Verse
B F#
I turned on my TV, though it was hard to see
E F#
These men who’d be head of state
B F#
What a great country, from sea to shining sea
E F# B
We watch the Republicans debate
F#
Newt stood with his third wife, and said you bet your life
E F#
The president is a red
B F#
He wants to tax the rich a lot and take your limo and your yacht
E F# B B7
He wants to have the bankers’ heads
E B
And if he gets in again he’ll paint the White House pink and then
F# B B7
He’ll hire Chavez as his VP
E B
Then we’ll be right on track to give capitalism the sack
F# F#7
Along with the insurance industry
[Chorus]
E B F# G#m
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
E B F# B
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
F#
He’ll give everyone food stamps and wheelchair ramps
E F#
He’ll subsidize windmills and maple syrup
B F#
He’ll cripple industries with eco-friendly policies
E F# B
And pretty soon we will be just like Europe
F#
He’ll shut down oil wells and deliver solar cells
E F#
To each home in Delaware and Illinois
B F#
He’ll ban logging in the parks, he’ll send the works of Karl Marx
E F# B B7
To the homes of every American girl and boy
E B
He’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be giving out free rides
F# B B7
And free lunches, too, inside his high-speed trains
E B
He’ll start lots of public works, full of union perks
F# F#7
He’ll fill all the cities up with bicycle lanes
[Chorus]
E B F# G#m
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
E B F# B
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
F#
Watch out, his critics tell, this shall be our death knell
E F#
He’ll pull the troops out and end all of our wars
B F#
He’ll gut military spending, our empire will be ending
E F# B
And soon we’ll be invaded by the Moors
F#
He’ll legalize all drugs, give away beer mugs
E F#
And hookas to every child — and Korans
B F#
He’ll ban religions from the schools, give 40 acres and a mule
E F# B B7
To every person who makes less than 50 grand
E B
He’ll shut down Guantanamo, to torture he’ll say no
F# B B7
He’ll make us all drive electric cars
E B
He’ll reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, take off that damn flag pin
F# F#7
And he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind bars
[Chorus]
E B F# G#m
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
E B F# B
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
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