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