{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1995191,"song":"If Only It Were True","artist":"David Rovics","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11446198-if-only-it-were-true-chords-by-david-rovics/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1995191?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I turned on my TV, though it was hard to see[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese men who’d be head of state[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat a great country, from sea to shining sea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe watch the Republicans debate[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNewt stood with his third wife, and said you bet your life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe president is a red[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe wants to tax the rich a lot and take your limo and your yacht[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe wants to have the bankers’ heads[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if he gets in again he’ll paint the White House pink and then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe’ll hire Chavez as his VP[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen we’ll be right on track to give capitalism the sack[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAlong with the insurance industry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll give everyone food stamps and wheelchair ramps[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll subsidize windmills and maple syrup[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll cripple industries with eco-friendly policies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd pretty soon we will be just like Europe[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll shut down oil wells and deliver solar cells[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo each home in Delaware and Illinois[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll ban logging in the parks, he’ll send the works of Karl Marx[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nTo the homes of every American girl and boy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be giving out free rides[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAnd free lunches, too, inside his high-speed trains[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe’ll start lots of public works, full of union perks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe’ll fill all the cities up with bicycle lanes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWatch out, his critics tell, this shall be our death knell[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll pull the troops out and end all of our wars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll gut military spending, our empire will be ending[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd soon we’ll be invaded by the Moors[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll legalize all drugs, give away beer mugs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd hookas to every child — and Korans[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe’ll ban religions from the schools, give 40 acres and a mule[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nTo every person who makes less than 50 grand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe’ll shut down Guantanamo, to torture he’ll say no[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe’ll make us all drive electric cars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe’ll reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, take off that damn flag pin[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind bars[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","G","F","C7","G7","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}