The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Chords & Lyrics - Grace Petrie

[INTRO]
|G [D] |Em [C] |x4

[VERSE 1]
When they c[G]ame f[D]or the [G]unemployed I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they c[G]ame f[D]or the [G]immigrants I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they c[G]ame f[D]or the [G]travellers I[C] did not speak o[G]ut
And when they c[C]ame f[G]or the g[C]ays I w[G]ished I h[D]ad
When they c[G]riticis[D]ed the t[G]eenagers I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they p[G]rinted s[D]exist i[G]mages I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they l[G]ied f[D]or the [G]government I[C] did not speak o[G]ut
But when they l[C]ied a[G]bout [C]us I wi[G]shed I h[D]ad

[PRE-CHORUS 1]
So tell me, [Em]"what [D]do you k[C]now?"
Tell me,[Em] "how [D]do you k[C]now it?
Are you[Em] sure i[D]ts the t[C]ruth?"
Yes it was w[D]ritten in the news

[CHORUS 1]
Well we c[Em]ouldn't see the w[D]oods for a f[G]orest full of l[C]ies
When the t[Em]ruth is a pr[D]oduct going f[G]or the highest p[C]rice
And as l[Em]ong as Rupert M[D]urdoch's got his h[G]ands over our e[C]yes
The revol[D]ution will n[C]ot be televised [G] [D] [Em] [C]

(the revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised

[Harmmonica Solo]
|G [D] |Em [C] |x4

[VERSE 2]
When they sl[G]agged o[D]ff the t[G]eacher's strike I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they d[G]emoni[D]sed the pr[G]otesters I[C] did not speak o[G]ut [D]
When they s[G]aid t[D]hey were a[G]nimals I[C] did not speak o[G]ut
and when it was [C]me t[G]hat was m[C]arching I w[G]ished I h[D]ad

[PRE-CHORUS 2]
So tell me, [Em]"what [D]do you k[C]now?"
Tell me,[Em] "how [D]do you k[C]now it?
Are you[Em] sure i[D]ts the t[C]ruth?"
Yes it was w[D]ritten in the news

[CHORUS 2]
Well we c[Em]ouldn't see the w[D]oods for a f[G]orest full of l[C]ies
A p[Em]enny for your th[D]oughts or I'll buy th[G]eirs for forty f[C]ive
And if you [Em]have me reading s[D]hite I g[G]uess that Gil was r[C]ight
The revol[D]ution will n[C]ot be televised [G] [D] [Em] [C]

(the revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be [C]televised
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised
(revol[G]ution)[D] [Em] [C]

[BRIDGE]
[D]Read all about it, s[C]candal and b[G]lame
[D]Read all about it, t[C]hey're all the s[G]ame
[D]Read all about it, it [Em]will never ch[D]ange
For [C]you and me, the [C]everyday par[G]ade [D] [Em] [C]

|G [D] |Em [C] |x3

[VERSE 3]
When they c[G]ome f[D]or y[G]ou and me we've[C] got to speak o[G]ut [D]
When they t[G]hreaten o[D]ur dem[G]ocracy we've[C] got to speak o[G]ut [D]
When they t[G]urn [D]us ag[G]ainst ourselves we've[C] got to speak o[G]ut
And when they c[C]ome f[G]or u[C]s we're n[G]ot alo[D]ne

[PRE-CHORUS 3]
And tell me,[Em] "what [D]do you kn[C]ow?
Did you[Em] see it[D] with y[C]our eyes?"
Well there's t[Em]wenty th[D]ousand Ip[C]hones that are tw[D]eeting as we speak
they're getting that m[D7]essage to the street

[CHORUS 3]
Well we c[Em]ouldn't see the w[D]oods for a f[G]orest full of l[C]ies
But the t[Em]ruth is a fr[D]eedom never [G]to be given pr[C]ice
Take the h[Em]ands of the el[D]ite and g[G]et them off your e[C]yes
Get your[Em]self on the str[D]eet, kid and [G]open up your e[C]yes
The world is t[Em]urning [D] so d[G]on't be left beh[C]ind
The revol[D]ution will n[C]ot be televised [G] [D] [Em] [C]

(the revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be [C]televised
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised

[OUTRO]
(revol[G]ution)[D] [Em] [C]
(revol[G]ution)[D] Revol[Em]ution [C]
(revol[G]ution)[D] Revol[Em]ution [C]
(revol[G]ution)[D] will [Em]not be t[C]elevised