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