[Verse 1]
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It's Christmastime in Washington
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The Democrats rehearsed
B
Gettin' into gear for four more years
A E
Things not gettin' worse
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The Republicans drink whiskey neat
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And thanked their lucky stars
B
They said, 'He cannot seek another term
A E
They'll be no more fdrs'
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I sat home in Tennessee
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Staring at the screen
B
With an uneasy feeling in my chest
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And I'm wonderin' what it means
[Chorus]
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So come back Woody Guthrie
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Come back to us now
B
Tear your eyes from paradise
A E
And rise again somehow
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If you run into Jesus
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Maybe he can help you out
B A B E
Come back Woody Guthrie to us now
[Verse 2]
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I followed in your footsteps once
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Back in my travelin' days
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Somewhere I failed to find your trail
A E
Now I'm stumblin' through the haze
But there's killers on the highway now
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And a man can't get around
B
So I sold my soul for wheels that roll
A E
Now I'm stuck here in this town
[Chorus]
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So come back Woody Guthrie
A
Come back to us now
B
Tear your eyes for paradise
A E
And rise again some how
E
If you run into Jesus
A
Maybe he can help,you out
B A B E
Come back Woody Guthrie to us now
[Verse 3]
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There's foxes in the hen house
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Cows out in the corn
B
The unions have been busted
A E
Their proud red banners torn
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To listen to the radio
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You'd think that all was well
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But you and me and Cisco know
A B E
It's going straight to hell
[Verse 4]
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So come back, Emma Goldman
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Rise up, old Joe Hill
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The barracades are goin' up
A E
They cannot break our will
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Come back to us, Malcolm X
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And Martin Luther King
B
We're marching into Selma
A B E
As the bells of freedom ring
[Chorus]
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So come back Woody Guthrie
A
Come back to us now
B
Tear your eyes for paradise
A B E
And rise again some how
