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^Am Don't believe what you ^Emhear ^Am Don't believe what you ^Emsee ^Am If you just close your ^Emeyes You can ^Amfeel the enem^Emy

^Am When I first met you ^Ggirl You had ^Fmaj7fire in your ^Em7soul ^Am What happened your ^Gface Of ^Fmaj7melting snow?^Em7

Now it ^Clooks like this And ^Am7you can swallow, or you can spit You can ^Fthrow it up, or ^Gchoke on it And ^Cyou can dream So ^Am7dream out loud You ^Fknow that your ^Gtime is coming 'ro^Am7und So ^Fdon't let the ^Gbastards grind you down

No, ^Amnothing makes ^Emsense No^Amthing seems to ^Emfit I ^Amknow you'd hit ^Emout If you ^Amonly knew who to ^Emhit

And ^AmI'd join the ^Gmovement If there was ^Fmaj7one I could be^Em7lieve in Yeah I'd ^Ambreak bread and ^Gwine If there was a c^Fmaj7hurch I could re^Em7ceive in

'cause I ^Cneed it now To ^Am7take a cup, to fill it up To ^Fdrink it slow, I can't ^Glet you go ^CI must be an ^Am7acrobat To ^Ftalk like this, and ^Gact like that And ^Cyou can dream, so ^Am7dream out loud And ^Fdon't let the ^Gbastards grind you down

^Em7Oh, it hurts baby (What are we going to do now it's all been said) (No new ideas in the house and every book has been read)

^CI must be an ^Am7acrobat To ^Ftalk like this, and ^Gact like that And ^Cyou can dream, so ^Am7dream out loud And ^Fyou can find, your ^Gown way out ^CYou can build, and ^Am7I can will And ^Fyou can call, I can't ^Gwait until ^CYou can stash, and ^Am7you can seize In ^Fdreams begin, responsi^Gbilities And ^CI can love, and ^Am7I can love And I ^Fknow that the ^Gtide is turning '^Am7round So ^Fdon't let the ^Gbastards grind you ^Amdown