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D# Ab D#
God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
Cm Ab
They're public punching bags. But someone’s gotta do it
Fm D# A# Cm
It's not so sexy, the procedure or the truth
D# A# Ab D#
I say God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
[Verse 2]
Ab D# A# D#
The House Intelligence Committee piles on
Cm A# Ab
They'd love to know what Rosenstein has on the boss
Fm D# D Cm A#
But it’s just for cameras, yeah, it's just a show of force
D# A# Ab D#
Y'all know he can't comply, But that's the point, of course
[Chorus 1]
Cm D#
So they call him Mister Peepers
A# Gm
As the thugs all smash his glasses
Cm D#
Going full Lord of the Flies
A# G
Burning this island down to ashes
Cm D# A# Gm
What's the rule of law if we can't agree on what a fact is?
Cm D# A#
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, move along
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
D#
Thank God for facts
Ab D#
They’re stubborn things indeed
Cm A# Ab
But little cowboys will try cases on TV
Fm D#
It doesn’t make it so,
A# Cm A#
Because you make believe
D# A# D# Ab D#
You can't lose in court and appeal on Hannity
[Verse 4]
D# A# D#
The distinguished wrestler from Ohio,
Cm A# Ab
He’s free to lie, he's not the one who's under oath
Fm D#
The law don't suit the boss
A# Cm
This Deputy must go
D# A# D#
We got him in the locker room, boys
Ab D#
Start the show
[Chorus 2]
Cm D#
So they call him Mister Peepers
A# Gm
Send some thugs to smash his glasses
Cm D#
If he’s gone and peeped the wrong thing
A# G
Then they'll burn his name to ashes
Cm D#
What's the rule of law
A# Gm
If we can't establish what a fact is?
Cm D# A#
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, ah move along
D# A# Ab D# Fm D#
A# D# Fm Cm A#
[Bridge]
Fm Cm
They say it dies in the dark
A# Fm
Right now, they're trying to kill it in broad daylight
Ab Cm
Can flashlights really fight bombs?
A#
We'll see
Ab
Right now
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Cm D# A# Gm
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Cm D# A# D#
[Verse 5]
D#
You boys are Christians, right?
Ab D#
What would Jesus do?
Cm A# Ab
Would he bury crimes and carry water like a stooge?
Fm D# A# Cm
Or smear a family man in case he tells the truth
D# A#
About the boss?
D# Ab D#
Yeah, what would Jesus do?
[Chorus 3]
Cm D#
Would he call him Mister Peepers?
A# Gm
Send some thugs to smash his glasses?
Cm D#
The institution's standing tall
A# G
Though we tried our best to trash it
Cm D#
Aren't we all the keepers
A# Gm
Of this fragile young Republic?
Cm D# A#
And when all those Mister Peepers people fall…
Cm A# D# A# D#
Lord help us all