Jackson Browne - The word justice

^AA man s^Bmtands up before his ^AGod and ^Bmcount^Bmry ^ARaises his ^Bmright hand and t^Aakes an ^Bmoath^{Bm A}Swears he has ^Bmacted in the l^Aine of ^Bmduty ^{Bm A}And he more t^Bmhan anyone wants t^Ao tell th^Bme tru^Bmth

^GBut there is a need to keep so^Bmmethings a s^Aecret ^GSome weapons shipments, some p^Bmrivate wa^Ars ^GIn the future democracy will b^Bme defended ^{A A}Behind close^Bmd door^Bms

^ANow the men o^Bmf Congress who conve^Ane to de^Bmtermi^Bmne ^AIf cove^Bmrt war is a business^A or a cr^Bmime ^{Bm A}Are the^Bm same men who routinely gi^Ave their^Bm perm^Bmission ^AFor the^Bm shedding of blood in ^Asecurity^Bm's na^Bmme

^GAnd there is a need to keep so^Bmme things a s^Aecret ^GThe names of some countries, t^Bmhe terms of ^Asome deals ^GAnd above all the sound of the^Bm screams of ^Athe innocent ^ABeneath our ^Bmwhee^Bmls ^{A Bm Bm}

^G#mDoes the word justice mean anything to you? ^EAre the features of a lie be^F#mginning to come through?

^AIn the street^Bms of America the chi^Aldren ar^Bme bur^Bmied ^ACaught in an ^Bmavalanche of weapons^A and dru^Bmgs ^{Bm A}They live and^Bm they die in the bow^Aels of a^Bm busi^Bmness ^AThat disguise^Bmd as a war between T^Ahe Crips^Bm and ^BmThe Bloods

^GAnd there is a need to keep so^Bmme things a s^Aecret ^GThe C.I.A. deals protecti^Bmng the source^{A G}And the government policies directly co^Bmnnect^Aing ^AThe drugs an^Bmd ou^Bmr wars^{A Bm Bm}

^G#mDoes the word justice mean anything to you? ^EAs the battlefield comes hom^F#me and democracy falls through

^DI am waiting f^Gor the t^Cime to c^Dome ^DWhen the word will b^Ge real f^Cor everyone^{D D}And not just a word b^Gut a thing t^Chat can be ^Bmdone ^GJust^Aic^Bme must be won

^AOh^Bm, oh, oh justice ^AJu^Bmstice ^AJu^Bmstice ^AOh^Bm, o^Bmh, oh justice

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