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Cops Of The World

Phil Ochs
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Come,  get out  of the way, boys
Quick,  get out  of the way
You'd  better watch  what you say, boys
Better watch  what you say
 We've rammed  in your harbor and tied  to your port
 And our pistols  are hungry and our tempers  are short
 So bring  your daughters around  to the port
 'Cause we're  the Cops of the World,  boys
We're  the Cops of the World
 We pick and choose as please, boys
 Pick and choose as please
 You'd best get down on your knees, boys
 Best get down on your knees
 We're hairy and horny and ready to shack
 We don't care if you're yellow or black
 Just take off your clothes and lie down on your back
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World
 Our boots are needing a shine, boys
 Boots are needing a shine
 But our Coca-cola is fine, boys
 Coca-cola is fine
 We've got to protect all our citizens fair
 So we'll send a battalion for everyone there
 And maybe we'll leave in a couple of years
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World
 Dump the reds in a pile, boys
 Dump the reds in a pile
 You'd better wipe of that smile, boys
 Better wipe off that smile
 We'll spit through the streets of the cities we wreck
 We'll find you a leader that you can't elect
 Those treaties we sighned were a pain in the neck
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World
 Clean the johns with a rag, boys
 Clean the johns with a rag
 If you like you can use your flag, boys
 If you like you can use your flag
 We've got too much money we're looking for toys
 And guns will be guns and boys will be boys
 But we'll gladly pay for all we destroy
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World
 Please stay off of the grass, boys
 Please stay off of the grass
 Here's a kick in the ass, boys
 Here's a kick in the ass
 We'll smash down your doors, we don't bother to knock
 We've done it before, so why all the shock?
 We're the biggest and toughest kids on the block
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World
 When we butchered your son, boys
 When we butchered your son
 Have a stick of our gum, boys
 Have a stick of our buble-gum
 We own half the world, oh say can you see
 The name for our profits is democracy
 So, like it or not, you will have to be free
 'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
 We're the Cops of the World

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Readable chord sheet for Cops Of The World by Phil Ochs

[E]Come, get [A]out of the [E]way, [A]boys
[E]Quick, get [A]out of the [E]way[E7]
[G]You'd better [C]watch what you [G]say, [C]boys
[G]Better [C]watch what you [B7]say
We've [E]rammed in your harbor and [A]tied to your port
And our [E]pistols are hungry and our [A]tempers are short
So b[E]ring your d[B7]aughters [E]around to the [A]port [Abm]      [A]
'Cause [B7]we're the Cops of the [E]World, boys
[B7]We're the Cops of the [E]World

We pick and choose as please, boys
Pick and choose as please
You'd best get down on your knees, boys
Best get down on your knees
We're hairy and horny and ready to shack
We don't care if you're yellow or black
Just take off your clothes and lie down on your back
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

Our boots are needing a shine, boys
Boots are needing a shine
But our Coca-cola is fine, boys
Coca-cola is fine
We've got to protect all our citizens fair
So we'll send a battalion for everyone there
And maybe we'll leave in a couple of years
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

Dump the reds in a pile, boys
Dump the reds in a pile
You'd better wipe of that smile, boys
Better wipe off that smile
We'll spit through the streets of the cities we wreck
We'll find you a leader that you can't elect
Those treaties we sighned were a pain in the neck
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

Clean the johns with a rag, boys
Clean the johns with a rag
If you like you can use your flag, boys
If you like you can use your flag
We've got too much money we're looking for toys
And guns will be guns and boys will be boys
But we'll gladly pay for all we destroy
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

Please stay off of the grass, boys
Please stay off of the grass
Here's a kick in the ass, boys
Here's a kick in the ass
We'll smash down your doors, we don't bother to knock
We've done it before, so why all the shock?
We're the biggest and toughest kids on the block
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

When we butchered your son, boys
When we butchered your son
Have a stick of our gum, boys
Have a stick of our buble-gum
We own half the world, oh say can you see
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'Cause we're the Cops of the World, boys
We're the Cops of the World

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