'Tis of Thee Ani DiFranco
they caught the [G]last poor man[D]
[C]on a poor man's vacation
[G]they cuffed him and confiscated his s[D]tuff
[C]they dragged his black ass down to the station
[G]and said, ok, the streets are safe [D]now
[C]all your pretty white children can come out and see spot run
[G]and they came out of their hous[D]es
[C]and they looked around
[C]but they didn't see no one
[G]my country 'tis o[D]f thee
[C]to take swings at each other on the talkshow tv
[G]why don't you just go ahead and turn[D] off the sun
[C]cuz we'll never live long enough
to undo everything they've do[G]ne to you[D]
[C]undo everything they've done to you
[G]above 96th stre[D]et
[C]they're handing out smallpox blankets so people don't freeze
[G]the old dogs have got a new tr[D]ick
[C]it's called criminalize the symptoms
while you spread the disease
[G]and i hold on hard to somet[D]hing
[C]between my teeth when i'm sleeping
[G]i wake up and my jaw ach[C]es
[C]and the earth is full of earthquakes
[G]my country 'tis of t[D]hee
[C]To take shots at each other on prime time tv
[G]why don't you just go ahead and turn o[D]ff the sun
[C]cuz we'll never live long enough
[G]to undo everything they've done to [D]you
[C]undo everything they've done to you
[G]they caught the last poor m[D]an
[C]flying away in a shiny red cape
[G]they took him down to the s[D]tation
[C]and they said, boy, you should've known better
[C]than to try to escape
[G]i ran away with the cir[D]cus
[C]cuz there's still some honest work left for bearded ladies
[G]it's not the same going from town to t[D]own
[C]since they put everyone in jail
[C]except the Cleavers and the Bradys
[G]my country 'tis of th[D]ee
[C]to take swings at each other on the talk show t.v.
[G]why don't you just go ahead and tu[D]rn off the sun
[C]cuz we'll never live long enough
[G]to undo everything they've d[D]one to you
[C]undo everything they've done to you
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