Oldest Trick

 Gm                                
Gonna take more eyes than the eyes 
                       Bb
that you have in your head
To see what’s happening gonna take 
       F
more teeth
Than those in your mouth to chew it 
      C
all down
 Gm                            
Gonna take more brains than the 
                                Bb
brains that you have in your skull
To find the answers ‘cause these 
      F
days information stinks
                C
There’s enough lies here to fool the
 Sphinx


[Chorus]
                            Gm
The newest version of the oldest 
trick
                              Bb
It’s been working since they wrote 
that book
                      F
And you say that it makes you sick
                        C
But not before that it made you look


[Verse 2]
 Gm                                
Gonna take more words than the 
                           Bb
words that can roll off your tongue
                            F 
To express that there is a way 
                         C
better than this to be free
 Gm                                
Gonna take more hands than the 
                     Bb
hands that grow on your arms
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                         F
To chip away the tired veneer

It’s thick as a myth
           C
You don’t know what you’re messing 
with


[Chorus]
                            Gm
The newest version of the oldest 
trick
                              Bb
It’s been working since they wrote 
that book
                      F
And you say that it makes you sick
                        C
But not before that it made you look


[Bridge]
           Gm
Well, it started so long ago with
 Bb
Just a few rich men they
 F                        C
Had to protect what they had, what 
they had but the
  Gm
Problem with freedom is
  Bb
Everyone wants some and
 F                         C
If all are equal than the poor might
 get mad
Gm                      Bb
So they found enemies, built up 
mythologies
F                          C
To keep the people from snooping 
around
Gm                       Bb
It worked so well we can no longer 
tell
            F                      
Where the truth turns to rust who 
   C
to kill who to trust


[Chorus]
                           Gm
The newest version of the oldest 
trick
                              Bb
It’s been working since they wrote 
that book
                      F
And you say that it makes you sick
                        C
But not before that it made you look

                           Gm
The newest version of the oldest 
trick
                              Bb
It’s been working since they wrote 
that book
                      F
And you say that it makes you sick
                        C
But not before that it made you look