Intro: G Verse: G There are tears rolling down my front and back Em There are mirrors holding up a one-eyed jack D There’s a hurricane swinging at a lowly shack C G In two-tousand seventeen Verse: G There’s a compass lost on the open sea Em Another shooter in my community D There’s a steady stream of insanity C G In two-tousand seventeen
Verse: G There’s a dog with a nuclear bomb in his mouth Em Hey, old white man, meet the brave new south D Don’t it just make you want to scream and shout C G In two-tousand seventeen Verse: G TV is as busy as a can of bait Em Point and click and get it now, you never have have to stop and wait D But your airplane is going to be a little late C G In two-tousand seventeen Verse: G My eyes and my ears and my senses are tired Em Everybody’s scared, everybody’s inspired D The world is under water and it’s also on fire C G In two-tousand seventeen Chorus: C So, Great America G D Come on, come on, come on C We were made in histeria G D There is litter on your lawn C If it’s smoking while you’re sleaping G D There’ll be fire in the dawn C Come on, America D C G Come on, come on, come on Verse: G You talk like this but you live like that Em It says “go back home” on your welcome mat D Did someone really say that the world is flat C G In two-tousand seventeen Verse: G There’s constant unchecked brutality Em Brave man takes a stand by dropping to his knee D I’ll try to understand you, try to understand me C G Em D In two-tousand seventeen C G
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