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