Verse 1
Once u[Dm]pon a time
In this [Dm]land that I live
A [Am]man said to his people
To ask [G]what you can [Dm]give
Now [Dm]many years later
We [Dm]don’t know who to trust
They [Am]say they’ll make it better
As the [G]bank’s about to [Dm]bust
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How does [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Verse 2
[Dm]I want to find someone
Who [Dm]doesn’t need this job
Yet [Am]still they want to do it
And do [G]not intending to [Dm]rob
[Dm]I’m not talking about
Those [Dm]power hungry throngs
Who’ve [Am]sold their souls for power
Weake[G]ning what once was [Dm]strong
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How can [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Verse 3
Re[Dm]publican or democrat
It [Dm]really doesn’t matter
[Am]One will steal your wallet
While the [G]other’s getting [Dm]fatter
[Dm]What will it take to help
This [Dm]country that I love
[Am]Finally have a government
That [G]somehow climbs a[Dm]bove
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How can [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Verse 4
[Dm]All this petty bickering
Tribu[Dm]lations and trials
Have [Am]gotten oh so tiring
Accu[G]sations and de[Dm]nials
When [Dm]will we learn our lessons
How di[Dm]vided we fall down
But to[Am]gether restore power
To this [G]battle weary [Dm]town
Ending Chorus
[G]Please help to me believe them
It [Dm]has been oh so hard
Help them [Am]Learn to speak in truths
Forti[G]fy this house of [Dm]cards
I pray [G]every single candidate
Can [Dm]look us in the eye
And tell the [Am]truth make us [G]better