Pollution Chords & Lyrics - Tom Lehrer

[C]If you visit A-[G7]merican City,
you will find it [C]very pretty.
[C7]Just two things of which you [F]must be-[F#dim]ware,
[C]Don't drink the [C#dim]water and [G7]don't breathe the [C]air.

Pol-[Am]lution, Pol-[G]lution, They got [F]smog and sewage and [E]mud,
[F]Turn on your [C]tap, to get [G7]hot and cold running [C]crud [G7]

[C]See the Halibuts
[G7]And the Sturgeons
Being wiped out [C]by detergeons
Fish gotta [Am]swim, and [Dm7]birds gotta [G7]fly.
c [C#dim] [G7] [C]
But they don't last long if they try.

Pol-[Am]lution, pol-[G]lution, You can [F]use the latest tooth-[E]paste
And [F]then rinse your [C]mouth, with [G7]in-dustrial [C]waste.

[C]Just go out for a [G7]breath of air,
And you'll be ready for [C]Medicare.
The [C7]city streets are really [F]quite a [F#dim]thrill,
If the [C]hoods don't [C#dim]get you, the mo-[G7]noxide [C]will.

Pol-[Am]lution, pol-[G]lution, wear a [F]gas mask and a [E]veil.
[F]Then you can [C]breathe, long as [G7]you don't in-[C]hale.

[C]Lots of things there that [G7]you can drink,
But stay away from the [C]kitchen sink.
Throw [C7]out your garbage and I've [F]got a [F#dim]hunch.
The [C]folks downs[C#dim]tream will [G7]drink it for [C]lunch.

So [Am]go to the [G]city, see the [F]crazy people [E]there,
Like [F]lambs to the [C]slaughter,[F] [Em] [Dm] [C] [Am]
They're [F]drink-[Em]ing [Dm]the [C]wa-[Am]ter
And [Dm7]breathing [G7]the [C]air.