Verse
C F C
God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
Am F
They're public punching bags. But someone’s gotta do it
Dm C G Am
It's not so sexy, the procedure or the truth
C G F C
I say God bless the bureaucrat and the lawyer, too
[Verse 2]
F C G C
The House Intelligence Committee piles on
Am G F
They'd love to know what Rosenstein has on the boss
Dm C B Am G
But it’s just for cameras, yeah, it's just a show of force
C G F C
Y'all know he can't comply, But that's the point, of course
[Chorus 1]
Am C
So they call him Mister Peepers
G Em
As the thugs all smash his glasses
Am C
Going full Lord of the Flies
G E
Burning this island down to ashes
Am C G Em
What's the rule of law if we can't agree on what a fact is?
Am C G
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, move along
[Solo]
Am G F Em Dm C
[Verse 3]
C
Thank God for facts
F C
They’re stubborn things indeed
Am G F
But little cowboys will try cases on TV
Dm C
It doesn’t make it so,
G Am G
Because you make believe
C G C F C
You can't lose in court and appeal on Hannity
[Verse 4]
C G C
The distinguished wrestler from Ohio,
Am G F
He’s free to lie, he's not the one who's under oath
Dm C
The law don't suit the boss
G Am
This Deputy must go
C G C
We got him in the locker room, boys
F C
Start the show
[Chorus 2]
Am C
So they call him Mister Peepers
G Em
Send some thugs to smash his glasses
Am C
If he’s gone and peeped the wrong thing
G E
Then they'll burn his name to ashes
Am C
What's the rule of law
G Em
If we can't establish what a fact is?
Am C G
There ain't nothing here to see, folks, move along, ah move along
C G F C Dm C
G C Dm Am G
[Bridge]
Dm Am
They say it dies in the dark
G Dm
Right now, they're trying to kill it in broad daylight
F Am
Can flashlights really fight bombs?
G
We'll see
F
Right now
[ Solo ]
Am C G Em
Am C G E7
Cm C G Em
Am C G C
[Verse 5]
C
You boys are Christians, right?
F C
What would Jesus do?
Am G F
Would he bury crimes and carry water like a stooge?
Dm C G Am
Or smear a family man in case he tells the truth
C G
About the boss?
C F C
Yeah, what would Jesus do?
[Chorus 3]
Am C
Would he call him Mister Peepers?
G Em
Send some thugs to smash his glasses?
Am C
The institution's standing tall
G E
Though we tried our best to trash it
Am C
Aren't we all the keepers
G Em
Of this fragile young Republic?
Am C G
And when all those Mister Peepers people fall…
Am G C G C
Lord help us all