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Heres To The State Of Richard Nixon

Phil Ochs
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Here's  to the state  of Richard Nixon
 For underneath  his borders the devil  draws no line
 If you drag  his muddy rivers nameless bodies  you will find
 And the fat  trees of the forest have hid  a thousand crimes
 And the calendar  is lyin'  when it reads  the present time
 Oh, here's  to the land  you've torn  out the heart  of
Richard  Nixon, find yourself  another country  to be  part of
 And here's to the schools Richard Nixon
 Where they're teachin' all the children that they don't have to care
 All the rudiments of hatred are present everywhere
 And every single classroom is a factory of despair
 And there's nobody learnin' such a foreign word as fair
 Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
 Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of
 And here's to the laws Richard Nixon
 Where the wars are fought in secret, Pearl Harbor everyday
 He punishes with income tax that he don't have to pay
 And he's tapping his own brother just to hear what he would say
 But corruption can be classic in the Richard Nixon way
 Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
 Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of
 And here's to the churches Richard Nixon and Billy Graham
 Where the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rust
 And the Sunday morning sermons pander to their lust
 All the fallen face of Jesus is chokin' in the dust
 And Heaven only knows in which God they can trust
 Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
 Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of
 And here's to the government Richard Nixon
 In the swamp of their bureaucracy their always boggin' down
 And criminals are posing as advisors to the crown
 And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sound
 And the speeches of the President are the ravings of a clown
 Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
 Richard Nixon find yourself another country to be part of

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Readable chord sheet for Heres To The State Of Richard Nixon by Phil Ochs

[C] [Am] [C]

[C]Here's to the [Am]state of Richard [G]Nixon
For [C]underneath his borders the [Bb]devil draws no line
If you [C]drag his muddy rivers nameless [Bb]bodies you will find
And the [C]fat trees of the forest have [Bb]hid a thousand crimes
And the [C]calendar is [Am]lyin' when it [Em]reads the present [G]time
Oh, [C]here's to the [Am]land you've [F]torn out the [C]heart of
[C]Richard Nixon, find you[Am]rself another coun[G]try to be[C] part of

And here's to the schools Richard Nixon
Where they're teachin' all the children that they don't have to care
All the rudiments of hatred are present everywhere
And every single classroom is a factory of despair
And there's nobody learnin' such a foreign word as fair
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the laws Richard Nixon
Where the wars are fought in secret, Pearl Harbor everyday
He punishes with income tax that he don't have to pay
And he's tapping his own brother just to hear what he would say
But corruption can be classic in the Richard Nixon way
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the churches Richard Nixon and Billy Graham
Where the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rust
And the Sunday morning sermons pander to their lust
All the fallen face of Jesus is chokin' in the dust
And Heaven only knows in which God they can trust
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard Nixon, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the government Richard Nixon
In the swamp of their bureaucracy their always boggin' down
And criminals are posing as advisors to the crown
And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sound
And the speeches of the President are the ravings of a clown
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard Nixon find yourself another country to be part of

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