A
Come you phoney super-patriotic people that say
D
That hating and fearing is my only way
A
That this here country has got to be
/C /g /d A
You're thinking of your sales, you ain't thinking of me.
A
You're not thinking of any George Washington
D
You're not thinking of any Thomas Jefferson
A
But you say that you are and you lie and mislead
E A
You use their names for your aims, for your selfish greed.
A A/C
Don't speak to me of your patriotism
D A/C
When you throw the Southern black boy in prison
A
And you say the only good niggers are the ones that have died
/g-bb /g /f /d A
Don't think I'll ever stand on your side.
A
Though you make it so hard for me to love
D
My face will never feel the slap of your glove
A
My hands will never buy the cards that you play
/g-bb /g-bb /g /f /d A
My feet will never walk down the road that you lay.
A
Get out in the open, stop standing afar
D
Let the whole world see what a hypocrite you are
A
I ain't joking and it ain't no gag
/g-bb /g /f /d A
You bin hiding too long behind the American flag.