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God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
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They're public punching bags. But someone’s gotta do it
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It's not so sexy, the procedure or the truth
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I say God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
[Verse 2]
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The House Intelligence Committee piles on
A#m G# Gb
They'd love to know what Rosenstein has on the boss
D#m C# C A#m G#
But it’s just for cameras, yeah, it's just a show of force
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Y'all know he can't comply, But that's the point, of course
[Chorus 1]
A#m C#
So they call him Mister Peepers
G# Fm
As the thugs all smash his glasses
A#m C#
Going full Lord of the Flies
G# F
Burning this island down to ashes
A#m C# G# Fm
What's the rule of law if we can't agree on what a fact is?
A#m C# G#
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, move along
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Thank God for facts
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They’re stubborn things indeed
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But little cowboys will try cases on TV
D#m C#
It doesn’t make it so,
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Because you make believe
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You can't lose in court and appeal on Hannity
[Verse 4]
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The distinguished wrestler from Ohio,
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He’s free to lie, he's not the one who's under oath
D#m C#
The law don't suit the boss
G# A#m
This Deputy must go
C# G# C#
We got him in the locker room, boys
Gb C#
Start the show
[Chorus 2]
A#m C#
So they call him Mister Peepers
G# Fm
Send some thugs to smash his glasses
A#m C#
If he’s gone and peeped the wrong thing
G# F
Then they'll burn his name to ashes
A#m C#
What's the rule of law
G# Fm
If we can't establish what a fact is?
A#m C# G#
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, ah move along
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G# C# D#m A#m G#
[Bridge]
D#m A#m
They say it dies in the dark
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Right now, they're trying to kill it in broad daylight
Gb A#m
Can flashlights really fight bombs?
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We'll see
Gb
Right now
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A#m C# G# F7
C#m C# G# Fm
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[Verse 5]
C#
You boys are Christians, right?
Gb C#
What would Jesus do?
A#m G# Gb
Would he bury crimes and carry water like a stooge?
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Or smear a family man in case he tells the truth
C# G#
About the boss?
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Yeah, what would Jesus do?
[Chorus 3]
A#m C#
Would he call him Mister Peepers?
G# Fm
Send some thugs to smash his glasses?
A#m C#
The institution's standing tall
G# F
Though we tried our best to trash it
A#m C#
Aren't we all the keepers
G# Fm
Of this fragile young Republic?
A#m C# G#
And when all those Mister Peepers people fall…
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Lord help us all