Eddie Vedder - Heres to the state
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Words and Music by Eddie Vedder.
As performed during the Toronto International Film Festival on 9/11/2007.
[ F ]Here's to the judges of [ Fadd9 ]John Roberts[ F ]
Who wear the robe of honor in a [ Fadd9 ]phony legal [ G ] form
And [ F ] justices are stranger when the [ Cadd9 ]partisans re[ G ]port
When the [ F ] court elected a president it was the [ Fadd9 ] beginning of this [ G ] war
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]John Roberts [ Am ]find yourself ano [ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
[ F ]Here's to the government of [ Fadd9 ]Dick Cheney[ F ]
With criminals posing as [ Cadd9 ]advisors to the [ D ]crown
And they[ F ] hope that no one sees the sites or that [ Fadd9 ]no one hears the [ G ]sounds
Cause the [ F ]speeches of our president are the [ Fadd9 ]remains of a [ G ]clown
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]Dick Cheney [ Am ]find yourself ano[ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
Here's to the churches of [ Fadd9 ]Jerry Falwell[ F ]
Oh the cross once made of silver now is [ Fadd9 ]turned to [ G ]rust
And the [ F ] sunday morning services preach in [ Fadd9 ]fear of men in [ G ]love
And [ F ]God only knows in [ Fadd9 ]heaven they must[ G ]trust
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]Jerry Falwell [ Am ] find yourself ano[ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
Here's to the laws of [ Fadd9 ]Alberto Gonzalez[ F ]
Congress will pass an act in the [ Cadd9 ]panic of the [ D ]day
And the [ F ] Constitution's drowning in an [ Fadd9 ]ocean of [ G ]decay
And [ F ]freedom of speech is dangerous i've [ Fadd9 ]even heard them [ G ]say
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]Gonzalez [ Am ] find yourself ano[ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
Here's to the businessmen of [ Fadd9 ]George W [ F ]
Who'll want to change the focus from Halli[ Cadd9 ]burton to [ D ]Enron
And their[ F ] profits like blood money spilled out [ Fadd9 ]on the white house [ G ]lawn
To [ F ]keep their hold on power they're using [ Fadd9 ]terror as a [ G ]con
While the [ F ]bombs they fall on children dont know [ Fadd9 ]which side...dont care
side that they're [ G ]on
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]George W [ Am ]find yourself ano[ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
[ F ]Here's to the [ Am ] land you [ F ] tore out the [ F ]heart of
[ F ]George W [ Am ]find yourself ano[ F ]ther country [ G ]to be [ F ]part of
Notes:
Eddie does a little Gsus4 - G - Gsus2 run while strumming the G that ends each verse
After strumming the last F in the first line of the chorus (...heart of) Eddie pulls off
E and A strings for one strum and then continues strumming G like so:
e|--3--3------3--|
B|--3--3------3--|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2--0------2--|
E|--3--0------3--|
After strumming the last G in the last line of the chorus (...to be part of) Eddie does
little 3-2-0 run on the A string and then continues strumming G like so:
e|--3---------3--|
B|--3---------3--|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2--3-2-0--2--|
E|--3---------3--|