From their fourth studio album "Sandinista!" (1980). ---------------------------------------------------- Verse 1:

^GWorking for the devil You'll^Em have to pay his tax ^GThat means going to see him ^EmDown among the racks ^GYou don't believe in him ^EmBut he can wait for you You ^Ado his work so ^Gfine ^EmHe'll remember you ^BHe'll re^Dmember ^Eyou

^G(h^Emit ^GG ^Emonce and then strum Em) Verse 2:

^GWorried for my friend As he ^Emshows me round the flat ^GWhere I don't wanna find him ^EmHis lips an' eyelids black ^GHe don't believe my speech That lines ^Emcan and should be drawn Like ^Aif he had a ^Gshotgun ^EmThe barrels would be sawn ^BThe barrels ^Dwould be ^Esawn

G Em G Em Verse 3:

^GSwallowed by the river ^EmSwollen by the rains ^GThat leakin' ol' computer Of ^Emfingerprints and names ^GSwimming in the river That ^Emfloods the neighborhood ^AI would call to ^Gyou ^EmBut it would do no good ^BBut it would ^Ddo no ^Egood

G Em G Em Verse 4:

^GVoting for the law That's the ^Emgeneral occupation ^GFirst the public safety Then ^Emsecond comes the nation ^GYou won't believe me now But there's^Em been some illumination The ^Awisest cops have ^Grealized They ^Emfucked the operation B D E

G Em G Em Verse 5:

^GCooking up the books A ^Emrespected occupation ^GThe anchor and foundation of all ^Emmulti-corporations ^GThey don't believe in crime ^EmThey don't know that it exists But to ^Aunderstand what's ^Gright and wrong The ^Emlawyers work in shifts The ^Blawyers ^Dwork in ^Eshifts...

G Em G Em Verse 6:

^G'N speaking of the devil He ^Emain't been seen for years ^G'Cept every 20 mins He ^Emzooms between me ears ^GI don't believe in books But I ^Emread them all the time For ^Aciphers to the ^Griddles An' ^Emreasons to the rhymes ^BReasons ^Dto the ^Erhymes

G Em G Em G Em G Em ...

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