Ani DiFranco – Tis Of Thee (Guitar)

G                         D
they caught the last poor man

C
on a poor man's vacation

G                                    D
they cuffed him and confiscated his stuff

C
they dragged his black ass down to the station

G                                  D
and said, ok, the streets are safe now

C
all your pretty white children can come out and see spot run

G                              D
and they came out of their houses

C
and they looked around

C
but they didn't see no one

G                D 
my country 'tis of thee

C
to take swings at each other on the talkshow tv

G                                   D
why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun

C
cuz we'll never live long enough

                             G                   D
to undo everything they've done to you

C
undo everything they've done to you

G              D    
above 96th street

C
they're handing out smallpox blankets so people don't freeze

G                             D
the old dogs have got a new trick

C
it's called criminalize the symptoms

G                          D
and i hold on hard to something

C
between my teeth when i'm sleeping

G                       C
i wake up and my jaw aches

C
and the earth is full of earthquakes

G                   D
my country 'tis of thee

C
To take shots at each other on prime time tv

G                                     D  
why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun

C
cuz we'll never live long enough

G                                  D
to undo everything they've done to you

C
undo everything they've done to you

G                          D
they caught the last poor man

C
flying away in a shiny red cape

G                          D
they took him down to the station

C
and they said, boy, you should've known better

C
than to try to escape

G                      D
i ran away with the circus

C
cuz there's still some honest work left for bearded ladies

G                                     D
it’s not the same going from town to town

C
since they put everyone in jail

C
except the Cleavers and the Bradys

G                    D
my country 'tis of thee

C
to take swings at each other on the talk show  t.v.

G                                 D    
why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun

C
cuz we'll never live long enough

G                           D
to undo everything they've done to you

C
undo everything they've done to you