Friday, February 28, 2020
Monday, February 24, 2020
3.1.2020 Songs
4.SONG: LET ME HELP THE WORLD
Intro F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 1
F#m
I hear the voices...
F#m7
They haunt me still
D
No easy choices/
C#7
I had the will/
F#m
They call me liar/
F#m7
and curse my name!/
D
Those Harvard fags don’t have my fire/
C#7
I don’t have time for games!/
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D
D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
INTERLUDE
F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 2
F#m
I wore three stripes/
F#m7
the boy wore two/
D
I smoke no pipes/
C#7
like Harvard men do!/
F#m
The country’s bleedin’/
F#m7
your men are dyin’/
D
you need strong leadin’/
C#7
Richard the Lion!
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
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5. SONG: BRAVERY
Intro Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
NIXON
Em
The time for talk is done
C/E
You have to ante up
Em
In the face of the enemy's gun
C/E
Will you drink from a bitter cup?
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in Caracas—
Em7 Em6
Si me chingues, te corto los huevos!
Em Em9
Don't wait for the translation
Em7 Em6
You and I -- we may just come to blows!
Em
You need a friend
Em
who will see you through to the end
C#/E
Just a little Quaker plea—
C/E
Don't fuck with me!
Em
Get in my head/puff me up nice and big/
Em
make me see red, get me dancing your jig!/
C#/E
Admire your bravery/
C/E
but don't fuck with me!
KING
Em C(b5)
May your enemies be blessed--
Em C(b5)
If this is how you treat a friend in distress!
NIXON
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
You people cannot face the truth--
Cm/G G#
This house stays always divided!
INTERLUDE
Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
V2
KING
Em
So now the wicked truth
C/E
Drips from your scowling mouth...
Em
The two-faced Yank will dance his
C/E
two-step with Lady South!
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in the courthouse—
Em7 Em6
"The 14th amendment is real!"
Em Em9
Jim Crow's gonna lose in his lawsuit--
Em7 Em6
Tomorrow he'll lose his appeal!
Em
I need a friend
Em
who will see me through to the end,
C#/E
Until you promise me--
C/E
I'll fuck with thee!
Em
Get in your head/
Em
cut you down right to size—
Em
prick at your conscience,
Em
dismember your lies!/
C#/E
Demolish your knavery/
C/E
yeah, I'll fuck with thee!
NIXON
Em C(b5)
Love gets fewer votes than fear,
Em C(b5)
Your harangues fall on deaf ears…
KING
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
If power is your only goal,
Cm/G G#
The fire's stoked for your soul...
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6. SONG: ASK NOT
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Do you really think of me like that?
Dm A#
If the Negro is the mouse, am I the cat?
KING
Dm A#
Yes! The man who in hot times remains cool.
Dm A#
The man who fails to serve, but burns to rule.
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Men of God all say that they see clear.
Dm A#
But you need men of will to fight the fear.
KING
Dm A#
What’s the will you speak of?
Dm A#
You live to hate, you fear love.
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Then let me ask you...
VERSE 1
Dm A#
How much time does a man need?/
Dm7 A#M7
To change the world around him?/
Dm A#
How much life must a man bleed?/
Dm7 A#M7
Until his sins have drowned him?/
Dm A#
Half a life and then a kill shot/
Dm7 A#M7
Turns great men into ashes!/
Dm A#
Temporary peace is then bought/
Dm7 A#M7
Until the next of clashes.
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
VERSE 2
Dm A#
Do you trust a man who fiddles/
Dm7 A#M7
while all your brothers burn?/
Dm A#
Nixon is the greatest riddle/
Dm7 A#M7
who knows where his mind will turn?
Dm A#
Maybe I am not the ideal/
Dm7 A#M7
I am not in prison with you/
Dm A#
But I make a quiet appeal/
Dm7 A#M7
which of us to you sounds more true?
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
Monday, February 17, 2020
Songs
1. SONG: GENESIS
TRUMPET
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET (8vb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS (8vb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET (15mb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS (15mb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
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2. SONG: THE AIR OUT THERE
NIXON
Em B
Sacrificed on an altar
Em B7
For a people damned to die
Em B
Today's the day you finally falter
Em B7
Down to Hell your soul will fly
KING
Em B
I face my fate
Em B7
fearing no one
Em B
No mind to hate
Em B7
wait for the gun
INTERLUDE
G#m D#/G G#m D#/G
NIXON
D#m D#m7
500 years 500 years
C# C#7
You will not make it for 500 years.
Bm Bm7
Live like a bunch of dogs no type of family life
D#m D#m7
500 years 500 years
KING
Em
Longevity has its place.
Em Em7 D#m
But I'm not concerned about that now.
Em EmM7 Em
I just want to do God's will.
Em EmM7 Em7 C#m
I've seen the Pro mised Land.
Cm Cm7 Cm
I may not get there with you.
D# D#m B/D#
But we as a people, will get there!
NIXON
Em B
You a man without tomorrow
Em B7
I a man without a past
Em B
Your disciples will feel sorrow
Em B
My supporters win at last
KING
Em B
Into His arms
Em B7
I freely run
Em B
From all earth's harms;
Em B
the Dream has won.
NIXON
D#m
Henry Gibbs' schooling
D#m7
Alice Simms' safety
C#
Kathy Parks' housing
C#7
Homer Pitts' business
Bm
I'll see them all through when I
Bm7
win the election;
D#m
What will you do for them
D#m7
when you are dead?
KING
Em EmM7 Em
You have one of the most magnetic
Em D#m
personalities I've ever confronted.
Em EmM7 Em
A genius for convincing people
Em9 G#m F#m
that you are sincere. But if you
G#m A
are not sincere, you are the
G#m
most dangerous man in America.
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3. SONG: A NEW NECKTIE
Intro
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
VERSE 1
Bm F#
Why don’t you fight?/
Bm7 F#7
Why don’t you pray?/
Bm F#
Think I’m poor white/
Bm7 F#7
White trash? What you say, preacher?/
Bm F#
I don’t know why/
Bm7 F#7
You niggers never break/
Bm F#
This hole is where you’ll die/
Bm7 F#7
One bullet’s all it takes...
CHORUS
Gm
You won’t win/
A#/F
You won’t change a thing!/
Gm
You’re a fraud,
A#/F
I know your lies!/
Gm
No crown for
A#/F
Martin Luther King/
Gm
Givin’ you a
A#/F
new necktie!
INTERLUDE
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
VERSE 2
Bm F#
Your mad dream is a curse/
Bm7 F#7
Just between you and me
Bm F#
You learned them Bible verse/
Bm7 F#7
To get some white pussy/
Bm F#
I know that we’re the same/
Bm7 F#7
You wanna see me gassed/
Bm F#
Or burning in the flames/
Bm7 F#7
Shattered like broken glass!
CHORUS
Gm
You won’t win/
A#/F
You won’t change a thing!/
Gm
You’re a fraud,
A#/F
I know your lies!/
Gm
No crown for
A#/F
Martin Luther King/
Gm
Givin’ you a
A#/F
new necktie!
OUTRO
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
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4.SONG: LET ME HELP THE WORLD
Intro F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 1
F#m
I hear the voices...
F#m7
They haunt me still
D
No easy choices/
C#7
I had the will/
F#m
They call me liar/
F#m7
and curse my name!/
D
Those Harvard fags don’t have my fire/
C#7
I don’t have time for games!/
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
INTERLUDE
F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 2
F#m
I wore three stripes/
F#m7
the boy wore two/
D
I smoke no pipes/
C#7
like Harvard men do!/
F#m
The country’s bleedin’/
F#m7
your men are dyin’/
D
you need strong leadin’/
C#7
Richard the Lion!
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
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5. SONG: BRAVERY
Intro Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
NIXON
Em
The time for talk is done
C/E
You have to ante up
Em
In the face of the enemy's gun
C/E
Will you drink from a bitter cup?
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in Caracas—
Em7 Em6
Si me chingues, te corto los huevos!
Em Em9
Don't wait for the translation
Em7 Em6
You and I -- we may just come to blows!
Em
You need a friend
Em
who will see you through to the end
C#/E
Just a little Quaker plea—
C/E
Don't fuck with me!
Em
Get in my head/puff me up nice and big/
Em
make me see red, get me dancing your jig!/
C#/E
Admire your bravery/
C/E
but don't fuck with me!
KING
Em C(b5)
May your enemies be blessed--
Em C(b5)
If this is how you treat a friend in distress!
NIXON
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
You people cannot face the truth--
Cm/G G#
This house stays always divided!
INTERLUDE
Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
V2
KING
Em
So now the wicked truth
C/E
Drips from your scowling mouth...
Em
The two-faced Yank will dance his
C/E
two-step with Lady South!
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in the courthouse—
Em7 Em6
"The 14th amendment is real!"
Em Em9
Jim Crow's gonna lose in his lawsuit--
Em7 Em6
Tomorrow he'll lose his appeal!
Em
I need a friend
Em
who will see me through to the end,
C#/E
Until you promise me--
C/E
I'll fuck with thee!
Em
Get in your head/
Em
cut you down right to size—
Em
prick at your conscience,
Em
dismember your lies!/
C#/E
Demolish your knavery/
C/E
yeah, I'll fuck with thee!
NIXON
Em C(b5)
Love gets fewer votes than fear,
Em C(b5)
Your harangues fall on deaf ears…
KING
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
If power is your only goal,
Cm/G G#
The fire's stoked for your soul...
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6. SONG: ASK NOT
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Do you really think of me like that?
Dm A#
If the Negro is the mouse, am I the cat?
KING
Dm A#
Yes! The man who in hot times remains cool.
Dm A#
The man who fails to serve, but burns to rule.
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Men of God all say that they see clear.
Dm A#
But you need men of will to fight the fear.
KING
Dm A#
What’s the will you speak of?
Dm A#
You live to hate, you fear love.
Dm A#
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Then let me ask you...
VERSE 1
Dm A#
How much time does a man need?/
Dm7 A#M7
To change the world around him?/
Dm A#
How much life must a man bleed?/
Dm7 A#M7
Until his sins have drowned him?/
Dm A#
Half a life and then a kill shot/
Dm7 A#M7
Turns great men into ashes!/
Dm A#
Temporary peace is then bought/
Dm7 A#M7
Until the next of clashes.
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
VERSE 2
Dm A#
Do you trust a man who fiddles/
Dm7 A#M7
while all your brothers burn?/
Dm A#
Nixon is the greatest riddle/
Dm7 A#M7
who knows where his mind will turn?
Dm A#
Maybe I am not the ideal/
Dm7 A#M7
I am not in prison with you/
Dm A#
But I make a quiet appeal/
Dm7 A#M7
which of us to you sounds more true?
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
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7. SONG: THE TRUTH OF MY NAME
VERSE 1
Ebm
How did I do this?
B
It wasn’t my time.../
Db
The violent man’s kiss/
B
The same old crime...
Ebm
I’m willing to die,
B
To tell the truth/
Db
A victim of shanghai,
B
men without ruth!
CHORUS
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
I'm through corrupted
Abm7 Ebdim
My words are empty now!
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
There's blood on my hands
Abm7 Ebdim
I’ve broken my vow!
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Fear no foe/
Abm7 Ebdim
No man will ever tame/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
This King, they don’t know/
Abm7 Ebdim
The truth of my name!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Martin Luther King, no slave/
Abm7 Ebdim
Gen’ral of the people’s corps/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
God of War--don’t fear the grave/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
I will march on ever more...
VERSE 2
Ebm
Why they love violence?
B
Take pleasure in pain
Db
Why they love silence?
B
Call me outta my name?
Ebm
Think they know better
B
Cause they run the show?
Db
Breaking free of my fetters
B
Tramplin' over Jim Crow...
CHORUS
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Unreconstructed/
Abm7 Ebdim
These men are broken now!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
There’s blood on my hands/
Abm7 Ebdim
I’ve broken my vow!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Fear no foe/
Abm7 Ebdim
No man will ever tame/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
This King, they don’t know/
Abm7 Ebdim
The truth of my name/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Martin Luther King, no slave/
Abm7 Ebdim
Gen’ral of the people’s corps/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
God of War--don’t fear the grave/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
I will march on ever more...
CODA
Ebm B/Eb Bb/Eb Ebm x 2
March in Shadow/Beat the Sinners/Ten Cuidado/Ain’t no winners…
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8. SONG: DEUTSCHLAND
Intro
A#m Aaug C#/G# D#m7
KING (2x)
A#m Aaug
The most dangerous trial of all/
C#/G#
when there’s no trial
D#m7 A#m
and everything goes well/
A#m Aaug
for then a man is tempted to
C#/G#
forget God, become too bold,
D#m7
misuse times of prosperity.
VERSE 1
A#m7 A#mM7
Where’s the place
A#m7 A#mM7
that I got my name?/
A#m7 A#mM7
In that land,
A#m7 A#mM7
struggle ended in flame.
Em Esus2
Daddy loved the monk/
Em Esus2
who taught not works, but grace/
D#m D#sus2
But people loved the artist
D#m D#sus2
and his master race…
VERSE 2
A#m7 A#mM7
Protestant and Cath’lic/
A#m7 A#mM7
all those centuries apart/
A#m7 A#mM7
Brilliant both, but both had/
A#m7 A#mM7
wicked forces in their hearts/
Em Esus2
"Men of God" with Bibles/
Em Esus2
who’d send millions to their doom/
D#m D#sus2
What hold on me, the monk’s name?/
D#m D#sus2
Does the artist’s return loom?
CHORUS
A#m Cdim C# D#m6
Deutschland, warum rufst du mich, du mich?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m6
Deutschland, warum tust du mich anrufen?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m9
Deutschland, frieden ist der falsche Weg?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m7 D#m6
Deutschland, Hat die Menschheit nur Hass verdient?
A#m F
He who would live must fight/
C# D#m
he who does not wish to fight
A#m
in this world/
A#m7 D#m7
where permanent struggle is the law of life,
D#m6 A#m7
has not the right to exist!
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9. SONG: YOU WANT MY NAME
LUCY
INTRO
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
CHORUS
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
You want my name?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
Why should I share?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
This girl ain’t tame/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
I don’t play fair
VERSE 1
Cm Cm7
So many days of tears/
Cm Cm7
Swimming in all my fears/
Cm Cm7
changing my shape to live/
Cm Cm7
fear men I can’t forgive/
C# C#7
Daytime’s a prison cell/
C# C#7
nighttime's a living hell/
C# C#7
Soviet born and bred/
C# C#7
down to my knickers red/
G#m G#m7
my loyalty to the/
G#m G#m7
country before all/
A#m
no time for loving/
Cm
heed Lenin's clear call.
CHORUS
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
You want my name?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
Why should I share?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
This girl ain’t tame/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
I don’t play fair
VERSE 2
Cm Cm7
Hoping for love each day/
Cm Cm7
dreaming to run away/
Cm Cm7
finding a spine to stand/
Cm Cm7
thinking of the demands/
C# C#7
Of a life on the road/
C# C#7
bearing a lifetime’s load/
C# C#7
no time for girlish things/
C# C#7
dances and golden rings/
G#m G#m7
Still I obey leaders/
G#m G#m7
I'm sworn to serve/
A#m
when it's all over/
Cm
get what I deserve.
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10. SONG: CAISSA
INTRO
Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2
VERSE 1
Cm Csus2
He, White king/Thee, Black king/
Cm Csus2
First move, him/Lose one limb
Cm Csus2
Start anew/Sue for peace/
Cm Csus2\M7
Pas de deux/His decease
CHORUS
Em7
Caissa’s (kah-EE-sah) calling/
CM7/E
Lose all your thoughts/
Em7
Bring out what’s hiding/
CM7/E
Untie those knots.
VERSE 2
Cm Csus2
Smile widely/Sing Hap’ly/
Cm Csus2
Swing Might’ly/Feign Aptly
Cm Csus2
Bow humble/Eat your pride/
Cm Csus2\M7
One stumble/Fate defied
CHORUS
Em7
Caissa’s (kah-EE-sah) calling/
CM7/E
Lose all your thoughts/
Em7
Bring out what’s hiding/
CM7/E
Untie those knots.
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11. SONG: GIRL, COME KISS ME
KING
C#mM7
Running through the prison
AM7/C#
thinkin’ you’re safe
C#mM7
Sayin’ your hellos
AM7/C#
To this nigger waif
F#m7
White girl in Georgia
DM7/F#
got your fantasy/
F#min6
Think you’re forgiven now
DM7/F#
But I don’t give amnesty.
LUCY
C#mM7
Abomination
AM7/C
You say my life is dismal
C#mM7
But relations
AM7/C
with your wife are abysmal
F#m7
Quit your whining
DM7/F#
you should try me
F#min6
Stop your pining
DM7/F#
Glorify me
KING
C#m7
Girl, come kiss me/
AM7/C#
Kiss me slowly/
C#mM7
I don’t care if/
AM7/C#
it’s unholy/
C#m7
Forsake my bride/
AM7/C#
Before my Lord/
C#mM7
Need by my side/
AM7/C#
Burning Hell’s whore/
F#m7
I can’t stop you/
DM7/F#
You’re my whole world/
F#min6
Come and worship/
DM7/F#
on your knees, girl!
LUCY
C#mM7
I know what you're thinking:
AM7/C
"Oh my God, I came!"
C#mM7
Your self esteem is sinking
C#min
As you yell my name
F#m7
You need my stroking
DM7/F#
In this place of death
F#min6
Passion's choking
DM7/F#
Away goes your breath
KING
C#mM7
Congratulations:
AM7/C
You have changed my perspective
C#mM7
Exploration
C#min
Has destroyed my invective
LUCY
F#m7
Are you still scared
DM7/F#
Don't you trust me?
F#min6
Lay your soul bare
DM7/F#
Let's get nasty!
KING
C#m7
Girl, come kiss me/
AM7/C#
Kiss me slowly/
C#mM7
I don't, I don't, I don't give two fucks about it
AM7/C#
if it’s unholy, you Russian bitch!
F#m7
I can’t stop you/
DM7/F#
You’re my whole world/
F#min6
Come and worship/
DM7/F# C#m7
on your knees, girl!
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12. SONG: I'M THE MOTHAFUCKIN' PRESIDENT
Intro
D# Gdim/C# Cm7 D#/A#
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
OH, THEY DON’T LIKE ME/
Fm
WELL, THEY CAN SUCK THIS DICK.
Cm7
OH, THEY DON’T LIKE ME/
Fm7
WELL, THEY CAN SUCK THIS DICK.
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
Cm7
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm7
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
VERSE 1
Fm/C
FROM RED CHINA TO D.C./
C#
ALL THE LITTLE GUYS KNOW ME/
Ddim
GET DOWN ON YA KNEE/
C#
KING RICHARD’S ON TV/
Fm/C
I WOULDA MADE A GOOD POPE/
C#
BETTER THAN THAT MICK, THAT DRUGGED UP DOPE
Ddim
WITH THE BACK BRACE, ELECTION PAID AND BOUGHT/
C#
SPASIBA OSWALD, YOU MOTHAFUCKIN’ QUICK SHOT!
Fm7 Fm6
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LIFETIME (A LIFETIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
TO FINALLY HEAL THE SCARS/
Fm7 Fm6
THEY CANNOT DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME
(DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
I AM CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR
Am/E
FROM MEN ON THE MOON/TO PEACE IN THE EAST/
F
THEY DANCED TO MY TUNE/SHOOK HANDS WITH THE BEAST/
F#dim F
I GOT TO SEE THE PROMISED LAND/
Am/E
FROM SET OF THE SUN/TO WAR IN THE WEST/
F
THE CAMERAS LIKE GUNS/AIMED STRAIGHT AT MY CHEST/
F#dim F
THEY GOT TO SEE ME LOSE COMMAND!
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
Cm7
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm7
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
VERSE 2
Fm Fm9
ALL ALONE WITH MY ILL SOUND/
Fm7 Fm6
FOUR SCORE AND ONE IN MY YEARS/
Fm Fm9
THE LITTLE WOMAN'S DOWN IN THE GROUND/
Fm7 Fm6
SHE GETS THIS MAN'S ONLY TEARS/
Fm Fm9
I HOPE THE LORD WILL BLESS MY FOES/
Fm7 Fm6
CARRY THEM ABOVE/THEIR SPIRITS SAVED/
Fm Fm9
WHILE I LIVE ON/ MY SECRET, WANNA KNOW?/
Fm7 Fm6
EXERCISE DAILY, TAP DANCING ON THEIR GRAVES!
Fm7 Fm6
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LIFETIME (A LIFETIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
TO FINALLY HEAL THE SCARS/
Fm7 Fm6
THEY CANNOT DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME
(DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
I AM CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR
Am/E
FROM MEN ON THE MOON/TO PEACE IN THE EAST/
F
THEY DANCED TO MY TUNE/SHOOK HANDS WITH THE BEAST/
F#dim F
I GOT TO SEE THE PROMISED LAND/
Am/E
FROM SET OF THE SUN/TO WAR IN THE WEST/
F
THE CAMERAS LIKE GUNS/AIMED STRAIGHT AT MY CHEST/
F#dim F
THEY GOT TO SEE ME LOSE COMMAND!
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
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13. SONG: THOSE DAMN BREADCRUMBS
INTRO
D#m7 D#mM7 x 4
VERSE 1
G#m7
You miss my night/
A#dim
I miss your day/
B6
Who had the right
C#m
To keep us away/(Sweetheart)
G#m7
I can’t deny/
A#dim
Your figure makes me shake/
B6
Old mem’ries make me cry/
C#m
Let’s walk along the lake.
A7 Am7
Semper fidelis
A7 Am7
Ab incunabulis
A7 Am7
Fortis cadere
A7 Adim7
Cedere non potest
CHORUS
Em
My war’s done
Em9
still I hear the drums/
Em7
Let me stop and
Em6
I will dine/
Em
No more of
Em9
those damn breadcrumbs/
Em7
just a course
Em6
from you, M9!
D#m7 D#mM7 x 4
G#m7
For better or for worse/
A#dim
My country needed me/
B6
No letter and no hearse
C#m
Guess I won the lottery
G#m7
Half deaf and quarter lame
A#dim
How'd I get so old so fast?
B6
They'll soon forget my name
C#m
Sooner forget the past.
A7 Am7
Semper fidelis
A7 Am7
Ab incunabulis
A7 Am7
Fortis cadere
A7 Adim7
Cedere non potest
CHORUS
Em
My war’s done
Em9
still I hear the drums/
Em7
Let me stop and
Em6
I will dine/
Em
No more of
Em9
those damn breadcrumbs/
Em7
just a course
Em6
from you, M9!
NIXON: SHOOT STRAIGHT, JARHEAD!
SEND ME, SEND ME STRAIGHT TO HELL!
GIVE ME ALL YOUR HATE,
STRIKE MY DEATH KNELL!
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*14. SONG: THE COLDEST WARRIOR
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*15. SONG: THE RED AND THE BLACK
INTRO
F
NIXON
F Fm
Where will I go?
LUCY
F Fm
Where will I go?
KENNEDY
F Fm
Where will I go?
ALL
F Fm
Where will I go?
KENNEDY
F Fm
Fortune is fleeting.
LUCY
F Fm
Loving is cheating.
NIXON
F Fm
Two souls competing.
ALL
F Fm
Hearts quickly beating.
CHORUS
G#
The red and the black/
G#m
the cards have been dealt/
G#
NO defense, attack!/
G#m
The ego must melt/
G#
Can our way of life/
G#m
endure past this age/
G#
Our words wound like knives/
G#m
But can’t break this cage...
NIXON
F Fm
What do I know?
LUCY
F Fm
What do I know?
KENNEDY
F Fm
What do I know?
ALL
F Fm
What do I know?
NIXON
F Fm
Legends are dying.
LUCY
F Fm
Spirits are sighing.
KENNEDY
F Fm
Music is crying.
ALL
F Fm
Wise men are lying.
CHORUS
G#
The red and the black/
G#m
the cards have been dealt/
G#
NO defense, attack!/
G#m
The ego must melt/
G#
Can our way of life/
G#m
endure past this age/
G#
Our words wound like knives/
G#m
But can’t break this cage...
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*16. SONG: ACTUS REUS
INTRO
Dm Dm9 Dm7 Dm6 x2
NIXON
Bb/D Ddim Bb/D Ddim
Brute. Animal. Plagiarizer. Too lazy to do the work.
KING
Bb/D DmM7 Bb/D DmM7
You’re the one devoid of feelin’.
You deny your senses. Stole from me first. Been workin’ since 1619.
NIXON
DmM7 Bb/D
There’s more of us than you.
Nixon and King clinch. Nixon throws them both to
the ground. The two men scramble to their feet.
KING
DmM7 Bb/D DmM7 Bb/D DmM7 Dm
You can’t adapt. You’ve become the Redcoats. We’re
younger, stronger, faster--you bred us that way--and we will
win by any means necessary.
NIXON
Dm9 DmM7
Oh--so, non-violence has lost its charm!
KING
Dm9
It was a tactical decision. Gotta have other options.
NIXON
DmM9
What kind of leader are you if you’re inconsistent?
KING
G
A good one.
NIXON
Bdim Fsus2
AHHH!
KING
Bdim Fsus2
Only you would try a ground war in Asia.
NIXON
Bdim7 C9sus2
Damn you, King!
Nixon uses the momentum of the whiff and brings
the sword back down toward King.
KING
Bdim7 C9sus2
Air strike. Better, but not by much.
NIXON
Bdim7 C9sus2
If you don't die right now, I'm gonna carpet bomb Harlem.
NIXON
Bdim7 Bdim7 FM7(b5)/B Fsus4/C C7sus
Bdim7 Bdim7 FM7(b5)/B Fsus4/C C7sus
Bdim7 C9sus2 Bdim7 C9sus2
KING
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
(singing) You brutal man, it’s time to go!/Tonight’s
the night, the final show!/
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
I’m primed for war!/There is no peace/Tonight I am the law!
LUCY
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
The politics of fear are done!/This bitch is bad,she's number one/I'll snap your spine for hurting me!/
Shatter your fat glass jaw!
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
NIXON
Dm F/C BbM7 Bb/F
Father mean, mother screams/brother dies, family
cries/go to school/obey the rules/second born son must
fight.
KING
Dm F/C BbM7 Bb/F
Despite my age, I’m still a boy/I want to rage, I’ve
lost my joy/Don’t wanna lead, don’t wanna bleed/gotta
do what is right.
NIXON
Dm
What else did they brief me about you?
DmM7
Oh yeah…remember grandmama dying?
Dm7
You went through the roof and splat onto the pavement.
Dm6
Who tries to commit suicide jumping from the second floor of a
house?
KING
DB Db
Aaah! Lucy, anything?
LUCY
Bb Db
Difenin, da. For seizures.
NIXON
Failed again.
Dm7
Ya tell a lie, and get ahead/
Fm6/D
ya tell the truth, and wind up dead/
Dm7
just give the people/what they want/
Fm6/D
respect the steeple/yell and taunt...
KING
Dm7
Trust in men, get betrayed/
Fm6/D
every action must be weighed/
Dm7
evil men will never stop/
Fm6/D
everywhere, the judge and cop...
The men disengage to catch their breath.
KING
We could take a break and talk this over. You love to
talk.
NIXON
No. This is far more invigorating. Wish I had a son I
could do this with. All my girls wanna do is play piano and read romance novels.
KING
We could play squash.
NIXON
Oh, not that faggoty Harvard game.
KING
Yeah, you're right.
LUCY
Medication…mood stabilization--anxiety.
KING
You are ugly, Dick. You’ve always been ugly and you
knew it. Your mama hated you because you let her walk
all over you, and your daddy hated you because you were a sissy who didn’t want to go into the family business.
NIXON
No! My mother was a saint...my father was a
hard-working man--
KING
Your mama had a messiah complex and made everyone
around her feel guilty. Your father was a petty tyrant
who wanted everyone to love him. And when he insulted
people, he was surprised when they got mad at him. What an idiot.
NIXON
How do you want Yoki to die?
KING ...
NIXON
Car crash? Bombed? With her in your arms...or when
you’re away in some seedy hotel, shtupping whatever
helps you to forget--
Nixon slashes Lucy on the cheek.
NIXON
--that you’re never really there to protect her. Like a real father would. Yeah. I’m capable of taking her away from ya. That’s strength. Strength-
Nixon slashes King’s other leg.
NIXON
--Is all that matters.
KING
Strength? You’re the vice-president of the United
States. You’ve hurt a girl and you’re attacking an
imprisoned black man. Those are the actions of a weak,
petty man. This whole visit was a farce. All you needed
to do was to decide to get me out, or not.
NIXON
No! I needed to know--
KING
You knew all you needed to know! You knew my record.
You knew your own. Kennedy doesn’t care about us. You
do...in yo’ own way. I don’t care if it’s because you
love jazz music or because you’re worried about us
being a national security issue...the fact is, you did
right by us. YOU care about us. Take the risk on us
again.
NIXON
I don’t wanna lose this race!
KING
True, ya might lose, ya might lose the South...but
think about history, man! Don’t you wanna be remembered as the man who was principled enough to lose an
election because he believed in justice? You can run
again, you’re still young! What’s eight years next to
eternity?
NIXON turns his sword to LUCY’s throat.
NIXON
D-Don’t. Shut up.
KING
Would ya really kill her, Dick?
NIXON
No. I--I don’t wanna kill her. But, to see ya
suffer--I’d love to do that. Toss that away.
KING Gladly.
(King takes a moment, then hurls his sword at
Nixon. Nixon blocks, but the distraction is all
King needs to slide into NIXON’s shins and take
him to the ground. And starts pummeling him. King
stops, bloody fist raised...)
FM7 FM7#5 x4
Dm Dm7 B B/F x2
Dm B/D x2
Dm Dm7 B B/F x8
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*17. SONG: CAMELOT STILL GLISTENS
INTRO
Fm C#m/F x 2
NIXON (VERSE 1)
Fm FmM7
All my life I was small/
Fm7 FmM7
working hard to be great/
Fm FmM7
Once I had it all/
Fm7 FmM7
why did I still hate?/
Em
never left the small
EmM7
town of my mind/
Em7
A man of the world
EmM7
I never could find/
Em
peace at the center
EmM7
my mother would say/
Em7
the scars of my youth
EmM7
would never go 'way/
Em Em9
Taming the world was the ultimate goal/
Em7 Em6
beating the snobs, the well born at their games/
Em Em9
Every win couldn't fill up the hole/
Em7 Em6
the man in the mirror was always the same/
CHORUS (KENNEDY)
C Em7
Camelot still glistens/
CM7 Eb/Bb
but your time will fade/
C Em7
The dreamer is gone/
CM7 Eb/Bb
why did you betray?
INTERLUDE
Fm C#m/F x 2
NIXON (VERSE 2)
Fm FmM7
At the end I am standing/
Fm7 FmM7
I've outlasted my foes/
Fm FmM7
the road was demanding/
Fm7 FmM7
every fight, every blow/
Em EmM7
Alone I remember/
Em7 EmM7
my broken trust/
Em EmM7
George couldn't lie/
Em7 EmM7
each word I must/
Em Em9
No matter the heights
Em7 Em6
I'm still on the outs/
Em7 Em9
A man for the times,
Em7 Em6
consumed by his doubts
CHORUS (KENNEDY)
C Em7
Camelot still glistens/
CM7 Eb/Bb
but your time will fade/
C Em7
The dreamer is gone/
CM7 Eb/Bb
why did you betray?
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*18. SONG: REVELATION
Fm7 DbM7/F
Fm Fm9 Db x 12
Fm Fm9 Db (play Hail to the Chief/We Shall Overcome - Bb Major)
Fm Fm9 Db
Fm Fm9 Db (play Hail to the Chief/We Shall Overcome - Bb Minor)
Fm Fm9 Db
Bbmin Db/Ab x 4
TRUMPET
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET (8vb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS (8vb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET (15mb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS (15mb)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
TRUMPET
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
STRINGS
C13sus
Eb(b5)
C13sus
Eb(b5)
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2. SONG: THE AIR OUT THERE
NIXON
Em B
Sacrificed on an altar
Em B7
For a people damned to die
Em B
Today's the day you finally falter
Em B7
Down to Hell your soul will fly
KING
Em B
I face my fate
Em B7
fearing no one
Em B
No mind to hate
Em B7
wait for the gun
INTERLUDE
G#m D#/G G#m D#/G
NIXON
D#m D#m7
500 years 500 years
C# C#7
You will not make it for 500 years.
Bm Bm7
Live like a bunch of dogs no type of family life
D#m D#m7
500 years 500 years
KING
Em
Longevity has its place.
Em Em7 D#m
But I'm not concerned about that now.
Em EmM7 Em
I just want to do God's will.
Em EmM7 Em7 C#m
I've seen the Pro mised Land.
Cm Cm7 Cm
I may not get there with you.
D# D#m B/D#
But we as a people, will get there!
NIXON
Em B
You a man without tomorrow
Em B7
I a man without a past
Em B
Your disciples will feel sorrow
Em B
My supporters win at last
KING
Em B
Into His arms
Em B7
I freely run
Em B
From all earth's harms;
Em B
the Dream has won.
NIXON
D#m
Henry Gibbs' schooling
D#m7
Alice Simms' safety
C#
Kathy Parks' housing
C#7
Homer Pitts' business
Bm
I'll see them all through when I
Bm7
win the election;
D#m
What will you do for them
D#m7
when you are dead?
KING
Em EmM7 Em
You have one of the most magnetic
Em D#m
personalities I've ever confronted.
Em EmM7 Em
A genius for convincing people
Em9 G#m F#m
that you are sincere. But if you
G#m A
are not sincere, you are the
G#m
most dangerous man in America.
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3. SONG: A NEW NECKTIE
Intro
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
VERSE 1
Bm F#
Why don’t you fight?/
Bm7 F#7
Why don’t you pray?/
Bm F#
Think I’m poor white/
Bm7 F#7
White trash? What you say, preacher?/
Bm F#
I don’t know why/
Bm7 F#7
You niggers never break/
Bm F#
This hole is where you’ll die/
Bm7 F#7
One bullet’s all it takes...
CHORUS
Gm
You won’t win/
A#/F
You won’t change a thing!/
Gm
You’re a fraud,
A#/F
I know your lies!/
Gm
No crown for
A#/F
Martin Luther King/
Gm
Givin’ you a
A#/F
new necktie!
INTERLUDE
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
VERSE 2
Bm F#
Your mad dream is a curse/
Bm7 F#7
Just between you and me
Bm F#
You learned them Bible verse/
Bm7 F#7
To get some white pussy/
Bm F#
I know that we’re the same/
Bm7 F#7
You wanna see me gassed/
Bm F#
Or burning in the flames/
Bm7 F#7
Shattered like broken glass!
CHORUS
Gm
You won’t win/
A#/F
You won’t change a thing!/
Gm
You’re a fraud,
A#/F
I know your lies!/
Gm
No crown for
A#/F
Martin Luther King/
Gm
Givin’ you a
A#/F
new necktie!
OUTRO
Bm A#aug D/A GM7 2x
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4.SONG: LET ME HELP THE WORLD
Intro F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 1
F#m
I hear the voices...
F#m7
They haunt me still
D
No easy choices/
C#7
I had the will/
F#m
They call me liar/
F#m7
and curse my name!/
D
Those Harvard fags don’t have my fire/
C#7
I don’t have time for games!/
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
INTERLUDE
F#m C# F#m C# 2x
VERSE 2
F#m
I wore three stripes/
F#m7
the boy wore two/
D
I smoke no pipes/
C#7
like Harvard men do!/
F#m
The country’s bleedin’/
F#m7
your men are dyin’/
D
you need strong leadin’/
C#7
Richard the Lion!
CHORUS
D D#dim
Let me help the world!/
D D#dim
This is war, not peace!
D D#dim
If they go with Jack/
D D#dim
our good times will cease!/
D D#dim
I just want to "serve"/
D D#dim
save my brothers' souls/
D D#dim
Jack has some damn nerve/
D F#m
he has childish goals!
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5. SONG: BRAVERY
Intro Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
NIXON
Em
The time for talk is done
C/E
You have to ante up
Em
In the face of the enemy's gun
C/E
Will you drink from a bitter cup?
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in Caracas—
Em7 Em6
Si me chingues, te corto los huevos!
Em Em9
Don't wait for the translation
Em7 Em6
You and I -- we may just come to blows!
Em
You need a friend
Em
who will see you through to the end
C#/E
Just a little Quaker plea—
C/E
Don't fuck with me!
Em
Get in my head/puff me up nice and big/
Em
make me see red, get me dancing your jig!/
C#/E
Admire your bravery/
C/E
but don't fuck with me!
KING
Em C(b5)
May your enemies be blessed--
Em C(b5)
If this is how you treat a friend in distress!
NIXON
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
You people cannot face the truth--
Cm/G G#
This house stays always divided!
INTERLUDE
Dm A#/D Dm A#/D Em C/E Em C/E
V2
KING
Em
So now the wicked truth
C/E
Drips from your scowling mouth...
Em
The two-faced Yank will dance his
C/E
two-step with Lady South!
Em Em9
They taught me a phrase in the courthouse—
Em7 Em6
"The 14th amendment is real!"
Em Em9
Jim Crow's gonna lose in his lawsuit--
Em7 Em6
Tomorrow he'll lose his appeal!
Em
I need a friend
Em
who will see me through to the end,
C#/E
Until you promise me--
C/E
I'll fuck with thee!
Em
Get in your head/
Em
cut you down right to size—
Em
prick at your conscience,
Em
dismember your lies!/
C#/E
Demolish your knavery/
C/E
yeah, I'll fuck with thee!
NIXON
Em C(b5)
Love gets fewer votes than fear,
Em C(b5)
Your harangues fall on deaf ears…
KING
Dm/A A#
Nothing I do will be ever enough for you--
Dm/A A#
No more lying and trying to hide it!
Cm/G G#
If power is your only goal,
Cm/G G#
The fire's stoked for your soul...
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6. SONG: ASK NOT
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Do you really think of me like that?
Dm A#
If the Negro is the mouse, am I the cat?
KING
Dm A#
Yes! The man who in hot times remains cool.
Dm A#
The man who fails to serve, but burns to rule.
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Men of God all say that they see clear.
Dm A#
But you need men of will to fight the fear.
KING
Dm A#
What’s the will you speak of?
Dm A#
You live to hate, you fear love.
Dm A#
KENNEDY
Dm A#
Then let me ask you...
VERSE 1
Dm A#
How much time does a man need?/
Dm7 A#M7
To change the world around him?/
Dm A#
How much life must a man bleed?/
Dm7 A#M7
Until his sins have drowned him?/
Dm A#
Half a life and then a kill shot/
Dm7 A#M7
Turns great men into ashes!/
Dm A#
Temporary peace is then bought/
Dm7 A#M7
Until the next of clashes.
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
VERSE 2
Dm A#
Do you trust a man who fiddles/
Dm7 A#M7
while all your brothers burn?/
Dm A#
Nixon is the greatest riddle/
Dm7 A#M7
who knows where his mind will turn?
Dm A#
Maybe I am not the ideal/
Dm7 A#M7
I am not in prison with you/
Dm A#
But I make a quiet appeal/
Dm7 A#M7
which of us to you sounds more true?
CHORUS
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the easy path/
Fm7 C# C7
Ask not for the glory/
Fm7 C# C7
We are children of a civil wrath/
Fm7 C# C7
we won’t live to tell our story/
Gm7 D# D7
Av’rage men don’t know our great pain/
Gm7 D# D7
the stings of color and infirmity/
Gm7 D# D7
E--nough to drive the strong insane
Gm7 D# D7
we struggle till we reach eternity
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7. SONG: THE TRUTH OF MY NAME
VERSE 1
Ebm
How did I do this?
B
It wasn’t my time.../
Db
The violent man’s kiss/
B
The same old crime...
Ebm
I’m willing to die,
B
To tell the truth/
Db
A victim of shanghai,
B
men without ruth!
CHORUS
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
I'm through corrupted
Abm7 Ebdim
My words are empty now!
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
There's blood on my hands
Abm7 Ebdim
I’ve broken my vow!
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Fear no foe/
Abm7 Ebdim
No man will ever tame/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
This King, they don’t know/
Abm7 Ebdim
The truth of my name!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Martin Luther King, no slave/
Abm7 Ebdim
Gen’ral of the people’s corps/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
God of War--don’t fear the grave/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
I will march on ever more...
VERSE 2
Ebm
Why they love violence?
B
Take pleasure in pain
Db
Why they love silence?
B
Call me outta my name?
Ebm
Think they know better
B
Cause they run the show?
Db
Breaking free of my fetters
B
Tramplin' over Jim Crow...
CHORUS
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Unreconstructed/
Abm7 Ebdim
These men are broken now!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
There’s blood on my hands/
Abm7 Ebdim
I’ve broken my vow!/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Fear no foe/
Abm7 Ebdim
No man will ever tame/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
This King, they don’t know/
Abm7 Ebdim
The truth of my name/
Ebm7 Ebm(maj7)
Martin Luther King, no slave/
Abm7 Ebdim
Gen’ral of the people’s corps/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
God of War--don’t fear the grave/
Ebm9 Ebm(maj9)
I will march on ever more...
CODA
Ebm B/Eb Bb/Eb Ebm x 2
March in Shadow/Beat the Sinners/Ten Cuidado/Ain’t no winners…
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8. SONG: DEUTSCHLAND
Intro
A#m Aaug C#/G# D#m7
KING (2x)
A#m Aaug
The most dangerous trial of all/
C#/G#
when there’s no trial
D#m7 A#m
and everything goes well/
A#m Aaug
for then a man is tempted to
C#/G#
forget God, become too bold,
D#m7
misuse times of prosperity.
VERSE 1
A#m7 A#mM7
Where’s the place
A#m7 A#mM7
that I got my name?/
A#m7 A#mM7
In that land,
A#m7 A#mM7
struggle ended in flame.
Em Esus2
Daddy loved the monk/
Em Esus2
who taught not works, but grace/
D#m D#sus2
But people loved the artist
D#m D#sus2
and his master race…
VERSE 2
A#m7 A#mM7
Protestant and Cath’lic/
A#m7 A#mM7
all those centuries apart/
A#m7 A#mM7
Brilliant both, but both had/
A#m7 A#mM7
wicked forces in their hearts/
Em Esus2
"Men of God" with Bibles/
Em Esus2
who’d send millions to their doom/
D#m D#sus2
What hold on me, the monk’s name?/
D#m D#sus2
Does the artist’s return loom?
CHORUS
A#m Cdim C# D#m6
Deutschland, warum rufst du mich, du mich?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m6
Deutschland, warum tust du mich anrufen?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m9
Deutschland, frieden ist der falsche Weg?/
A#m Cdim C# D#m7 D#m6
Deutschland, Hat die Menschheit nur Hass verdient?
A#m F
He who would live must fight/
C# D#m
he who does not wish to fight
A#m
in this world/
A#m7 D#m7
where permanent struggle is the law of life,
D#m6 A#m7
has not the right to exist!
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9. SONG: YOU WANT MY NAME
LUCY
INTRO
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
CHORUS
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
You want my name?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
Why should I share?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
This girl ain’t tame/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
I don’t play fair
VERSE 1
Cm Cm7
So many days of tears/
Cm Cm7
Swimming in all my fears/
Cm Cm7
changing my shape to live/
Cm Cm7
fear men I can’t forgive/
C# C#7
Daytime’s a prison cell/
C# C#7
nighttime's a living hell/
C# C#7
Soviet born and bred/
C# C#7
down to my knickers red/
G#m G#m7
my loyalty to the/
G#m G#m7
country before all/
A#m
no time for loving/
Cm
heed Lenin's clear call.
CHORUS
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
You want my name?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
Why should I share?/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
This girl ain’t tame/
Cm Cm7 C# C#7
I don’t play fair
VERSE 2
Cm Cm7
Hoping for love each day/
Cm Cm7
dreaming to run away/
Cm Cm7
finding a spine to stand/
Cm Cm7
thinking of the demands/
C# C#7
Of a life on the road/
C# C#7
bearing a lifetime’s load/
C# C#7
no time for girlish things/
C# C#7
dances and golden rings/
G#m G#m7
Still I obey leaders/
G#m G#m7
I'm sworn to serve/
A#m
when it's all over/
Cm
get what I deserve.
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10. SONG: CAISSA
INTRO
Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2
VERSE 1
Cm Csus2
He, White king/Thee, Black king/
Cm Csus2
First move, him/Lose one limb
Cm Csus2
Start anew/Sue for peace/
Cm Csus2\M7
Pas de deux/His decease
CHORUS
Em7
Caissa’s (kah-EE-sah) calling/
CM7/E
Lose all your thoughts/
Em7
Bring out what’s hiding/
CM7/E
Untie those knots.
VERSE 2
Cm Csus2
Smile widely/Sing Hap’ly/
Cm Csus2
Swing Might’ly/Feign Aptly
Cm Csus2
Bow humble/Eat your pride/
Cm Csus2\M7
One stumble/Fate defied
CHORUS
Em7
Caissa’s (kah-EE-sah) calling/
CM7/E
Lose all your thoughts/
Em7
Bring out what’s hiding/
CM7/E
Untie those knots.
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11. SONG: GIRL, COME KISS ME
KING
C#mM7
Running through the prison
AM7/C#
thinkin’ you’re safe
C#mM7
Sayin’ your hellos
AM7/C#
To this nigger waif
F#m7
White girl in Georgia
DM7/F#
got your fantasy/
F#min6
Think you’re forgiven now
DM7/F#
But I don’t give amnesty.
LUCY
C#mM7
Abomination
AM7/C
You say my life is dismal
C#mM7
But relations
AM7/C
with your wife are abysmal
F#m7
Quit your whining
DM7/F#
you should try me
F#min6
Stop your pining
DM7/F#
Glorify me
KING
C#m7
Girl, come kiss me/
AM7/C#
Kiss me slowly/
C#mM7
I don’t care if/
AM7/C#
it’s unholy/
C#m7
Forsake my bride/
AM7/C#
Before my Lord/
C#mM7
Need by my side/
AM7/C#
Burning Hell’s whore/
F#m7
I can’t stop you/
DM7/F#
You’re my whole world/
F#min6
Come and worship/
DM7/F#
on your knees, girl!
LUCY
C#mM7
I know what you're thinking:
AM7/C
"Oh my God, I came!"
C#mM7
Your self esteem is sinking
C#min
As you yell my name
F#m7
You need my stroking
DM7/F#
In this place of death
F#min6
Passion's choking
DM7/F#
Away goes your breath
KING
C#mM7
Congratulations:
AM7/C
You have changed my perspective
C#mM7
Exploration
C#min
Has destroyed my invective
LUCY
F#m7
Are you still scared
DM7/F#
Don't you trust me?
F#min6
Lay your soul bare
DM7/F#
Let's get nasty!
KING
C#m7
Girl, come kiss me/
AM7/C#
Kiss me slowly/
C#mM7
I don't, I don't, I don't give two fucks about it
AM7/C#
if it’s unholy, you Russian bitch!
F#m7
I can’t stop you/
DM7/F#
You’re my whole world/
F#min6
Come and worship/
DM7/F# C#m7
on your knees, girl!
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12. SONG: I'M THE MOTHAFUCKIN' PRESIDENT
Intro
D# Gdim/C# Cm7 D#/A#
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
OH, THEY DON’T LIKE ME/
Fm
WELL, THEY CAN SUCK THIS DICK.
Cm7
OH, THEY DON’T LIKE ME/
Fm7
WELL, THEY CAN SUCK THIS DICK.
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
Cm7
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm7
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
VERSE 1
Fm/C
FROM RED CHINA TO D.C./
C#
ALL THE LITTLE GUYS KNOW ME/
Ddim
GET DOWN ON YA KNEE/
C#
KING RICHARD’S ON TV/
Fm/C
I WOULDA MADE A GOOD POPE/
C#
BETTER THAN THAT MICK, THAT DRUGGED UP DOPE
Ddim
WITH THE BACK BRACE, ELECTION PAID AND BOUGHT/
C#
SPASIBA OSWALD, YOU MOTHAFUCKIN’ QUICK SHOT!
Fm7 Fm6
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LIFETIME (A LIFETIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
TO FINALLY HEAL THE SCARS/
Fm7 Fm6
THEY CANNOT DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME
(DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
I AM CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR
Am/E
FROM MEN ON THE MOON/TO PEACE IN THE EAST/
F
THEY DANCED TO MY TUNE/SHOOK HANDS WITH THE BEAST/
F#dim F
I GOT TO SEE THE PROMISED LAND/
Am/E
FROM SET OF THE SUN/TO WAR IN THE WEST/
F
THE CAMERAS LIKE GUNS/AIMED STRAIGHT AT MY CHEST/
F#dim F
THEY GOT TO SEE ME LOSE COMMAND!
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
Cm7
GONNA INDICT ME?/
Fm7
NO ONE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
VERSE 2
Fm Fm9
ALL ALONE WITH MY ILL SOUND/
Fm7 Fm6
FOUR SCORE AND ONE IN MY YEARS/
Fm Fm9
THE LITTLE WOMAN'S DOWN IN THE GROUND/
Fm7 Fm6
SHE GETS THIS MAN'S ONLY TEARS/
Fm Fm9
I HOPE THE LORD WILL BLESS MY FOES/
Fm7 Fm6
CARRY THEM ABOVE/THEIR SPIRITS SAVED/
Fm Fm9
WHILE I LIVE ON/ MY SECRET, WANNA KNOW?/
Fm7 Fm6
EXERCISE DAILY, TAP DANCING ON THEIR GRAVES!
Fm7 Fm6
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LIFETIME (A LIFETIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
TO FINALLY HEAL THE SCARS/
Fm7 Fm6
THEY CANNOT DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME
(DESTROY ME WITH A CRIME)/
Fm7 Fm6
I AM CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR
Am/E
FROM MEN ON THE MOON/TO PEACE IN THE EAST/
F
THEY DANCED TO MY TUNE/SHOOK HANDS WITH THE BEAST/
F#dim F
I GOT TO SEE THE PROMISED LAND/
Am/E
FROM SET OF THE SUN/TO WAR IN THE WEST/
F
THE CAMERAS LIKE GUNS/AIMED STRAIGHT AT MY CHEST/
F#dim F
THEY GOT TO SEE ME LOSE COMMAND!
CHORUS
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
Cm7
GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG/
Fm7
I’M THE MOTHAFUCKIN’ PRESIDENT
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13. SONG: THOSE DAMN BREADCRUMBS
INTRO
D#m7 D#mM7 x 4
VERSE 1
G#m7
You miss my night/
A#dim
I miss your day/
B6
Who had the right
C#m
To keep us away/(Sweetheart)
G#m7
I can’t deny/
A#dim
Your figure makes me shake/
B6
Old mem’ries make me cry/
C#m
Let’s walk along the lake.
A7 Am7
Semper fidelis
A7 Am7
Ab incunabulis
A7 Am7
Fortis cadere
A7 Adim7
Cedere non potest
CHORUS
Em
My war’s done
Em9
still I hear the drums/
Em7
Let me stop and
Em6
I will dine/
Em
No more of
Em9
those damn breadcrumbs/
Em7
just a course
Em6
from you, M9!
D#m7 D#mM7 x 4
G#m7
For better or for worse/
A#dim
My country needed me/
B6
No letter and no hearse
C#m
Guess I won the lottery
G#m7
Half deaf and quarter lame
A#dim
How'd I get so old so fast?
B6
They'll soon forget my name
C#m
Sooner forget the past.
A7 Am7
Semper fidelis
A7 Am7
Ab incunabulis
A7 Am7
Fortis cadere
A7 Adim7
Cedere non potest
CHORUS
Em
My war’s done
Em9
still I hear the drums/
Em7
Let me stop and
Em6
I will dine/
Em
No more of
Em9
those damn breadcrumbs/
Em7
just a course
Em6
from you, M9!
NIXON: SHOOT STRAIGHT, JARHEAD!
SEND ME, SEND ME STRAIGHT TO HELL!
GIVE ME ALL YOUR HATE,
STRIKE MY DEATH KNELL!
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*14. SONG: THE COLDEST WARRIOR
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*15. SONG: THE RED AND THE BLACK
INTRO
F
NIXON
F Fm
Where will I go?
LUCY
F Fm
Where will I go?
KENNEDY
F Fm
Where will I go?
ALL
F Fm
Where will I go?
KENNEDY
F Fm
Fortune is fleeting.
LUCY
F Fm
Loving is cheating.
NIXON
F Fm
Two souls competing.
ALL
F Fm
Hearts quickly beating.
CHORUS
G#
The red and the black/
G#m
the cards have been dealt/
G#
NO defense, attack!/
G#m
The ego must melt/
G#
Can our way of life/
G#m
endure past this age/
G#
Our words wound like knives/
G#m
But can’t break this cage...
NIXON
F Fm
What do I know?
LUCY
F Fm
What do I know?
KENNEDY
F Fm
What do I know?
ALL
F Fm
What do I know?
NIXON
F Fm
Legends are dying.
LUCY
F Fm
Spirits are sighing.
KENNEDY
F Fm
Music is crying.
ALL
F Fm
Wise men are lying.
CHORUS
G#
The red and the black/
G#m
the cards have been dealt/
G#
NO defense, attack!/
G#m
The ego must melt/
G#
Can our way of life/
G#m
endure past this age/
G#
Our words wound like knives/
G#m
But can’t break this cage...
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*16. SONG: ACTUS REUS
INTRO
Dm Dm9 Dm7 Dm6 x2
NIXON
Bb/D Ddim Bb/D Ddim
Brute. Animal. Plagiarizer. Too lazy to do the work.
KING
Bb/D DmM7 Bb/D DmM7
You’re the one devoid of feelin’.
You deny your senses. Stole from me first. Been workin’ since 1619.
NIXON
DmM7 Bb/D
There’s more of us than you.
Nixon and King clinch. Nixon throws them both to
the ground. The two men scramble to their feet.
KING
DmM7 Bb/D DmM7 Bb/D DmM7 Dm
You can’t adapt. You’ve become the Redcoats. We’re
younger, stronger, faster--you bred us that way--and we will
win by any means necessary.
NIXON
Dm9 DmM7
Oh--so, non-violence has lost its charm!
KING
Dm9
It was a tactical decision. Gotta have other options.
NIXON
DmM9
What kind of leader are you if you’re inconsistent?
KING
G
A good one.
NIXON
Bdim Fsus2
AHHH!
KING
Bdim Fsus2
Only you would try a ground war in Asia.
NIXON
Bdim7 C9sus2
Damn you, King!
Nixon uses the momentum of the whiff and brings
the sword back down toward King.
KING
Bdim7 C9sus2
Air strike. Better, but not by much.
NIXON
Bdim7 C9sus2
If you don't die right now, I'm gonna carpet bomb Harlem.
NIXON
Bdim7 Bdim7 FM7(b5)/B Fsus4/C C7sus
Bdim7 Bdim7 FM7(b5)/B Fsus4/C C7sus
Bdim7 C9sus2 Bdim7 C9sus2
KING
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
(singing) You brutal man, it’s time to go!/Tonight’s
the night, the final show!/
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
I’m primed for war!/There is no peace/Tonight I am the law!
LUCY
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
The politics of fear are done!/This bitch is bad,she's number one/I'll snap your spine for hurting me!/
Shatter your fat glass jaw!
Dm DmM7 Dm7 DmM7
NIXON
Dm F/C BbM7 Bb/F
Father mean, mother screams/brother dies, family
cries/go to school/obey the rules/second born son must
fight.
KING
Dm F/C BbM7 Bb/F
Despite my age, I’m still a boy/I want to rage, I’ve
lost my joy/Don’t wanna lead, don’t wanna bleed/gotta
do what is right.
NIXON
Dm
What else did they brief me about you?
DmM7
Oh yeah…remember grandmama dying?
Dm7
You went through the roof and splat onto the pavement.
Dm6
Who tries to commit suicide jumping from the second floor of a
house?
KING
DB Db
Aaah! Lucy, anything?
LUCY
Bb Db
Difenin, da. For seizures.
NIXON
Failed again.
Dm7
Ya tell a lie, and get ahead/
Fm6/D
ya tell the truth, and wind up dead/
Dm7
just give the people/what they want/
Fm6/D
respect the steeple/yell and taunt...
KING
Dm7
Trust in men, get betrayed/
Fm6/D
every action must be weighed/
Dm7
evil men will never stop/
Fm6/D
everywhere, the judge and cop...
The men disengage to catch their breath.
KING
We could take a break and talk this over. You love to
talk.
NIXON
No. This is far more invigorating. Wish I had a son I
could do this with. All my girls wanna do is play piano and read romance novels.
KING
We could play squash.
NIXON
Oh, not that faggoty Harvard game.
KING
Yeah, you're right.
LUCY
Medication…mood stabilization--anxiety.
KING
You are ugly, Dick. You’ve always been ugly and you
knew it. Your mama hated you because you let her walk
all over you, and your daddy hated you because you were a sissy who didn’t want to go into the family business.
NIXON
No! My mother was a saint...my father was a
hard-working man--
KING
Your mama had a messiah complex and made everyone
around her feel guilty. Your father was a petty tyrant
who wanted everyone to love him. And when he insulted
people, he was surprised when they got mad at him. What an idiot.
NIXON
How do you want Yoki to die?
KING ...
NIXON
Car crash? Bombed? With her in your arms...or when
you’re away in some seedy hotel, shtupping whatever
helps you to forget--
Nixon slashes Lucy on the cheek.
NIXON
--that you’re never really there to protect her. Like a real father would. Yeah. I’m capable of taking her away from ya. That’s strength. Strength-
Nixon slashes King’s other leg.
NIXON
--Is all that matters.
KING
Strength? You’re the vice-president of the United
States. You’ve hurt a girl and you’re attacking an
imprisoned black man. Those are the actions of a weak,
petty man. This whole visit was a farce. All you needed
to do was to decide to get me out, or not.
NIXON
No! I needed to know--
KING
You knew all you needed to know! You knew my record.
You knew your own. Kennedy doesn’t care about us. You
do...in yo’ own way. I don’t care if it’s because you
love jazz music or because you’re worried about us
being a national security issue...the fact is, you did
right by us. YOU care about us. Take the risk on us
again.
NIXON
I don’t wanna lose this race!
KING
True, ya might lose, ya might lose the South...but
think about history, man! Don’t you wanna be remembered as the man who was principled enough to lose an
election because he believed in justice? You can run
again, you’re still young! What’s eight years next to
eternity?
NIXON turns his sword to LUCY’s throat.
NIXON
D-Don’t. Shut up.
KING
Would ya really kill her, Dick?
NIXON
No. I--I don’t wanna kill her. But, to see ya
suffer--I’d love to do that. Toss that away.
KING Gladly.
(King takes a moment, then hurls his sword at
Nixon. Nixon blocks, but the distraction is all
King needs to slide into NIXON’s shins and take
him to the ground. And starts pummeling him. King
stops, bloody fist raised...)
FM7 FM7#5 x4
Dm Dm7 B B/F x2
Dm B/D x2
Dm Dm7 B B/F x8
____________________________________________________________________
*17. SONG: CAMELOT STILL GLISTENS
INTRO
Fm C#m/F x 2
NIXON (VERSE 1)
Fm FmM7
All my life I was small/
Fm7 FmM7
working hard to be great/
Fm FmM7
Once I had it all/
Fm7 FmM7
why did I still hate?/
Em
never left the small
EmM7
town of my mind/
Em7
A man of the world
EmM7
I never could find/
Em
peace at the center
EmM7
my mother would say/
Em7
the scars of my youth
EmM7
would never go 'way/
Em Em9
Taming the world was the ultimate goal/
Em7 Em6
beating the snobs, the well born at their games/
Em Em9
Every win couldn't fill up the hole/
Em7 Em6
the man in the mirror was always the same/
CHORUS (KENNEDY)
C Em7
Camelot still glistens/
CM7 Eb/Bb
but your time will fade/
C Em7
The dreamer is gone/
CM7 Eb/Bb
why did you betray?
INTERLUDE
Fm C#m/F x 2
NIXON (VERSE 2)
Fm FmM7
At the end I am standing/
Fm7 FmM7
I've outlasted my foes/
Fm FmM7
the road was demanding/
Fm7 FmM7
every fight, every blow/
Em EmM7
Alone I remember/
Em7 EmM7
my broken trust/
Em EmM7
George couldn't lie/
Em7 EmM7
each word I must/
Em Em9
No matter the heights
Em7 Em6
I'm still on the outs/
Em7 Em9
A man for the times,
Em7 Em6
consumed by his doubts
CHORUS (KENNEDY)
C Em7
Camelot still glistens/
CM7 Eb/Bb
but your time will fade/
C Em7
The dreamer is gone/
CM7 Eb/Bb
why did you betray?
____________________________________________________________________
*18. SONG: REVELATION
Fm7 DbM7/F
Fm Fm9 Db x 12
Fm Fm9 Db (play Hail to the Chief/We Shall Overcome - Bb Major)
Fm Fm9 Db
Fm Fm9 Db (play Hail to the Chief/We Shall Overcome - Bb Minor)
Fm Fm9 Db
Bbmin Db/Ab x 4
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