The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War chords

[Chords]
F 133211
Bb x1x33x
Bb/A x0x33x
Bb/G 3xx33x
Bb/C x3x33x
C x32010
C7 x32310
C/G 3x2010
Dm xx0231
Gm 355333

[VERSE 1]
[F]Pilgrims in the parking lot
[Bb]Arteries [Bb/A]clogged with [Bb/G]blood clots
[F]Pushing through the aisles of department [C]stores [C7]
[F]Neon crosses and Christmas lights
[Bb]Credit card [Bb/A]debts and [Bb/G]brand new bikes
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 2]
[F]The rabbi reads from the testament
The [Bb]banker [Bb/A]gazes at the [Bb/G]year's investments
[F]Salvation Santas solicit for the [C7]poor
[F]Deception of democracy
The phil[Bb]anderings of [Bb/A]faux foreign [Bb/G]poli - [Bb/C]cy
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 3]
[F]Smoggy skies and fixed elections
In[Bb]justice [Bb/A]strikes from [Bb/G]all directions
[F]People with their backs against the [C]floor[C7]
[F]Looking for someone to set us free
A [Bb]king with [Bb/A]fists like Mu[Bb/G]hammad A[Bb/C]li
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[CHORUS]
[Dm] A mother knows what is [C]best for [F]you
[Bb]Even though it's hard to [Dm]listen
[Dm] Your father knows he can [Bb]count on [F]you
[Gm]Though you couldn't count on [C]him

[VERSE 4]
[F] Christopher Columbus knew
[Bb]Vasco De [Bb/A]Gama and Ma[Bb/G]gellan too
The [F]profits of oppression grow like [C] never be[C7]fore
[F]All hail to the captalist thief
And [Bb]mourn your lost [Bb/A]ones and [Bb/G]cover your [Bb/C]grief
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 5]
[F]Hurricane waters ravage southern towns
And [Bb]black and brown [Bb/A]people are [Bb/G]left to drown
While the [F]White House and the emergency management [C]agency ignores
[F]Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome
And the [Bb]National [Bb/A]Guard says "[Bb/G]Don't go ho[Bb/C]me"
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 6]
Po[F]lice officers hassle the homeless
Dom[Bb]estic dis[Bb/A]putes, alc[Bb/G]ohol and violence
The [F]jailhouse opens wide [C] its door[C7]
A [F]corporation cuts a million employees
And the [Bb]facto[Bb/A]ry is moving [Bb/G]over - [Bb/C]seas
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[CHORUS]
[Dm] A mother knows what is [C]best for [F]you
[Bb]Even though it's hard to [Dm]listen
[Dm] Your father knows he can [Bb]count on [F]you
[Gm]Though you couldn't count on [C]him

[VERSE 7]
[F]Jesus sheds another tear
[Bb]Into a [Bb/A]sea of [Bb/G]two thousand years
Into the [F]eve of a new year once [C]more
[F]Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow
[Bb]Toast to [Bb/A]health and [Bb/G]wealth to[Bb/C]morrow
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 8]
Re[F]ligious wars and domination
[Bb]World tr[Bb/A]ade and glo[Bb/G]balization
The [F]prices of petroleum [C]soar [C/G]
[F]Lonesome churches are packed with sinners
[Bb]Non-be[Bb/A]lievers and [Bb/G]new be[Bb/C]ginners
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[VERSE 9]
[F]Say a prayer for the less fortunate
[Bb]Prisoners and [Bb/A]soldiers you [Bb/G]never have met
Under[F]stand what it is they're fighting [C7]for
[F]Say a prayer for your enemies
Say a [Bb]prayer for the [Bb/A]victims and their [Bb/G]fam - [Bb/C]lies
The [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war

[OUTRO]
Yes, the [F]holidays are [Dm]here and we're [C]still at [F]war