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 C           G/B  C                                          I sent the children off to schools to be taught and trained
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---1-1---1-----------1--1-|                                  I kept them from their history and slowly made em' dumb
---0-0---0------0----0--0-|                                  And that's about the only that governments have done
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-3----------3-2-2--3------|                                  I launched a million wars in the name of private greed
-------3------------------|                                  I killed off all the natives from the mountains to the sea
 p i i p i   p i  p i  i   thumb p/index i                   I murdered them with slavery, and small pox, and guns
   u d   u     u    u  d   up/down                           And that's about the only thing that governments have done
                                                             
I strum with the nail of the index finger                    I built with brick a place for those who didn't play my game
                                                             Who wouldn't plow my fields for me or pay praise to my name
I horded all the fruits and all the vegetables and grains    I built up giant prison walls so people couldn't run
Kept em for myself but made a price that you could pay       And that's about the only that governments have done
And from this early pattern a structure did become           
And that's about the only that governments have done         I gave you back some freedom in that silly Bill of Rights
                                                             Used all the proper language so you wouldn't rise to fight
I hired you to work for me so you could buy my food          I fooled you all with imagery now look what I've become
Created an economy that barely gave a clue                   And that's about the only thing that governments have done
That you did all the labor and I got all the funds           
And that's about the only thing that governments have done   Yes I fought long and hard to secure my place on top
                                                             Through bombs and tanks and crack cocaine and violence from the cops
I built a giant fortress where my family could reside        I kept you apathetic and this is how I've won
Filled you workers up with myths of patriotic pride          And that's about the only thing that governments have done                    
Filled my life with luxury and politics and fun
And that's about the only that governments have done