The Nightwatchman - One man revolution

^EIt started in basements ^AAnd it started in sheds ^EIt started in backyards ^AAn^Ed was hidden under beds ^E7I turned on the TV A sus 4 E Don't believe a word they say ^E7We can't stay here A sus 4 E And we can't get away ^ATh^Eere's a riot on Sunset ^AAn^Ed fires burn in the park A E D sus 4 D The sun has set my friend ^AAn^Ed California's dark And over the screaming I heard a clear voice I looked at my choices And I made a choice Smoke and ashes Tonight hide the stars The stop lights are red now, love We've come for what's ours There's a riot on Sunset And fires burn in the park The sun has set my friend And California's dark ^ECome stand among the rattlesnakes At the side of the desert road And close your eyes and listen ^ATo^E the music hard and cold Tonight the moon is blackened Tonight the doors are shut Behind the shuttered windows ^AWe^E pray the sun will come up ^E7For something walks across these fields For which there is no name You might have heard different ^ABut I was there when it came ^E7It will start with a spark And a great fire will grow Don't know how I know it ^ABut I just know There's a riot on Sunset And fires burn in the park The sun sets everywhere And the whole damn country's dark There's a riot on Sunset And fires burn in the park The sun has set my friend And California's dark Outro E A G E

^AOn the street where I live ^EThey called the cops B minor Found a noose in my garage Now how 'bout that C# minor So tonight I'm in the bushes With a baseball bat F# minor Cause I'm a one man ^AI'm a one man ^EI'm a one man revolution B minor I'm a one man C# minor I'm a one man F# minor I'm a one man revolution The time is nigh ^AThe day is dark ^EThere's only one solution B minor I'm a one man C# minor I'm a one man F# minor I'm a one man revolution On the streets of Havana I got hugged and kissed At the Playboy Mansion I wasn't on the list On the streets of Cape Town Shit's ready to blow I don't know how to get there But I'm ready to go Cause I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution The time is nigh The day is dark There's only one solution I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution ^DSa^Acrifice and neon lights E F# minor Slaveships don't wait ^DLo^Ave many, trust few E C# minor And don't be late F# minor In my nightmares The streets are aflame And in my dreams It's much the same And on the streets of L.A. They know my name And if you've come this far mister ^EMaybe we're one and the same I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution The time is nigh The day is dark There's only one solution I'm a one man I'm a one man I'm a one man revolution

^GLet Freedom Ring C C/B A minor Let Freedom Ring A minor Let Freedom Ring G G/F# E minor Let Freedom Ring There's a book with seven seals There's a beast with seven heads There's seven angels on seven horses There's seven vials with seven plagues So if you hear If you hear a knocking On that door Just let it be But if they ask If they ask you brother Who told you that You didn't hear it from me Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Where the righteous Where the righteous stood And where the righteous Where the righteous fell There's a voice That's soft and whispering Coming from the bottom of the well And I tried hard to remember To remember what that voice said Over and over Over and over I repeated those words Inside my head Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring ^EminorAnd if they ask If they ask you brother A minor Who told you that E minor Tell them it was me

^EWe^Bll I climbed the seven summits C# minor B And I swam the seven seas C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BI fought in the jungles C# minor B And I fought in the streets C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BOnce I had a reason C# minor B Don't know what it could be C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BWell I sang to myself C# minor B That I want to be free C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^EI ^Bwalked the empty desert C# minor And I was burned in the heat C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BI crossed the frozen wasteland C# minor B And in the bitter cold did freeze C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BAnd I will knock on every door C# minor B For I do not have a key C# minor A And the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BWell I sang to myself C# minor B That I want to be free C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^ETh^Bey shot a man in Soho C# minor B Couldn't guess his age C# minor A I found his empty journal ^EI filled up every page ^BI called up my state senator C# minor B They said he wasn't there C# minor A The secretary took my name ^EAnd man she sounded scared ^BSo I counted my misfortunes C# minor B I added up the blame C# minor A I picked through all the garbage ^EI checked off all the names ^BI read in the newspaper C# minor B They'd questioned all my friends C# minor A They hoped that they could find me ^EBefore I struck again ^BWell I sang to myself C# minor B That I want to be free C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^ESo^B when thirsty I will drink C# minor B When hungry I will steal C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BSo tonight I walk in anger C# minor B With worn shoes on my feet C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BAnd I will sing to myself C# minor B That I'm gonna be free C# minor A But the road I must travel ^EIts end I cannot see ^BThere's a sign along the highway C# minor B But it's too dark now to read C# minor A E

^GI climbed through the window A minor I sat in the back ^GI gathered my thoughts A minor With my head in my hands ^GMy next of kin A minor My list of demands C G A minor I slipped from shadow to shadow C G A minor I saw things I should not see ^CTh^Ge moon rose high E minor D Over the Garden C G A minor The Garden of Gethsemane I know who I'm for And who I'm against I pulled the shades tight I built me a fence I dug a tunnel Deep and wide I sit at the bottom And wait for the night I slipped from shadow to shadow I saw things I should not see The moon rose high Over the Garden The Garden of Gethsemane Morning has come Clean clothes on the line There'll be no tomorrow I rise and I shine If you swallow the coin From the wishing well Your dreams will come true In heaven or hell I slipped from shadow to shadow I saw things I should not see The moon rose high Over the Garden The Garden of Gethsemane Take my hand Down we go Take my hand, love Down we go

^CIt's in the eagle's claw D minor It's in the eyes you trust It's in the jackal's dreams It's in the sleet and the hail ^CIt's in the unmarked box D minor That came today in the mail It's in the dead man's pocket It's in the child's first sin ^CIt's in the Constitution D minor Written in very small print It's in Colin Powell's lies It's in the shaman's trance ^CIt's in the cellar waiting D minor And it's in the best laid plans ^FWe^C could cut and run D minor And take half the blame ^CDon't stop now ^GThat's why we came House gone up in flames It's in the National Anthem It's in the scurrying roach It's in the closed partition 'Tween first class and coach It's in the relentless fever It's in the lonely room It's in the hands of fate And it's in the pharaoh's tomb It's in the rich man's dreams It's in the poor man's hands It's in the body bags Along the Rio Grande It's in the evening shade It's on the zealot's tongue It's in the widow's tears And it's in the miner's lungs We could cut and run And take half the blame Don't stop now That's why we came House gone up in flames It's in the moon's dark spin It's in the cloudless sky It was in St. Peter's denial That he'd thrice deny It's in the distant thunder It's in the whispered prayer That they won't find us hidden here Beneath the stairs So consider yourself lucky And watch what you say I got what I wanted You might get the same It's in the bold print nailed To the cathedral door It's in the black cold pressure On the ocean floor We could cut and run And take half the blame Don't stop now That's why we came House gone up in flames

^ENow you might have heard different But I know it's a fact That Jesus, Mary, Joseph And the Apostle Paul were black ^ATen letters I am writing Each one reads the same ^ENine circles I am drawing One around your name ^BLand and freedom Steel and faith ^ATooth and bone and wire ^ESkin, scar, dirt and fire ^BIt doesn't matter who you are ^AIt does not matter what you say ^GFl^Ees^Gh ^Esh^Gap^Ees the day Now it's clear as a pillar of smoke And broken Starbuck's glass Yeah, I support my troops They wave black flags They wear black masks All the roads are closed Smoke is rising from the fields The monsters left their cages An angel set them free Land and freedom Steel and faith Tooth and bone and wire Skin, scar, dirt and fire It doesn't matter who you are It does not matter what you say Flesh shapes the day A G E X6 Veteran's hospitals And witches spells Low to buy And high to sell And little girls Collecting shells And memories Upon the shelves And ringing bells And high school choirs And faithful dogs Beside the fire And billionaires And open bars And early exits And judgments hard And land and freedom And steel and faith And tooth and bone and wire And skin, scar, dirt and fire It doesn't matter who you are Does not matter what the fuck you say Flesh shapes the day

^CBa^Attle hymns for the wretched D minor The forgotten and the dead ^FBattle hymns of redemption B flat A minor Of solidarity and pride ^CBa^Attle hymns we will be singing D minor At the turning of the tide D minor F C D minor Can you explain to the mothers ^FAnd the fathers of those ^CWho come riding home in coffins D minor In their military clothes D minor Shiny medals pinned ^FTo their dead teenage chests ^CWhile the trumpets blare D minor And you lie your best So ask all you want ^FFrom the dusk til the dawn ^CThe answer's still no D minor Cause brother I'm gone Battle hymns for the broken Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched The forgotten and the dead Battle hymns of redemption Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing At the turning of the tide ^FCa^Cn ^Ayou explain away the sleight of hand And the criminality Of spending souls for oil Well in the mirror I can see I am the path that leads down I am a dark and bloody hall I'm the reaper, executioner Hangman, judge, and the law So tie a yellow ribbon Round the oak tree on the lawn But the cavalry's not comin' Cause brother they're gone Battle hymns for the broken Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched The forgotten and the dead Battle hymns of redemption Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing At the turning of the tide So I'm sharpening my shovel I'm firing the kiln I'm blind and I am purposeful A martyr on the hill The dream you might be dreaming Might be someone else's dream tonight I'm the whisperer of misgivings I'm the fading tail light I'm the call for retribution From the back of the smoke filled hall I'm the vow of bitterness I'm the poison in the well I've a photographic memory Of the deeds I will avenge I'm the cold in the river hollow I've a hatpin, I've a plan I don't care of cause or consequence Head shaved and body lean I'm the go‐getter, the score settler I'm the shadow on the green There's a flock of blackbirds flying Nearly ten thousand strong Who set off this morning And brother they're gone Battle hymns for the broken Battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched The forgotten, for the dead Battle hymns of redemption Of solidarity and pride Battle hymns we will be singing At the turning of the tide

^GThis blues guy I met That never had a hit A minor Said you don't gotta be loud, son To be heavy as shit Well I'm the triggerman, baby And tonight I'll prove That this machine here Well it kills fascists too ^GAnd don't be surprised If the sermon on the mount A minor Next time is delivered In a little coffee house D minor Cause somebody here's Gotta let them know A minor I doubt it's me But here I go E minor I hit the button Tape started to roll ^GThe song's got fire But it's got no soul C G A minor There's a lonely stretch of blacktop ^GBetween here and home C G A minor Drop down into the valley Piano playin' in the living room F A minor And when you see the white barn G A minor You'll know the journey's through C G A minor My dog's barking in the backseat G A minor Cause he knows it too A minor G You'll need a fake passport And fix your disguise And don't fire, sugar Til you see the whites of their eyes I turned the other cheek But now I'm through The skin you're in Makes choices for you I was checking off names And I came late to dinner Seems the slices of pie Keep getting thinner and thinner Brothers and sisters Rejoice and repent The landlord's dead You can keep the rent You got twelve fine friends But one of 'em's rotten There's a hole out back Ain't got no bottom Forty days in the wilderness Forty sleepless nights I'm confused, half blind And sure I'm right There's a lonely stretch of blacktop Between here and home Drop down into the valley Piano playin' in the living room And when you see the white barn You'll know the journey's through My dog's barking in the backseat Cause he knows it too ^FOfficer please I won't be long A minor Called the radio station Requested this song ^FI had my doubts About what I knew E minor So I turned it up ^GThen it sounded true A minor Kiss the ring If the Queen will let you But come over the fence And the dogs will get you On a rope hung the traitor On a hook hung the meat You and me are missing persons ^CTi^Gl we're counted in the streets A minor So seize the time And storm the tower And come correct With Maximum Firepower For the sins of the fathers The son he must pay The Nightwatchman giveth ^CAn^Gd he taketh away D minor Thought hard about this next line Pretty sure it's true A minor If you take a step towards freedom It'll take two steps towards you E minor So mister I ain't scared And mister I ain't worried ^GCause on that lonely stretch of blacktop I sit as judge and jury There's a lonely stretch of blacktop Between here and home Drop down into the valley Piano playin' in the living room And when you see the white barn You know the journey's through My dog's barking in the backseat Cause he knows it too The clock strikes the hour Tonight we ride You've got three more seconds To choose sides

^AFor the fired auto workers Who were twisted, tricked and robbed To the peasant in Guatemala In a sweatshop got your job And she can't feed her family On the pennies that she makes Meanwhile the crime rate's rising Up and down the Great Lake states Like vegetables left in the field The signatures smell rotten On the contracts and the deeds That push the race down to the bottom As they load the rubber bullets As they fire another round I'm heading into the tear gas Dig in man, hold your ground ^DFor Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez Who fought in their own time ^AFor our brothers and our sisters Up and down that picket line ^EFor the unnamed and unnumbered Who struggle brave and long ^AFor the union men and women Standing up and standing strong Si nos quedemos Juntos vamos a ganar? Si ! Hit em where it hurts And bite the hand that feeds You might get one to three Or probation and a fine But I know where I'm gonna be I'm gonna be right on that front line For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez Who fought in their own time For our brothers and our sisters Up and down that picket line For the unnamed and unnumbered Who struggle brave and long For the union men and women Standing up and standing strong Now dirty scabs will cross the line While others stand aside and look But ain't nobody never got nothin' That didn't raise their voice and push Like the steel worker in Ohio The miner in West Virginia The teacher in Chicago Janitor in Mississippi From the sweatshops of L.A. To the fields of Mission Flats There's a thunder cloud exploding And I'm free at last Like Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez Who fought in their own time Like our brothers and our sisters Up and down that picket line Like the unnamed and unnumbered Who struggle brave and long Like the union men and women Standing up and standing strong

^GNever listened to the pain ^CNe^Gver listened to fortune or fame Never listened to eagle or dove ^CNe^Gver listened to anger or love ^DBu^Ct ^GI listen to the dark clouds above Never answered to the call Never answered to nothing at all Never answered when times got rough Never answered to anger or love But I answer to the dark clouds above Never waited for dollar or dime Never waited for signal or sign Never waited when they screamed enough Never waited for anger or love But I'm waiting for the dark clouds above

^ANo^C one knows who gave the orders G A minor No one asks about the crime ^CNo one looks behind the curtain G A minor No one questions why ^CThe only time we've got ^GIs right about now ^CI cross my heart ^GI take the vow ^CI'^Gll never turn A minor I'll never bend ^GI'm with you now A minor Until the end Tonight's the test Tonight's the time I am the punishment That fits the crime I'll break the bricks I'll pick the locks I don't got nothin' But I'll give what I got I'll never turn I'll never bend I'm with you now Until the end Ten trials whose outcomes All fixed from the start Nine judges sitting counting Their money in the dark Eight towers of iron Surround the desert town On a cold December morning Seven martyrs knocked them down Six fathers still waiting For their six sons to come home Five mothers who know better And accept that they're gone Four years I've been hunted Still I breathe free Three times I shot the sheriff And did not spare the deputy Two prayers I'm praying Until we're together One promise I'm keeping Tonight and forever I'll never turn I'll never bend I'm with you now Until the end

^CSi^Gck of the strength that it takes to keep going A minor G A minor Sick ‘cause I’m losing this fight and it’s showing. D minor A minor Aye G A minor Unforgivable but true D minor A minor Aye G A minor I’m alone without you Sick of the fear and Sick of the cold Sick ‘cause it’s worse for the weak and the old With two broken legs I’m climbing this hill Sick of deciding who gets what in my will Unforgivable but true I’m alone without you ^FSick ‘cause I’m stuck on the wrong side of town A minor Sick ‘cause I’m pulling but still sinking down ^GSick ‘cause I can’t turn this whole thing around ^ESick ‘cause I’m too weak to hunt somebody down Unforgivable but true I’m alone without you Sick of this hammer and litany of sins Is banging and burning I can’t stand the din Sick ‘cause the darkness keeps sinking on in Sick to be leaving my family and friends