If you want to play this solo on an acoustic, it's always better to use open chords as
as possible. This song is much easier with a capo on 2
CAPO 2!
-- Intro (0:00)
+-- Verse 1 (0:13)
Let's stop this talk of privilege 'cause the
songs that we sing are as much of a product of our privilege as
the clothes on my back, or the
phone call I made to my mom last night
And let's stop this talk of action 'cause
action comes easy it's the moments just before that are hard
when I gotta get my voice and my fist on the
same page as my heart
as my heart
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+-- Verse 2 (0:40)
And let's stop this talk of them because
the things we find deplorable in politicians, CEOs, and cops
are the same things that will tear ourselves apart
And let's stop this talk of words because
words like dishonesty, selfishness, and laziness, and greed
aren't as distant to us as we'd
like to believe
to believe
+-- Chorus 1 (1:05)
So please, the next time you're
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I
know that when we pick up the pieces the
only thing left will be the same empty rubble that's
made up every revolution that I've ever known to make me
believe and lose faith in humanity in the
same empty breath of hot air
+-- Bridge (1:31)
And they say
that the beauty's in the streets
But when I look around
it seems more like defeat
And I'm afraid that this
fight that we're all caught up in
will make us the same as that
which we oppose
+-- Chorus 2 (1:55)
So please, the next time you're
smashing the state don't go breaking my heart but I
know that we can pick up the pieces
and build something new, something different
that's not like every revolution that I've ever known that can make me
believe and have faith in humanity
and we'll all breathe a breath of fresh air