Brett Dennen – The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War (Guitar)
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G Pilgrims in the parking lot C Arteries clogged with blood clots G D Pushing through the aisles of department stores G Neon crosses and Christmas lights C Credit card debts and brand new bikes G C D G [tab]G The rabbi reads from the testament C The banker gazes at the year's investments G D Salvation santa's solicit for the poor G Deception of democracy C The philanderings of faux foreign policy G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G Smoggy skies and fixed elections C Injustice strikes from all directions G D People with their backs against the floor G Looking for someone to set us free G A king with fists like Mohammad Ali G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war Em C G A mother knows what is best for you C G Even though it's hard to listen Em C G Your father knows he can count on you Am D Though you couldn't count on him G Christopher Columbus knew C Vasco De Gama and Magellan too G D The profits of oppression grow like never before G All hail to the captalist thief C And mourn your lost ones and covet our grief G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G Hurricane waters ravage southern towns C And black and brown people are left to drown G D While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores G Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome C And the National Guard says "Don't go home" G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G Police officers hassle the homeless C Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence G D The jailhouse opens wide its door G A corporation cuts a million employees C And the factory is moving overseas G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war Em C G A mother knows what is best for you C G Even though it's hard to listen Em C G Your father knows he can count on you Am D Though you couldn't count on him G Jesus sheds another tear C Into a sea of two thousand years G D Into the eve of a new year once more G Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow C Toast to health and wealth tomorrow G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G Religious wars and domination C World trade and globalization G D The prices of petroleum soar G Lonesome churches are packed with sinners C Non-believers and new beginners G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G Say a prayer for the less fortunate C Prisoners and soldiers you never have met G D Understand what it is they're fighting for G Say a prayer for your enemies C Say a prayer for the victims and their families G C D G The holidays are here and we're still at war G C D G Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war