Chords with lyrics
Intro:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Verse:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Plunderco got in money trouble had to break the law
DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Had to balance the fine against the benefit to all
Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G FF
Made a business decision to pay the fine and break the law
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF GsusGsus G+G FsusFsus FF
Too big to fail, too rich for jail
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G
They can live with that so why don't we
FF C majorC G+G
After all they're just like you and me
FF C majorC G+G
They cast their votes and no one gets excited
FF C majorC G+G
Because they are Citizens United
Interlude:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Verse:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
In the streets of the capital corporations are taking control
DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Democracy crushed at their feet
Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G FF
Money flows free from the sky to those who come along
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF GsusGsus G+G FsusFsus FF
Some way, somehow, we will prevail, but now
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G
How can we regain our freedom
FF C majorC G+G
Lost by our own laws we must abide
FF C majorC G+G
When will we take back our freedom
FF C majorC G+G
To choose the way we live and die
Verse:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Main Street's boarded up now the whole town's asleep
DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Mom 'n pop got boarded up in a small business retreat
Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G FF
Display windows and broken glass, not a car on the street
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF GsusGsus G+G FsusFsus FF
Out at the big box store people lined up for more
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G
People working part-time at Walmart
FF C majorC G+G
Never get the benefits for sure
FF C majorC G+G
Might not make it to full time at Walmart
FF C majorC G+G
Still standing by for the call to work
Interlude:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
Verse:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Corporations have feelings, corporations have soul
DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF
That's why they're like people just harder to control
Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G FF
They don't want to fall, so when they fall, they fall on you
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC FF GsusGsus G+G FsusFsus FF
Too big to fail, too rich for jail
Solo:
FF C majorC G, FF C majorC G, FF C majorC G, FF C majorC G+G x3
Verse:
FF C majorC G+G
From the capital to the boarded-up main streets
FF C majorC G+G
Big Business is there at every turn
FF C majorC G+G
From the food we eat to the clothes we wear to the TV screen
FF C majorC G+G
From the air we breathe to the fuel we burn
Outro:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G DmDm A minorAm C majorC FF x2 DmDm