Oh Great America

G

          G
There are tears rolling down my front and back
          Em
There are mirrors holding up a one-eyed jack
          D
There’s a hurricane swinging at a lowly shack
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

          G
There’s a compass lost on the open sea
        Em
Another shooter in my community
          D
There’s a steady stream of insanity
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

          G
There’s a dog with a nuclear bomb in his mouth
     Em
Hey, old white man, meet the brave new south
      D
Don’t it just make you want to scream and shout
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

         G
TV is as busy as a can of bait
          Em
Point and click and get it now, you never have have to stop and wait
         D
But your airplane is going to be a little late
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

   G
My eyes and my ears and my senses are tired
Em
Everybody’s scared, everybody’s inspired
    D
The world is under water and it’s also on fire
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

    C
So, Great America
     G                 D
Come on, come on, come on
        C
We were made in histeria
         G              D
There is litter on your lawn
        C
If it’s smoking while you’re sleaping
            G           D
There’ll be fire in the dawn
C
Come on, America
     D        C        G
Come on, come on, come on

    G
You talk like this but you live like that
         Em
It says “go back home” on your welcome mat
    D
Did someone really say that the world is flat
               C    G
In two-tousand seventeen

        G
There’s constant unchecked brutality
      Em
Brave man takes a stand by dropping to his knee
            D
I’ll try to understand you, try to understand me
               C    G     Em   D
In two-tousand seventeen
C                G
Two-tousand seventeen

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