National Myth

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All your glorious battles, what 
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did they amount to, what did they
   B
 prove?
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All for your pride of country,
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All for your sacred democracy, 
F#              B
rival national myths.
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All for your rich ancestry of 
     D#             F#        B
warmongers, you hailed as heroes.
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Don't believe in your jingoistic 
pride,
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That fuels your imperialistic 
 F#    B
genocide
                                    
                                    
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When all I cry for  is Anarchy      
                              
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When all I plea for is to be 
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free.                    
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Their slavery will never get the 
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best of me.                      
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Their restrictions will never 
imprison me
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Their poisons will never disable me.
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Love is the force that drives me.

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A better world will emerge out of 
     D#              F#       B
the blood and carnage of the past.
    F#                           
Considering tens of millions lost 
                  D#
their lives in conflict,
                F#           B
Surely it’s not too much to ask?
 F#
Wars of religion, nationalism,
         D#                     
made all the more devastating by 
               F#         B
advances in perverted science.
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Led the innocent to early deaths, 
   D#
soldiers to shallow graves.
 F#               B
How can you sleep at night?

Riff
When all I cry for is to be free.
Riff
When all I plea for is Anarchy.
Riff
Their slavery will never get the 
best of me.
Riff
Their restrictions will never 
imprison me.
Riff
Their poisons will never disable me.
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Love is the force that drives me.
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Hatred will never overtake me.