Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Roosevelt Room (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Play Gm11 like this
e----3
B----3
G----3
D----3
A----3
E----3[Intro]
Gm Gm11
[Verse 1]
Gm Gm11 Hey there son of Adam Gm Gm11 Hey there daughter of Eve Gm Gm11 Help me sing this tear gas riot song Gm Gm11 To some fresh faced police F They won't even know what hit 'em F When they lift their Roman shades Gm Dm Gm When the people's song comes pouring in on a brand new day
[Verse 2]
Gm Gm11 Now, you who dammed the river Gm Gm11 You who change a mountain's name Gm Gm11 First we want Denali back Gm Gm11 Then we're taking over Washington state F You get death as a consolation F You know only hate and rage Gm Dm Gm You paid a dowry for your child bride now she's living like a slave
[Verse 3]
Gm Gm11 A prayer came down the wire Gm Gm11 And it was all in the enemy's code Gm Gm11 You couldn't figure out what mercy meant Gm Gm11 So you did like you were told F When they finally sent the doctors F Once the fireball went out Gm Dm Gm There was nothing left but the cockroaches in a movie with no sound
[Chorus]
Bb F Gm What good, what good are you? Bb F Gm With your Cherokee trail and your Roosevelt Room? Bb F Gm What good, what good are you? Bb F Gm With your Seneca plague and your Arlington tomb
[Verse 4]
Gm Gm11 Yeah, go ask Hunter Thompson Gm Gm11 Yeah, go ask Hemmingway's ghost Gm Gm11 It all catches up with you Gm Gm11 Once you get just a little too old F Take a hard look in the mirror F It's a thing that you did not see Gm Dm Gm The shadow's long but the day is young it just wasn't meant to be
[Verse 5]
Gm Gm11 There's no blankets for the winter Gm Gm11 There's no oil in the lamp Gm Gm11 And I'd like to write my congressman Gm Gm11 But I can't afford the stamp F You want me to pay my taxes F So you can propagate your lies Gm Dm Gm While there's barefoot dudes down in New Orleans looking like they're gonna die
[Verse 6]
Gm Gm11 Yeah, you who quote the legends Gm Gm11 You who poisoned all of my dreams Gm Gm11 You pinned all of the medals on Gm Gm11 All those boys from Omaha Beach F Hope you haven't got too lazy F I know you like your apple pie Gm Dm Gm Cause the working poor you've been pissing on are doing double shifts tonight
[Chorus]
Bb F Gm What good, what good are you Bb F Gm With your Seneca plague and your Arlington tomb? Bb F Gm What good, what good are you Bb F Gm With your Cherokee trail and your Roosevelt Room?