Originally written by Woody Guthrie
Lyric revisions by Tom Darilek (2012)
Tune guitar down ½ step! Play C
C - C7
The war on terror is a big fat joke,
F C - C7
The war on terror is a big fat joke,
F C - Em7 - Am
The war on terror is a big fat joke, Lord, Lord,
G C
We ain’t gonna be treated this a-way!
‘Cuz 911 was an inside job…
Our borders are a-leakin’ like a sieve…
Go to D
D - D7
The TSA don’t make me feel secure…
G - D - D7
G - D – D/C# - Bm
A - D
Gotta get fried to fly or they touch your junk to board…
I’d rather have ol' snoopy sniff my stuff…
Go to E
E - E7
The water here tastes like a burnin’ tire…
A - E - E7
A - E - E - C#m
B7 - E
I’ll trade the fluoride for some iodine…
I’m shoppin’, where they sell that bottled rain…
Go to F
F - F7
The FDA don’t care about our health…
Bb - F - F7
Bb - F - F - Dm
C - F
We feed our children three square meals a day…
Stick them needles, where the sun don’t shine…
Walk up to G: (F-F#-G)
G - G7
They ship our jobs and soldiers overseas…
C - G - G7
C - G - G/F# - Em
D - G
They’re sellin’ weapons to our enemies…
They confiscate our guns in time of need…
G - G7
The war on terror is a big fat joke,
C G - G7
I said, the war on terror is a big fat joke,
C G - G/F# - Em
You know, the war on terror is a big fat joke, Lord, Lord,
D G
We ain’t gonna be treated this a-way!
Big finish:
G - G7
‘Cuz 911 was an inside job.
C G - G7
I said, 911 was an inside job.
C G - G/F# - Em
You know, 911 was an inside job, Lord, Lord,
D G
We ain’t gonna be treated this a-way!
End:
D C - G
We ain’t gonna be treated this a-way!
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Drug enforcement only wants their cut…
The banksters loan us money, they ain’t got…
I’m a-lookin’ for a job with honest pay…