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Not My Revolution Oi Oi Oi

Johnny Hobo And The Freight Trains
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 I  say I've got nothing  to live  for like
 there's someone  who does
 I  say I feel so  betrayed  like there's
 someone that's safe  to trust
And  I'm not for inaction,  but I am for despair.
 May  this resignation  lead  us to battle
 against forces we know  will destroy  us
before  they really know  we're there.
I'm  fighting for something  between apocalypse  and liberation.
I'm  struggling for something  between apathy  and desperation.
And  just because I'm an anarchist  doesn't mean  that I won't burn  a black flag
while  you're wishing for utopia,  I just hope  the cops don't search  my paper bag.
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
 You look  out over  the on-ramp  and
 all you can  do is sigh.
 I can  see that the interstate  and the litter
 make you  wanna die.
But  the way that the morning sun  hits the gasoline  rising over  concrete;
well  it just seems so beautiful  to me.  Yeah!
You're  fighting for  a globe covered  again in fields  and forests.
I'm  thinking of a world  without bricks and it  just seems  so boring.
But  keep your thumb  out and we'll make  Burlington by 7:30.
You  wish the world  was clean but I'm  in love with the way  it's dirty.
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
 He listens  to a traffic  report
 about  the jam on the way  to the city.
And  it's only  a couple  of exits
but it  seems like a million  miles  to Philly.
 But I know  that we'll make  it
 to the punk  house somehow.
And  I know when we walk  in the door
it  will  be about
who  can talk feminism  the best to get  into girls pants,
and  who can quote Emma Goldman  the most without  having  to dance.
And  singing those stupid  protest songs.
He  says that music can change  the world, but with lyrics  like that, I'm  so glad hes wrong.
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
Who-o-oa.  Who-o-o-o-o-o-oa.  Oi! Oi! Oi!
 End on .

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Readable chord sheet for Not My Revolution Oi Oi Oi by Johnny Hobo And The Freight Trains

[E]
[G] [C]
[E]
[G] [C]

[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]

[Em]    I[C] say I've got n[G]othing to [D]live for like
[Em]   [Em]   [C]          there's [G]someone who do[D]es
[Em]    I[C] say I feel [G]so betr[D]ayed like there's
[Em]   [Em]   [C]          someone that's s[G]afe to tr[D]ust

[C]And I'm not for in[G]action, but I am for d[D]espair.

[Em] [C] [G] [D]

Ma[C]y this resig[G]nation le[D]ad us to battle
against forces we kn[Em]ow will d[C]estroy us
[G]before they really [D]know we're there.

[Em] [C]
[G] [D]

[Em]I'm fighting for [G]something between a[D]pocalypse and [C]liberation.
[Em]I'm struggling for [G]something between [D]apathy and desper[C]ation.
[Em]And just because I'm an [C]anarchist doesn't [G]mean that I won't [D]burn a black flag
[Em]while you're wishing for [C]utopia, I just h[G]ope the cops don't s[D]earch my paper bag.

[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who[D]-o-o-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!
[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who[D]-o-o-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!

[E]
[G] [C]
[E]
[G] [C]

[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]

[Em]    You l[C]ook out [G]over the [D]on-ramp and
[Em]   [Em]   [C]          all you c[G]an do is [D]sigh.
[Em]    I can[C] see that the [G]intersta[D]te and the litter
[Em]   [Em]   [C]           make yo[G]u wanna d[D]ie.

[C]But the way that the m[G]orning [D]sun hits the [Em]gasolin[C]e rising ov[G]er concre[D]te;
[C]well it just seems so beautif[G]ul to [D]me. Yeah!

[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]

[Em]You're fighting [G]for a globe co[D]vered again in f[C]ields and forests.
[Em]I'm thinking of a [G]world without bricks and [D]it just s[C]eems so boring.
[Em]But keep your t[C]humb out and we'll [G]make Burlington by [D]7:30.
[Em]You wish the w[C]orld was clean but I[G]'m in love with the [D]way it's dirty.

[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who-o-[D]o-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!
[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who-o-[D]o-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!

[E]
[G] [C]
[E]
[G] [C]

[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]

[Em]     He [C]listens to a [G]traffic repo[D]rt
[Em]   [Em]  a[C]bout the jam on the [G]way to the c[D]ity.
[Em]And it's o[C]nly a coup[G]le of e[D]xits
[Em]   [Em]but [C]it seems like a [G]million mi[D]les to P[C]hilly.
But I [G]know that we'll [D]make it
[Em]   to the [C]punk house [G]someho[D]w.
[C]And I know when we [G]walk in the do[D]or
[Em]it wi[C]ll be [G]about [D]
[Em]who can talk femi[G]nism the best to [D]get into girls [C]pants,
[Em]and who can quote Emma [G]Goldman the most w[D]ithout havi[C]ng to dance.
[Em]And singing those [C]stupid protest [G]son[D]gs.
[Em]He says  that music can [C]change the world, but with [G]lyrics like that, I'[D]m so glad hes wrong.

[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who-o-o[D]-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!
[Em]Who-o-[G]oa. Who-o-o[D]-o-o-o-[C]oa. Oi! Oi! Oi!

End on [E].

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