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The Communists Have The Music

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DI got handed an BmAyn Rand sandwich
GStraight from the can, it Emtasted so bland
I Asus4asked Athe Asus2lass  Ato Asus4pass me Aa Asus2glassA  
Of Asus4Engels' AConAsus2ditions Aof the Asus4WorkinAg Asus2ClassA  
DRight away they dragged me Bmto the committee
To exGplain my un-AmericaEmn activity
They're Asus4gonna Asee they Asus2made  Aa  Asus4mistakeA  Asus2  A  
If they'd Asus4only  Alet me Asus2play  Amy Asus4mixtapeA  Asus2  A  
I'm not Empartial to the Amartial
Or the Emplutocrats, in their Abeaver hats
And the faGscists have the ouDtfits
But I don't Gcare for the ouDtfits
What I carGe about is mDusic
And the comGmunists have the mDusic
AI hear a melody
GAnd just as suddenly
DI know who I'm suppAosed to be
DI don't need a Bmrationale
To Gsing the InternEmationale
I Asus4only  Aneed to Asus2plug in tAhe Asus4headphone AjackAsus2  A  
So Asus4I can Alisten Asus2to    Amy Asus4backing AtrackAsus2  A  
I'm not Emjealous of the zeAalous
Or anaEmrchics with guitaAr picks
And the faGscists have their ouDtfits
But I don't Gcare for the ouDtfits
What I carGe about is mDusic
And the comGmunists have the mDusic
Yes, the comGmunists have the mDusic
Oh, the comGmunists have the mDusic
AI hear a melody
GAnd just as suddenly
DI know who I'm suppAosed to be
I'm not Empartial to the Amartial
Or the Emplutocrats, in their Abeaver hats
And the faGscists have the ouDtfits
But I don't Gcare for the ouDtfits
What I carGe about is mDusic
And the comGmunists have the mDusic
Yes, the comGmunists have the mDusic
Oh, the comGmunists have the mDusic

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The Communists Have The Music

by They Might Be Giants

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Asus4

Asus2

D Bm

I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich

G Em

Straight from the can, it tasted so bland

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

I asked the lass to pass me a glass

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

Of Engels' Conditions of the Working Class

D Bm

Right away they dragged me to the committee

G Em

To explain my un-American activity

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

They're gonna see they made a mistake

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

If they'd only let me play my mixtape

Em A

I'm not partial to the martial

Em A

Or the plutocrats, in their beaver hats

G D

And the fascists have the outfits

G D

But I don't care for the outfits

G D

What I care about is music

G D

And the communists have the music

I hear a melody

And just as suddenly

D A

I know who I'm supposed to be

D Bm

I don't need a rationale

G Em

To sing the Internationale

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

I only need to plug in the headphone jack

Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A

So I can listen to my backing track

Em A

I'm not jealous of the zealous

Em A

Or anarchics with guitar picks

G D

And the fascists have their outfits

G D

But I don't care for the outfits

G D

What I care about is music

G D

And the communists have the music

G D

Yes, the communists have the music

G D

Oh, the communists have the music

I hear a melody

And just as suddenly

D A

I know who I'm supposed to be

Em A

I'm not partial to the martial

Em A

Or the plutocrats, in their beaver hats

G D

And the fascists have the outfits

G D

But I don't care for the outfits

G D

What I care about is music

G D

And the communists have the music

G D

Yes, the communists have the music

G D

Oh, the communists have the music

About The Communists Have The Music Chords by They Might Be Giants

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The chords for "The Communists Have The Music" show the original chord names (including D, Bm, G, Em, Asus4, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.