New Model Army – 225 (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am G D [Verse 1]
      D
She stares at the screen
At the little words of green
           Am     G          D
Tries to remember what to do next

D
There's a trace of frustration
That crosses her face
Am                 G                 D
Searching for the keys she should press
[Chorus 1]
F
And I would help her

        D
If I only know how

              C                       F
But these things are a mystery to me too

        D               G
And it seems that the corporate

Am              G
Eyes they are watching

      D             G
She fears for her job

            Am          G
And the moments are passing

     D               G
I stare at her nametag

      Am          G
And think to myself

             D               C
Both you and I, we never asked

       D
For any of this
[Verse 2]
                D
So let's take a walk
Up past the chemical works
            Am G              D
Where the sky turns green at night

           D
And we'll talk about
Bout getting away from here
      Am        G       D
Some different kind of life
[Chorus 2]
    F                     D
But even in the freshest mountain air

           C                        F
While the jet fighters practice overhead

              D             G
And they're drilling these hills

      Am       G
For uranium deposits

             D        G
And they'll bury the waste

          Am           G
For our children to inherit

      D            G
And though this is all done

    Am       G           D
For our own benefit, I swear

         C         D
We never asked for any of this
[Verse 3]
                  D 
Well, this golden age of communication

                Am   G            D
Means everyone talks at the same time

     D 
And liberty just means
Some freedom to exploit
     Am      G             D
Any weakness that you can find
[Chorus 3]
       F               D
We'll turn off the TV just for a while

         C                       F
Let us whisper to each other instead

           D             G        Am
And we'll hope that the corporate ears

        G
Do not listen

   D               G         Am
Unless we find ourselves committing

               G
Some kind of treason

     D            G
And filed in the tapes

          Am            G
Without rhyme, without reason

            D                G
While they tell us that it's all

        Am      G           D 
For our own protection, I swear

         C         D 
We never asked for any of this...

     D               C          D
Oh I swear, we never asked, for any of this...

     D               C          D
Oh I swear, we never asked, for any of this...

     D               C          D
Oh I swear...
[Outro] D Am G D Am G D F D C F D G Am G x3 D C D x3