Verse
F C
I turned on my TV, though it was hard to see
A# C
These men who’d be head of state
F C
What a great country, from sea to shining sea
A# C F
We watch the Republicans debate
C
Newt stood with his third wife, and said you bet your life
A# C
The president is a red
F C
He wants to tax the rich a lot and take your limo and your yacht
A# C F F7
He wants to have the bankers’ heads
A# F
And if he gets in again he’ll paint the White House pink and then
C F F7
He’ll hire Chavez as his VP
A# F
Then we’ll be right on track to give capitalism the sack
C C7
Along with the insurance industry
[Chorus]
A# F C Dm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
A# F C F
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
C
He’ll give everyone food stamps and wheelchair ramps
A# C
He’ll subsidize windmills and maple syrup
F C
He’ll cripple industries with eco-friendly policies
A# C F
And pretty soon we will be just like Europe
C
He’ll shut down oil wells and deliver solar cells
A# C
To each home in Delaware and Illinois
F C
He’ll ban logging in the parks, he’ll send the works of Karl Marx
A# C F F7
To the homes of every American girl and boy
A# F
He’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be giving out free rides
C F F7
And free lunches, too, inside his high-speed trains
A# F
He’ll start lots of public works, full of union perks
C C7
He’ll fill all the cities up with bicycle lanes
[Chorus]
A# F C Dm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
A# F C F
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
[Verse]
C
Watch out, his critics tell, this shall be our death knell
A# C
He’ll pull the troops out and end all of our wars
F C
He’ll gut military spending, our empire will be ending
A# C F
And soon we’ll be invaded by the Moors
C
He’ll legalize all drugs, give away beer mugs
A# C
And hookas to every child — and Korans
F C
He’ll ban religions from the schools, give 40 acres and a mule
A# C F F7
To every person who makes less than 50 grand
A# F
He’ll shut down Guantanamo, to torture he’ll say no
C F F7
He’ll make us all drive electric cars
A# F
He’ll reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, take off that damn flag pin
C C7
And he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind bars
[Chorus]
A# F C Dm
If only it were true, if only it were true I’d be so happy — wouldn’t you?
A# F C F
If only it were true, if only it were true, if only it were true
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