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Perfect Government

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[Intro]
e|-10-12-14-15-7-5-10-7-2/3-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5-3-0-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-10--8-10-12-10-8-5-7-5-7-5-8-10-12-------------------------|
G|-------------------------7----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-13h15-13-12-13-12-10-12-10h12-10-8-5--3--5-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
   G  Em7(2XX23X) Em  
Even if it's easy to be free
WhaCt's your definition Gof freedomD?
GAnd wEm7ho the fuck are you, anywaEmy?
CWho the fuck am I to say?
EmWhat the fuck iDs really going Con?
GHow did the Em7cat get so Emfat?C  
WGhy does the family die?
DDo you care why?
G'cause there hasn't been a Em7sign
Of anything gettin' bEmetter in the ghetCto
PeoGple's fed up
But Em7when they get up
(Palm Mute)
GYou point your Em7fuckin' finger
EmYou racist, you Cbigot
GBut that's not the problem
DNow is it?
GIt's all about the Em7money
EmPolitical power is Ctakin
GProtecting the rich denDying the poor
GYeah, they love to watch Em7the war from the EmWhite House
And I wondeDr how can they sleep at night?
GHow can they sleep at Dnight?
[Outro]
GHow did the Em7cat get Emso fat? (Cx4)

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Perfect Government

by NOFX

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

e|-10-12-14-15-7-5-10-7-2/3-----------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------5-3-0-----------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12-12-10--8-10-12-10-8-5-7-5-7-5-8-10-12-------------------------|

G|-------------------------7----------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12-13-13h15-13-12-13-12-10-12-10h12-10-8-5--3--5-----------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

G Em7 Em

(2XX23X)

Even if it's easy to be free

C G D

What's your definition of freedom?

G Em7 Em

And who the fuck are you, anyway?

Who the fuck am I to say?

Em D C

What the fuck is really going on?

G Em7 Em C

How did the cat get so fat?

Why does the family die?

Do you care why?

G Em7

'cause there hasn't been a sign

Em C

Of anything gettin' better in the ghetto

People's fed up

Em7

But when they get up

(Palm Mute)

G Em7

You point your fuckin' finger

Em C

You racist, you bigot

But that's not the problem

Now is it?

G Em7

It's all about the money

Em C

Political power is takin

G D

Protecting the rich denying the poor

G Em7 Em

Yeah, they love to watch the war from the White House

And I wonder how can they sleep at night?

G D

How can they sleep at night?

[Outro]

G Em7 Em C

How did the cat get so fat? (x4)

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