Democracy

capo: 2nd fret Intro G Cm G [Verse (1)] G C G It's coming through a hole in the air G C G From those nights in tiananmen square C Cm It's coming from the feel that this ain't exactly real G Or it's real, but it ain't exactly there B From the wars against disorder Em From the sirens night and day B From the fires of the homeless Em From the ashes of the gay D C G Democracy is coming to the `USA [Verse (2)] G C G It's coming through a crack in the wall G C G On a visionary flood of alcohol C Cm From the staggering account of the sermon on the mount G Which i don't pretend to understand at all B Em It's coming from the silence on the dock of the bay B Em From the brave, the bold, the battered heart of chevrolet D C G Democracy is coming to the `USA [Verse (3)] G C G It's coming from the sorrow in the street G C G The holy places where the races meet C From the homicidal bitchin' Cm That goes down in every kitchen G To determine who will serve and who will eat B From the wells of disappointment Em Where the women kneel to pray B For the grace of god in the desert here Em And the desert far away D C G Democracy is coming to the `USA Chorus D C Sail on, sail on G O mighty ship of state D To the shores of need C Past the reefs of greed G Through the squalls of hate Am D C G Sail on, sail on, sail on [Verse (4)] G C G It's coming to america first G C G The cradle of the best, of the worst C It's here they've got the range Cm And the machinery for change G And it's here they've got the spiritual thirst B It's here the family's broken Em And it's here the lonely say B That the heart has got to open Em In a fundamental way D C G Democracy is coming to the `USA [Verse (5)] G C G It's coming from the women and the men G C G Oh baby, we'll be making love again C We'll be going down so deep Cm That the river's going to weep G And the mountain's gonna shout "Amen" B Em It's coming like the tidal flood beneath the lunar sway B Em Imperial, mysterious, in amorous array D C G Democracy is coming to the `USA Chorus D C Sail on, sail on G O mighty ship of state D To the shores of need C Past the reefs of greed G Through the squalls of hate Am D C G Sail on, sail on, sail on Interlude G Cm G Cm G [Verse (6)] G C G I'm sentimental, if you know what i mean G C G Oh, i love the country, but i can't stand the scene C Cm And i'm neither left or right, i'm just staying home tonight G Getting lost in that hopeless little screen B Em But i'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay B Em I'm junk, but i'm still holding up this little wild bouquet D C G Democracy is coming to, to the `USA C G to the `USA C G to the `USA C G to the `USA