Verse
A# F
I turned on my TV, though it was hard to see
D# F
These men who’d be head of state
A# F
What a great country, from sea to shining sea
D# F A#
We watch the Republicans debate
F
Newt stood with his third wife, and said you bet your life
D# F
The president is a red
A# F
He wants to tax the rich a lot and take your limo and your yacht
D# F A# A#7
He wants to have the bankers’ heads
D# A#
And if he gets in again he’ll paint the White House pink and then
F A# A#7
He’ll hire Chavez as his VP
D# A#
Then we’ll be right on track to give capitalism the sack
F F7
Along with the insurance industry
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
D# A# F A#
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
D# F
He’ll subsidize windmills and maple syrup
A# F
He’ll cripple industries with eco-friendly policies
D# F A#
And pretty soon we will be just like Europe
F
He’ll shut down oil wells and deliver solar cells
D# F
To each home in Delaware and Illinois
A# F
He’ll ban logging in the parks, he’ll send the works of Karl Marx
D# F A# A#7
To the homes of every American girl and boy
D# A#
He’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be giving out free rides
F A# A#7
And free lunches, too, inside his high-speed trains
D# A#
He’ll start lots of public works, full of union perks
F F7
He’ll fill all the cities up with bicycle lanes
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
D# A# F A#
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
D# F
He’ll pull the troops out and end all of our wars
A# F
He’ll gut military spending, our empire will be ending
D# F A#
And soon we’ll be invaded by the Moors
F
He’ll legalize all drugs, give away beer mugs
D# F
And hookas to every child — and Korans
A# F
He’ll ban religions from the schools, give 40 acres and a mule
D# F A# A#7
To every person who makes less than 50 grand
D# A#
He’ll shut down Guantanamo, to torture he’ll say no
F A# A#7
He’ll make us all drive electric cars
D# A#
He’ll reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, take off that damn flag pin
F F7
And he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind bars
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
D# A# F A#
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
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