A F#m D E  E7

E           E7                 A
Hey, Baby I just got back from town 
                     F#m
Where the bribes are paid 
                            D
Honey, they turned my offer down 
                            E   E7
They say the deal's already made 
               E         A
So now I gotta stand and watch 
                   F#m
While it all comes down 
                         D
And the buzzards and the hawks 
                       F#m
And the judges and the mob 
A      E
Circle round 

       E7         A                
Now if I were the queen 
           F#m
of all the world 
              D
I would go in chains 
                E   E7
just to see you free 
       E          A
Of the ropes that bind you 
                 F#m
And the role you play 
                   D         F#m
And the pride that hooks you 
          A             E    (A E)
While the big ones get away 

E                             A
Love junkies wanna change the world: 
                     F#m
It quickly stays the same 
                           D
Money junkies hire all the smart ones 
                      E   E7
Power junkies run the game 

    E         A
One step at a time 
         F#m
Polarity Hill 
                      D
If the bad guys don't get you, baby 
             E   E7
Then the good guys will 
     E             A
With angels on the take 
                         F#m
And the gangsters in the yard 
                        D
Hey don't the wars come easy 
                         E   E7
Hey don't the peace come hard 

       E       A
Now if I had a way 
             F#m
to reach the sky 
                       D
I'd grab that crescent moon 

Wield it like a knife 
                  E   E7
Save you from the lies 
         E          A
From the ropes that bind you 
           F#m
And the role you play 
                  D         F#m
And the game that hooks you 
          A             E
While the big ones get away

A F#m D E  E7 . . .

* Alternate:

Open

A   = C
F#m = Am
D   = D
E   = G
E7  = G7