Ani Difranco - Tis of thee

^Gthey caught the last poor ^Dman ^Con a poor man's vacation ^Gthey cuffed him and confiscated his s^Dtuff ^Cthey dragged his black ass down to the station ^Gand said, ok, the streets are safe ^Dnow ^Call your pretty white children can come out and see spot run ^Gand they came out of their hous^Des ^Cand they looked around ^Cbut they didn't see no one

^Gmy country 'tis o^Df thee ^Cto take swings at each other on the talkshow tv ^Gwhy don't you just go ahead and turn^D off the sun ^Ccuz we'll never live long enough to undo everything they've do^Gne to you ^{D C}undo everything they've done to you

^Gabove 96th stre^Det ^Cthey're handing out smallpox blankets so people don't freeze ^Gthe old dogs have got a new tr^Dick ^Cit's called criminalize the symptoms

^Gand i hold on hard to somet^Dhing ^Cbetween my teeth when i'm sleeping ^Gi wake up and my jaw ach^Ces ^Cand the earth is full of earthquakes

^Gmy country 'tis of t^Dhee ^CTo take shots at each other on prime time tv ^Gwhy don't you just go ahead and turn o^Dff the sun ^Ccuz we'll never live long enough ^Gto undo everything they've done to ^Dyou ^Cundo everything they've done to you

^Gthey caught the last poor m^Dan ^Cflying away in a shiny red cape ^Gthey took him down to the s^Dtation ^Cand they said, boy, you should've known better ^Cthan to try to escape ^Gi ran away with the cir^Dcus ^Ccuz there's still some honest work left for bearded ladies ^Git’s not the same going from town to t^Down ^Csince they put everyone in jail ^Cexcept the Cleavers and the Bradys

^Gmy country 'tis of th^Dee ^Cto take swings at each other on the talk show t.v. ^Gwhy don't you just go ahead and tu^Drn off the sun ^Ccuz we'll never live long enough ^Gto undo everything they've d^Done to you ^Cundo everything they've done to you