Intro
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A B E
Oh, no, don't let the bastards get you down
[Verse 1]
E E F#m E
Screaming back at home on a cracked cellphone
E E F#m E
There's no one to hear you when they just don't want to know
E E F#m E
No cleaning up the mess they left in a nowhere town
E E F#m E
The future just contains what we put into it now
E E F#m E
Open up the windows of your boxed in art
E E F#m E
Open up the prison gates, open up your heart
E E F#m E
You no longer sleep quiet once you've opened up your eyes
E E E
Only when the truth is recognized
[Chorus]
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
[Verse 2]
E E F#m E
Open up the windows of your boxed in art
E E F#m E
Open up the prison gates, open up your heart
E E F#m E
You no longer sleep quiet once you've opened up your eyes
E E E
Only when the truth is recognized
[Chorus]
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
[Bridge]
A E
We refuse to be highrised (We refuse)
A E
Inventoried, merchandised
A F#m E
Indoctrinated by the things we're told to fear
A E
We refuse to be cast aside (We refuse)
A E
Ridiculed and normalized
A F#m E
Worried by the things we're told to fear
[Outro]
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A B E
Oh, no, don't let the bastards get you down
E
Don't let the bastards get you down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
C#m
Don't let the bastards get you down
E
Down, down, down, down, down
F#m
Don't run for cover when you hear that sound
A
Don't be afraid, you're not alone
B
Our only hope is the unknown
E E
Don't let the bastards get you down, down, down