Truth About Us Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 eD- 0

B- 3

G- 0

D- 4

A- 5

E- x

Intro

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GWhen we rode into town we didnt have horses

GWe had fate by the balls and destinys face turned in

CWe settled for less on loves dusty trail

GWe wanted something more than just an ok coral

DTake the skeletons from the closet, put em under the floor C

DLets settle up on boothill to the view we adore C

GHeres the truth about us, we get exhumed by assumption

GWe have to work hard, have to get on a talk show

CLet the host root around, see where it goes

GIf thats too far well bust a chair right over his nose

DTake a bite of the big apple while the room is for free C

DSpit the pulp into the Hudson like it was British tea C

 Aw maAmrina, marina, its sad and its lGonely,

Dwhen your pointing the gun at the president Em

 Im a fluAmnky with a rifle, Im an NRA golden Gboy

Da genius forging a legend Em

GHeres the truth about us, we came in demanding

GA scarlet face wrung battle southern bell - ?

CI let Hoover reply, left me hard to pay

GThe truth about us is buried deep in Connolys lake

DOpen all the coffins, only one thing inside C

DA pink dress and a pillbox hat with Camelot tags C

 Aw marinAma, marina, its cold and its lGonely

DWhen the porters are carrying your coffin Em

AmOh please baby please let the coincidence leave mGe

DA martyr to patriotic negligence Em

GShould old acquaintance be forgot and neDver brought to trial G C

AmWhere every girl and boy can grow up to be the president G

DOr grow up to be the presidents killer Em

AmIts equal opportunity, its the land of hope and glory G

DIts a cheap Italian mail order thriller Em

GHeres the truth about us, we sailed from Manhatten

GWe were hoping to find the tears from Ellis island

CSend them back from the shore, send them back out to see

GHow a promise can grow smaller if the two sides agree

DWe sent them packing off to Auschwitz when we heard the reports C

DWe wrote how dare you with their ashes

CAs if we couldnt have known

AmYa see marina, marina, I took lessons from my countryG

DAbout national interest and the big picture Em

AmGonna manifest my destiny, gonna spread the legs of misGery

DGot a piece in my hand and Im loaded Em

GWell the truth about us aint hard to figure

GWell its adding up to a hell of a toll on us

CWe been up all night, let the tympani roll

GFacts in paper pledges turned to solid gold

DPick up your guns from the thug in classroom B C

DTheres people out there whose lives depend on our misery, misery C

GIts the truth about us...