Am
Well there's crying in the kitchen
and there's fighting on the street
And there's cocaine in the schoolyard
yet my heart don't miss a beat

            A                   Am
I can't let go, no he can't let go

Am
And the preacher's on the telly
and he's handing me the phone
Got an ulcer in his belly and a torment in his soul

             A                   Am
He can't let go, no he can't let go

Fm           A          Dm
Everybody wants a contribution
Fm               A              Dm
Telling me they've got the best solution
Fm                A           Dm
No one wants the carousel to slowdown
Fm                A              Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown

( Am  A  Am )

Am
And there's poison in the water
And there's holes up in the sky
And the children keep on asking
"Is the planet going to die?"
            A               Am
We must let go, we must let go

A          Dm           A            Dm
Got to get fired - it's going to get hot
                     A
We've got to take it higher,
                      Fm
give it everything we got
      A
oh - oh
     Am
Oh - oh, you never know,

Am
Oh! Way to go!

(Pausa)

( Am  A  Am )

Fm          A           Dm
Everybody's talking revolution
Fm          A          Dm
Politicians offer no solution
Fm               A                Dm
No one seems to want to face the lowdown
Fm                A             Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown

Am
For a Showdown
A
For a Showdown
Am
For a Showdown

( Am  A )

Fm                A            Dm
No one wants the carousel to slowdown
Fm                 A             Dm
Seems to me we're heading for a showdown)