Verse
G D
I turned on my TV, though it was hard to see
C D
These men who’d be head of state
G D
What a great country, from sea to shining sea
C D G
We watch the Republicans debate
D
Newt stood with his third wife, and said you bet your life
C D
The president is a red
G D
He wants to tax the rich a lot and take your limo and your yacht
C D G G7
He wants to have the bankers’ heads
C G
And if he gets in again he’ll paint the White House pink and then
D G G7
He’ll hire Chavez as his VP
C G
Then we’ll be right on track to give capitalism the sack
D D7
Along with the insurance industry
[Chorus]
C G D Em
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
C G D G
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
D
He’ll give everyone food stamps and wheelchair ramps
C D
He’ll subsidize windmills and maple syrup
G D
He’ll cripple industries with eco-friendly policies
C D G
And pretty soon we will be just like Europe
D
He’ll shut down oil wells and deliver solar cells
C D
To each home in Delaware and Illinois
G D
He’ll ban logging in the parks, he’ll send the works of Karl Marx
C D G G7
To the homes of every American girl and boy
C G
He’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be giving out free rides
D G G7
And free lunches, too, inside his high-speed trains
C G
He’ll start lots of public works, full of union perks
D D7
He’ll fill all the cities up with bicycle lanes
[Chorus]
C G D Em
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
C G D G
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
D
Watch out, his critics tell, this shall be our death knell
C D
He’ll pull the troops out and end all of our wars
G D
He’ll gut military spending, our empire will be ending
C D G
And soon we’ll be invaded by the Moors
D
He’ll legalize all drugs, give away beer mugs
C D
And hookas to every child — and Korans
G D
He’ll ban religions from the schools, give 40 acres and a mule
C D G G7
To every person who makes less than 50 grand
C G
He’ll shut down Guantanamo, to torture he’ll say no
D G G7
He’ll make us all drive electric cars
C G
He’ll reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, take off that damn flag pin
D D7
And he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind bars
[Chorus]
C G D Em
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
C G D G
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
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