside 'cause

E            B              C#            A

Big business runs the government and it's not good business E            B        A(pm) If we burn down the government so they keep us occupied

E            B            C#               A

With moron TV shows and shitty beer that wipes out brain cells

E             B                  A

And whining about Congress and stupid fucking income taxes

C#

And if that's not enough

A

To keep your mind off of

E                                B

The way you're getting dicked around

C#

They fill you with fear and hate

A

Give you someone to blame

E

For all your problems

B                        A

While the country's going down the fucking toilet

E                       A

Do you know what they think of you

E                          A

Do you know how contemptuous they are of you

E                 A

Do you know how easy you are to fool C#(pm)                                               B(pm) You're like a dog doing after a ball that was never thrown A(pm)        B(pm)         E(pm) Well guess what you're on your own           Good luck