Intro
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Repeat pattern through verse
[Verse]
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I'm not gonna climb
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D ladder for the rest of my life
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Said that and stood back
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And you walked away before they could react
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Hearing catcalls from police cars
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And they say "What you gonna do about it dressed the way you are?"
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There's a very common lie
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They say you're asking for it when you're walking home alone at night
[Chorus]
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They say the only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
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is a good man with a gun
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The lies they scare in you
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The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
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is a good man with a gun
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The lies they use to control you
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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So you turn and walked away
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Forgot everything they taught you till that day
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And started arguing eloquently
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As to whether jet fuel could melt steel beams
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Hearing catcalls from a construction yard
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They'll say "Take it as a compliment, they're only being nice"
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There's a far too common lie
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And you carry keys between your knuckles when you walk alone at night
[Chorus]
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They say the only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
D5 A
is a good man with a gun
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The lies they sell to you
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The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
D5 A
is a good man with a gun
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The lies they use to control you
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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It's the trophy wives raising trophy wives raising children on TV
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Scared of people like you and me
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Just don't ask questions you'll sleep peacefully
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We will not go out in silence and we will not go quietly
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Nah jet fuel can't melt steel beams, I've watched enough
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Conspiracy documentaries, yeah
[Chorus]
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The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
D5 A
is a good man with a gun
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The lies they use to control you
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The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun
D5 A
is a good man with a gun
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The lies they use to control you
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Use to control you
[Outro]
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