^AmiThis one\'s for the shoeshine boy And the farmer in debt ^AmiEach string is barbed wire Each chord is a threat ^GThis blues guy I met That never had a hit ^AmiSaid you don\'t gotta be loud, son To be heavy as shit ^AmiWell I\'m the triggerman, baby And tonight I\'ll prove ^AmiThat this machine here Well it kills fascists too ^GAnd don\'t be surprised If the sermon on the mount ^AmiNext time is delivered In a little coffee house ^DmiCause somebody here\'s Gotta let them know ^AmiI doubt it\'s me But here I go ^DmiI hit the button Tape started to roll ^AmiThe song\'s got fire ^GBut it\'s got no soul ^CThere\'s a lonely ^Amistretch of ^Gblacktop ^GBetween here and ^Amihome ^CDrop down into the^{G Ami}valley ^GPiano playin\' in the^Ami living room ^FAnd when you see the^Ami white barn ^GYou\'ll know the journey\'s^Ami through ^CMy dog\'s barking^G in the back^Amiseat ^GCause he knows it^Ami too ^{DmiCG Ami}You\'ll need a fake passport And fix your disguise And don\'t fire, sugar Til you see the whites of their eyes ^GI turned the other cheek But now I\'m through ^AmiThe skin you\'re in Makes choices for you ^DmiI was checking off names And I came late to dinner ^AmiSeems the slices of pie Keep getting thinner and thinner ^GBrothers and sisters Rejoice and repent ^AmiThe landlord\'s dead You can keep the rent ^DmiYou got twelve fine friends But one of \'em\'s rotten ^AmiThere\'s a hole out back Ain\'t got no bottom ^DmiForty days in the wilderness Forty sleepless nights ^AmiI\'m confused, half blind ^GAnd sure I\'m right There\'s a lonely stretch of blacktop Between here and home Drop down into the valley Piano playin\' in the living room And when you see the white barn You\'ll know the journey\'s through My dog\'s barking in the backseat Cause he knows it too ^DmiOfficer please I won\'t be long ^AmiCalled the radio station Requested this song ^DmiI had my doubts About what I knew ^AmiSo I turned it up ^GThen it sounded true ^AmiKiss the ring If the Queen will let you But come over the fence And the dogs will get you ^GOn a rope hung the traitor On a hook hung the meat ^AmiYou and me are missing persons Til we\'re ^Ccounted in the^G streets ^AmiSo seize the time And storm the tower ^GAnd come correct ^AmiWith Maximum Firepower For the sins of the fathers The son he must pay The Nightwatchman giveth And he ta^Cketh a^Gway ^DmiThought hard about this next line Pretty sure it\'s true ^AmiIf you take a step towards freedom It\'ll take two steps towards you ^DmiSo mister I ain\'t scared And mister I ain\'t worried ^AmiCause on that lonely stre^Gtch of blacktop I sit as judge and jury There\'s a lonely stretch of blacktop Between here and home Drop down into the valley Piano playin\' in the living room And when you see the white barn You know the journey\'s through My dog\'s barking in the backseat Cause he knows it too ^AmiThe clock strikes the hour Tonight we ride ^GYou\'ve got three more seconds To choose si^Amides