Grace Petrie - The revolution will not be televised

When they c^Game f^Dor the ^Gunemployed I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they c^Game f^Dor the ^Gimmigrants I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they c^Game f^Dor the ^Gtravellers I^C did not speak o^Gut And when they c^Came f^Gor the g^Cays I w^Gished I h^Dad When they c^Griticis^Ded the t^Geenagers I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they p^Grinted s^Dexist i^Gmages I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they l^Gied f^Dor the ^Ggovernment I^C did not speak o^Gut But when they l^Cied a^Gbout ^Cus I wi^Gshed I h^Dad

So tell me, ^Em"what ^Ddo you k^Cnow?" Tell me,^Em "how ^Ddo you k^Cnow it? Are you^Em sure i^Dts the t^Cruth?" Yes it was w^Dritten in the news

Well we c^Emouldn't see the w^Doods for a f^Gorest full of l^Cies When the t^Emruth is a pr^Doduct going f^Gor the highest p^Crice And as l^Emong as Rupert M^Durdoch's got his h^Gands over our e^Cyes The revol^Dution will n^Cot be televised ^{G D Em C}

(the revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised

When they sl^Gagged o^Dff the t^Geacher's strike I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they d^Gemoni^Dsed the pr^Gotesters I^C did not speak o^Gut ^D When they s^Gaid t^Dhey were a^Gnimals I^C did not speak o^Gut and when it was ^Cme t^Ghat was m^Carching I w^Gished I h^Dad

So tell me, ^Em"what ^Ddo you k^Cnow?" Tell me,^Em "how ^Ddo you k^Cnow it? Are you^Em sure i^Dts the t^Cruth?" Yes it was w^Dritten in the news

Well we c^Emouldn't see the w^Doods for a f^Gorest full of l^Cies A p^Emenny for your th^Doughts or I'll buy th^Geirs for forty f^Cive And if you ^Emhave me reading s^Dhite I g^Guess that Gil was r^Cight The revol^Dution will n^Cot be televised ^{G D Em C}

(the revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be ^Ctelevised (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised (revol^Gution)^{D Em C}

^DRead all about it, s^Ccandal and b^Glame ^DRead all about it, t^Chey're all the s^Game ^DRead all about it, it ^Emwill never ch^Dange For ^Cyou and me, the ^Ceveryday par^Gade ^{D Em C}

When they c^Gome f^Dor y^Gou and me we've^C got to speak o^Gut ^D When they t^Ghreaten o^Dur dem^Gocracy we've^C got to speak o^Gut ^D When they t^Gurn ^Dus ag^Gainst ourselves we've^C got to speak o^Gut And when they c^Come f^Gor u^Cs we're n^Got alo^Dne

And tell me,^Em "what ^Ddo you kn^Cow? Did you^Em see it^D with y^Cour eyes?" Well there's t^Emwenty th^Dousand Ip^Chones that are tw^Deeting as we speak they're getting that m^D7essage to the street

Well we c^Emouldn't see the w^Doods for a f^Gorest full of l^Cies But the t^Emruth is a fr^Deedom never ^Gto be given pr^Cice Take the h^Emands of the el^Dite and g^Get them off your e^Cyes Get your^Emself on the str^Deet, kid and ^Gopen up your e^Cyes The world is t^Emurning ^D so d^Gon't be left beh^Cind The revol^Dution will n^Cot be televised ^{G D Em C}

(the revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be ^Ctelevised (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised

(revol^Gution)^{D Em C} (revol^Gution)^D Revol^Emution ^C (revol^Gution)^D Revol^Emution ^C (revol^Gution)^D will ^Emnot be t^Celevised