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Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Riff for the verses:
eb|---------------------|-------6/7-7-7\6-7---|------10-10--10-9--7---|-----------0-|-------6/7-7-7\6-7----|
Bb|----8--8--8----8-----|-------6/7-7-7\6-7---|-------8--8---8----8---|-----5--4--3-|-------6/7-7-7\6-7----|
Gb|----7--7--7----7-----|-------6/7-7-7\6-7---|-----------------------|-----7--6--4-|-------6/7-7-7\6-7----|
Db|---------------------|-x(9)--8/9-9-9\8-9---|-----------------------|-------------|-x(9)--8/9-9-9\8-9----|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|------------x----------|-------------|----------------------|
Eb|0------------------0-|-------------------0-|-x-x-x----------------0|-x-x---------|-------------------0--|
eb|-----10-10--10-9--7--|-----------|--------------------|----6/7-7-7\6-7--|----10-10--10-9--7--|----------|
Bb|------8--8---8----8--|---5--6--7-|-----8--8--8---8----|----6/7-7-7\6-7--|-----8--8---8----8--|-5-6--7---|
Gb|---------------------|---7--6--4-|-----7--7--7---7----|----6/7-7-7\6-7--|--------------------|-7-6--4---|
Db|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|----8/9-9-9\8-9--|--------------------|----------|
Ab|-----------x---------|-----------|--------------------|x-x--------------|----------x---------|----------|
Eb|x-x-x---------------0|-x---------|0-x-x-------------0-|----------------0|x-x----------------0|x---------|
Intro:
E5 E7#9 N.C.
Verse:
E7
Wars and rumors of wars, no one knows what for
E7
Toys and soldiers deployed, on some foreign shore
E7
Lords and rulers destroy, diplomatic rapport
Pre-chorus:
B7
Communists, dictatorships
A7 E7
Democracies, hypocrisies
B7
Ask not what your country can do
A7
To a one world governmental zoo
G7 F#7
one world governmental zoo
Chorus: (E7 implied)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity (It's anarchy)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity
N.C.
Politicalamity
Verse:
E7
Rich and poor salute your country's colors
E7
Less is more When one oppresses the other
E7
Pride and power Decorated upon collars
Pre-chorus:
B7
Donkeys, bears 'n elephants
A7 E7
All paper-trained on parliament
B7
I said ask not what your country can do
A7
To a one world governmental zoo
G7 F#7
one world governmental zoo
Chorus: (E7 implied)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity (It's anarchy)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity
N.C.
Politicalamity
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity
Solo:
| Em7b5 Gm/A | Bb6 | A7 | Bm7b5 |
| E7 | Amaj7 Dmaj7 A5| Amaj7 Dmaj7 |
Bridge:
B7
Ask not what your country can do
A7 E5 E7
To a one world governmental zoo
B7
Ask not what your country can do
A7
To a one world governmental zoo
G7 F#7
one world governmental zoo
Chorus: (E7 implied)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity (It's anarchy)
N.C.
Political, political Politicalamity
N.C.
Politicalamity I, yeah, yeah… (It's anarchy)
Outro:
D/E
Let's say we got trouble
E
trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble,
D/E E
trouble, trouble, trouble. Three sides to ev'ry story
D/E
With a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for… (fading)
Other versions of this song
- Politicalamity (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025