David Rovics - If only it were true

^C I turned on my TV, though ^Git was hard to see These ^Fmen who’d be head of ^Gstate ^CWhat a great country, from ^Gsea to shining sea We ^Fwatch the ^GRepublicans de^Cbate Newt stood with his third wife, and ^Gsaid you bet your life The ^Fpresident is a ^Gred He ^Cwants to tax the rich a lot and take your ^Glimo and your yacht He ^Fwants to ^Ghave the bankers’ ^Cheads ^C7 And if ^Fhe gets in again he’ll paint the ^CWhite House pink and then He’ll hire ^GChavez as his V^CP ^C7 Then ^Fwe’ll be right on track to give ^Ccapitalism the sack A^Glong with the insurance industr^G7y

If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true I’d be so ^Ghappy — wouldn’t ^Amyou? If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true, if ^Gonly it were ^Ctrue

He’ll give everyone food stamps and ^Gwheelchair ramps He’ll ^Fsubsidize windmills and maple ^Gsyrup He’ll ^Ccripple industries with eco-^Gfriendly policies And ^Fpretty soon we ^Gwill be just like ^CEurope He’ll shut down oil wells and de^Gliver solar cells To each ^Fhome in Delaware and Illi^Gnois He’ll ban ^Clogging in the parks, he’ll send the ^Gworks of Karl Marx To the ^Fhomes of every A^Gmerican girl and ^Cboy ^C7 He’ll a^Fbolish pesticides, he’ll be ^Cgiving out free rides And free ^Glunches, too, inside his high-speed ^Ctrains ^C7 He’ll start ^Flots of public works, ^Cfull of union perks He’ll ^Gfill all the cities up with bicycle ^G7lanes

If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true I’d be so ^Ghappy — wouldn’t ^Amyou? If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true, if ^Gonly it were ^Ctrue

Watch out, his critics tell, this ^Gshall be our death knell He’ll ^Fpull the troops out and end all of our ^Gwars He’ll gut ^Cmilitary spending, our ^Gempire will be ending And ^Fsoon we’ll be in^Gvaded by the ^CMoors He’ll legalize all drugs, ^Ggive away beer mugs And ^Fhookas to every child — and Ko^Grans He’ll ban re^Cligions from the schools, give 40 ^Gacres and a mule To every ^Fperson who makes ^Gless than 50 ^Cgrand ^C7 He’ll shut ^Fdown Guantanamo, to ^Ctorture he’ll say no He’ll make us ^Gall drive electric ^Ccars ^C7 He’ll rein^Fstate the Fairness Doctrine, take ^Coff that damn flag pin And ^Ghe’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind ^G7bars

If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true I’d be so ^Ghappy — wouldn’t ^Amyou? If ^Fonly it were true, if ^Conly it were true, if ^Gonly it were ^Ctrue