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G C
G
IT’S AS SIMPLE AS FEAR, AS DISTURBING AS HATE, IT’S A FRAGILE AS HUMILITY
G
C D/A
IT’S THE WAY THAT WE DEAL WITH WHAT WE TRULY FEEL ABOUT EVERYTHING WE SEE
Em D
RALLY ROUND A CAGE
Em D C
D
OR ACT YOUR AGE
G C
D/A G
LIKE AGE OLD METHODS WE SCRATCHED FOREVER IN A PRISON WALL
G C
D/A
WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF BUT WE DON’T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL
Em
D
RALLY ROUND A CAGE, AND DON’T MAKE A FUSS
Em
D C
RALLY ROUND A CAGE, WHO AM I IF I’M NOT AWARE THAT I’M ONE OF US?
D
IT’S A QUESTION OF TRUST
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G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC
D G C
E
RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, CRINGE AT THE PAPER THEN PLACE THE BLAME ON “THESE DAYS
C G
D
AS IF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE SEEN UNLESS WE VIEW IT ON THE BIG SCREEN
G
C
UNDERSTAND IT’S NOT GETTING BETTER AND IT’S GROWING OUTSIDE
G C
A PRICE PAID IN FULL FOR THE CONSCIENCE THAT LIED
D
E
ALL THE BILLBOARDS IN THE WORLD CAN’T COVER OUR EYES
C
I DON’T UNDERSTAND
DON’T TREAD ON ME
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G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC
D G
C E
BUT WE ACT LIKE WE DIDN’T KNOW, THEN KIDS SHOOT KIDS OR COMMUNITY DEFIES ITS ROLE
C G
D
THEN OF COURSE IT’S EVERYONE’S FAULT EXCEPT ANYONE WE MIGHT KNOW
G
C
TELL ME ARE THE COLORS OF THE FLAG MUCH PRETTIER TO SEE
G C
WHEN VIEWED FROM THE REQUISITE COMFORT OF THE KNEES
D E
WE’RE THE LOYAL LITTLE CHORUS STILL SINGING OUT “PLEASE”
C
I CAN’T UNDERSTAND
DON’T TREAD ON ME
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G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC
D
G C G
ONE LITTLE, TWO LITTLE, THREE LITTLE PINK SLIPS, FOUR
D C
G C G
WHERE “FAMILY VALUES” ARE A VALUE MOST CAN’T AFFORD
C G
RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, TO THE NEW HIT SONGS
C
G
RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, CALLED “HOW CAN WE BE WRONG“
C
D
RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE C’MON DO THE GOOSE STEP TO A STATE-SUBSIDIZED SING-ALONG
C
E
WITH ONE SIDE YANKING A LINE CALLED DAMAGE CONTROL
C
D E
WHILE GROANING CUZ THEY FELT THAT THE NATIONAL RAZOR WENT DULL
C G
BUT THE OTHER IS A PLACE I CALL HOME
C G
WHERE SOLIDARITY IS SELDOM SHOWN
C G
D
WHERE TAXES PAID IS LIKE GETTING SPADE TO A DOG WITH A THRIFT-STORE BONE
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THIS ISN’T ME, THIS ISN’T ME,
E F#
G C
THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, THIS ISN’T ME
E F#
G C
THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, THIS ISN’T ME
E C
G
THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, IT WILL NEVER BE. 