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Sugarcoating - Martin Sexton
Intro - C, Am  
           C, F, Dm, C  
It was a cleaAmr blue day in September
In the yeaCr two thousand and one
AmEverybody seems to remember
CVery few know how it was done
AmJet planes flying into buildings
FNobody getting in their wayC  
AmTall twin towers made of concrete and steel
Coming down lCike paper MacheG  
And I wonDmder why
NoboFdy wonders whyG  
With all this sweetC, sweet, sweet sugarcoating
The nightly news gone entertainment bizAm  
And the politCicians out showboatingF  
One day Csomebody tell it like Git isC  
We went a huntinAm' for those old evil doers
Down in old AfCghanistan
EmThen we losAmt the track and headed back to Iraq
With our sightCs set on Iran
Through the desert rAmuns a money trail
We kill and die foCr to defend
Oh from the banks tAmo the bankers to the tanks to the tankers
It's a wCar that knows no endG  
And no wondDmer why
Very few Fwonder whyG  
With all this sweetC, sweet, sweet sugarcoating
The nightly news gone entertainment bizAm  
COh big business out showboatinF  
Won't someCbody tell it liGke it isG  
Oh whFo knows a truth (And Cnot afraid to tell it)
                      F   Am-  G- C  
This song is for you
 C-  Am-  C-  G- C  
Maybe if we talk weAm're just dead men walking
But if we're silenCt we're living like slaves
But if we follAmow where we lead and we're eaten what we're fed
              C                                               G
Then Dmwe might as weFll be sleepinGg in our grave
With all this sweetC, sweet, sweet sugarcoating
The nightly news gone entertainment bizAm  
CEverybody out showboatingF  
Somebody Cwanna tell it likGe it isC  
Oh somebody's Cgonna tell it like Git isC  
                     C                    G               F
I believe somebCody's gonna tell it like it is
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Sugarcoating

by Martin Sexton

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Sugarcoating - Martin Sexton

C Am

Intro - ,

C F Dm C

, , ,

It was a clear blue day in September

In the year two thousand and one

Everybody seems to remember

Very few know how it was done

Jet planes flying into buildings

F C

Nobody getting in their way

Tall twin towers made of concrete and steel

C G

Coming down like paper Mache

And I wonder why

F G

Nobody wonders why

With all this sweet, sweet, sweet sugarcoating

The nightly news gone entertainment biz

C F

And the politicians out showboating

C G C

One day somebody tell it like it is

We went a huntin' for those old evil doers

Down in old Afghanistan

Em Am

Then we lost the track and headed back to Iraq

With our sights set on Iran

Through the desert runs a money trail

We kill and die for to defend

Oh from the banks to the bankers to the tanks to the tankers

C G

It's a war that knows no end

And no wonder why

F G

Very few wonder why

With all this sweet, sweet, sweet sugarcoating

The nightly news gone entertainment biz

C F

Oh big business out showboatin

C G G

Won't somebody tell it like it is

F C

Oh who knows a truth (And not afraid to tell it)

F Am G C

- -

This song is for you

C Am C G C

- - - -

Maybe if we talk we're just dead men walking

But if we're silent we're living like slaves

But if we follow where we lead and we're eaten what we're fed

C G

Dm F G

Then we might as well be sleeping in our grave

With all this sweet, sweet, sweet sugarcoating

The nightly news gone entertainment biz

C F

Everybody out showboating

C G C

Somebody wanna tell it like it is

C G C

Oh somebody's gonna tell it like it is

C G F

I believe somebody's gonna tell it like it is

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