"Sex and Greed"

Here is my latest folkie rant.  It's a little ditty about everything - it is my 'unified field theory' regarding human behavior!
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{t:Sex and Greed}
{st:by, James McCormick, March 1, 2007}

[C]Leafing through pages of an [Em]old Life Magazine
I [F]see the ads and articles from [G]decades long unseen
[C]People, products, places, [Em]stories from the past
[F]Pages dry and brittle, [Dm]colors fading [G7]fast
. . . .
I [F]see the styles and fashions the [Em]big long fancy cars
[Dm]User testimonials, en-[G7]dorsements from the stars
[F]The world is really not so different [Em]now compared to then
[Dm]People are the same today as they [G7]were way back when . .
{soc}
[C]Sex and greed still motivate, [G]sex and greed still sell
[F]Sex and greed are timeless as [G]far as I can tell
[C]Sex and greed appeals both to the [G]young and long of tooth
[F]Savvy entrepenuers have [G]always known that truth . . .
. . . .
[F]Some folks lust for power, [C]dominance and wealth
[G]Some folks lust for magic pills to [F]give them perfect [G]health
[F]Some folks only goal in life is [C]just to vent their spleen
[G]Some folks get their jollies just [F]staring at a [C]screen
{eoc}
[G]I was [C]reading up on all of [Em]Billy Shakespeare's plays
Just [F]trying to impress a girl and [G]hopefully get laid
Those [C]people sure did talk weird and they [Em]kept so busy, too
With [F]sex and greed causing all those [Dm]nasty family [G7]feuds
. . . .
A [F]night out at the opera, [Em]stories told in song
[Dm]Divas warbling arias for [G7]an adoring throng
[F]Costumes, sets, tuxedos can-[Em]not obscure the fact
They're [Dm]just old tales of sex and greed and [G7]morals that do lack . . .
{soc}
[C]Sex and greed can make for [G]great dramatic arts
[F]Is it any wonder that [G]thespians are such tarts?
[C]Sex and greed's called drama when it's [G]up there on the stage
[F]Behave like in real life and they'll [G]put you in a cage
. . . .
[F]Sex and greed will motivate, [C]sex and greed will sell
[G]Sex and greed's behind the arts we [F]do all love so [G]well
[F]Sex and greed are constants [C]down through history
[G]Sex and greed are interesting I'm [F]sure you will a-[C]gree
{eoc}
[G]I was [C]reading through the Scriptures [Em]chapter, book, and verse
The [F]testament of people who were [G]at their best and worst
[C]Stories of God's people in-[Em]tended to inspire
Are [F]legends all of sex and greed in [Dm]Biblical at-[G7]tire
. . . .
[F]Scientists who study [Em]life's biology
Hy-[Dm]]pothesize, experiment, and [G7]make discoveries
Be-[F]hind the finest theories there [Em]is one basic creed
That [Dm]life is just the story of [G7]simple sex and greed
{soc}
[C]Sex and greed do motivate, [G]sex and greed do sell
[F]Sex and greed apparently will [G]serve a species well
[C]Sex and greed are instincts as [G]far as I can tell
[F]Sex and greed is something we [G]humans do so well
. . . .
[F]Some folks lust for logic, scien-[C]tific clarity
[G]Some folks lust for meaning in [F]their theolo-[G]gy
[F]Some folks lust for danger, they [C]are adrenaline nuts
[F]Some folks lust for ignorance with their [G]heads way up their [C]butts
{eoc}
[G]As I con-[C]sider the whole pageant of [Em]human history
A [F]pattern does emerge, it is [G]clear for me to see
We [C]truly are a selfish and a [Em]horny little breed
[F]Driven to survive by [Dm]simple sex and [G7]greed
. . . .
[F]Some folks claim society is [Em]going down in flames
They [Dm]criticize the media and [G7]claim it is to blame
It [F]seems to me technology is [Em]all that's really changed
'Cos [Dm]sex and greed are ancient, they're [G7]nothing new and strange
{soc}
[C]Sex and greed do motivate, [G]sex and greed do thrive
[F]Sex and greed are what we do to [G]keep ourselves alive
[C]Sex and greed are wired [G]right into our genes
[F]Sex and greed are everybody's [G]favorite cuisine
. . . .
[F]Some folks lust for complications, [C]misery and pain
[G]Some folks crave publicity, their [F]prowess to pro-[G]claim
[F]Some folks lust for quiet [C]peaceful solitude
[F]I just lust for song ideas [G]that I can ex-[C]trude
{eoc}
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