The Ends And The Means chords by Robby Hecht

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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11th century AD, a king says come to war with me
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And never mind thou shalt not kill, we're dealing now with infidels
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He raises high his sword and then he charges forth with all his men
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And with the blessing of the papacy, in a righteous tongue he screams

Chorus:
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The ends, they justify the means, my friends
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Oh the ends, they justify the means

Verse 2:
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They tell him a life is nothing more than a weapon in a time of war
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And this is the only way we've found to tear these mighty symbols down
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In the cockpit now he starts to steer so all the world will clearly hear
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These once benign flying machines shouting out of TV screens

Chorus:
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The ends, they justify the means, my friends
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Oh the ends, they justify the means

Verse 3:
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The talking heads are shouting now, working hard to break it down
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Cause reasons get a little blurred when justice is a household word
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And as the stations ratings soar, night vision cameras watch the war
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While far across a veil of sea we cheer the black and flashing greens

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The ends, they justify the means, my friends
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Oh the ends, they justify the means

Verse 4:
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The boss looks down upon it all from his tower’s windowed walls
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Says I know how to play this game and everybody knows my name
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He preys upon the people’s fears, tells them what they want to hear
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And they celebrate his victory on the front of tabloid magazines

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The ends, they justify the means, my friends
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Oh the ends, they justify the means

Verse 5:
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He climbed upon a mountain high and spoke to every passerby
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Everyone you ever knew is really just a part of you
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They see the life you choose to live, and they feel the hope you choose to give
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And every word you ever say, you teach the world to live that way
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And when society had had enough, they beat him down and lifted him up
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They crossed his feet and raised his hands, and quietly he whispered then

Chorus:
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The means, they justify the ends, my friends
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Oh the means, they justify the ends, my friends
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