Verse
D G D
God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
Bm G
They're public punching bags. But someone’s gotta do it
Em D A Bm
It's not so sexy, the procedure or the truth
D A G D
I say God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
[Verse 2]
G D A D
The House Intelligence Committee piles on
Bm A G
They'd love to know what Rosenstein has on the boss
Em D C# Bm A
But it’s just for cameras, yeah, it's just a show of force
D A G D
Y'all know he can't comply, But that's the point, of course
[Chorus 1]
Bm D
So they call him Mister Peepers
A F#m
As the thugs all smash his glasses
Bm D
Going full Lord of the Flies
A F#
Burning this island down to ashes
Bm D A F#m
What's the rule of law if we can't agree on what a fact is?
Bm D A
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, move along
[Solo]
Bm A G F#m Em D
[Verse 3]
D
Thank God for facts
G D
They’re stubborn things indeed
Bm A G
But little cowboys will try cases on TV
Em D
It doesn’t make it so,
A Bm A
Because you make believe
D A D G D
You can't lose in court and appeal on Hannity
[Verse 4]
D A D
The distinguished wrestler from Ohio,
Bm A G
He’s free to lie, he's not the one who's under oath
Em D
The law don't suit the boss
A Bm
This Deputy must go
D A D
We got him in the locker room, boys
G D
Start the show
[Chorus 2]
Bm D
So they call him Mister Peepers
A F#m
Send some thugs to smash his glasses
Bm D
If he’s gone and peeped the wrong thing
A F#
Then they'll burn his name to ashes
Bm D
What's the rule of law
A F#m
If we can't establish what a fact is?
Bm D A
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, ah move along
D A G D Em D
A D Em Bm A
[Bridge]
Em Bm
They say it dies in the dark
A Em
Right now, they're trying to kill it in broad daylight
G Bm
Can flashlights really fight bombs?
A
We'll see
G
Right now
[ Solo ]
Bm D A F#m
Bm D A F#7
Dm D A F#m
Bm D A D
[Verse 5]
D
You boys are Christians, right?
G D
What would Jesus do?
Bm A G
Would he bury crimes and carry water like a stooge?
Em D A Bm
Or smear a family man in case he tells the truth
D A
About the boss?
D G D
Yeah, what would Jesus do?
[Chorus 3]
Bm D
Would he call him Mister Peepers?
A F#m
Send some thugs to smash his glasses?
Bm D
The institution's standing tall
A F#
Though we tried our best to trash it
Bm D
Aren't we all the keepers
A F#m
Of this fragile young Republic?
Bm D A
And when all those Mister Peepers people fall…
Bm A D A D
Lord help us all