Songified argument about Batman - by Hank Green, John Green and TheGregoryBrothers
Chorus:
[Hank Green]
C G F
You've got Batman entirely wrong
Ab Am F
John, we are all batpeople
[John Green]
C G F
Hank, Gotham never gets better for long
Em F
Crime is not actually caused by evil
[Hank Green]
We are all batpeople
[John Green]
D F
Crime is not actually caused by evil
Verse:
[John Green]
C
Batman's just a rich guy with an affinity for bats
Who's playing out his insane fantasy
F
How is that heroic?
[Hank Green]
C F C
Batman's values and actions are a reflection
of our own values and actions
F
To make the world better
[John Green]
C E
Does Batman understand how difficult it is
C
For an underfunded city like Gotham
F
To replace roads and bridges
[Hank Green]
E F
We see ourselves in the cracks of his façade
C
In his anger and frustration
F
Because we have all those things, too
Bridge
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
[Hank Green]
John
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
[John Green]
Hank
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
Chorus
[Hank Green]
C G F
You've got Batman entirely wrong
Ab Am F
John, we are all batpeople
[John Green]
C G F
Hank, Gotham never gets better for long
Em F
Crime is not actually caused by evil
[Hank Green]
We are all batpeople
[John Green]
D F
Crime is not actually caused by evil
Verse
[John Green]
C
Crime is caused by systemic disenfranchisement
And poverty
G C F
And lack of access to job opportunities
[Hank Green]
C
We are not the heroes earth needs (earth needs)
G F
But the heroes earth just happened to get
Bridge
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
[Hank Green]
John
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
[John Green]
Hank
[John Green]
Hank
[Hank Green]
John
Chorus
[Hank Green]
C G Dm
You've got Batman entirely wrong
E A C
John, we are all batpeople
[John Green]
C G F
Hank, Gotham never gets better for long
Em F
Crime is not actually caused by evil
[Hank Green]
We are all batpeople
[John Green]
D ( F )
Crime is not actually caused by evil
