Bm                    A                         G
Presidential elections are planned distractions
          A                           Bm
To divert attention from the action behind the scenes
Bm                                       A
like a game of chess when the house is a mess
                                                           G
Or a petty money squabble when your marriage is in trouble
               A                                 Bm
Or a football game when there's rioting in the streets

Chorus:
Bm                      A                       G
It's just another movie, another song and dance
A                            Bm
Another poor sucker who never had a chance
Bm                       A                         G
It's just another captain going down with his ship
              A           Bm
Just another jerk, taking pride in his work

Bm                    A                        G
I was a poor magician; I could never understand
               A                        Bm
You can't make tears disappear through sleight of hand
Bm                          A                         G
From the bottom of my heart -- off the top of my head
                       A                       Bm
Words were pulled like rabbits from a hat but nothing was said

Chorus

Bm                                   A                             G
Now my freedom's bought and paid for -- it lights up my living room
                      A                            Bm
I got nothing more to prove; I've got no reason to move
Bm                                 A                           G
And when I'm tired of the program -- when it's taken it's toll
                        A                   Bm
I can press a button, change the channel by remote control