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