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Racist Society

Screeching Weasel
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 Did you know  that you live in a racist  society
 Did you know  you're the privileged class
 And everybody  else is essentially  taking it up  the ass
 Did you know  that you could be free
 Did you know  that's not the way that it has  to be
 Did you know  you can still change everything
 Did you know  that there's no such thing as equality
 And there might never  be  if you don't change
 Did you know  that you live in a  war zone (culturally)
 Did you know  that your parents were fucked
 When they taught  you how to fear anybody  who wasn't white  enough
 Did you know  that you could be free
 Did you know  that's not the way that it has  to be
 Did you know  you can still change everything
 Did you know that the older  you get
 It gets easier  to blame somebody else  for your own mess
 Did you know that the Jews  don't run the world
 And all black men  aren't criminals
 Did you know there's a lot  of money to  be made
 From keeping  you paranoid,  suspicious, worried,  frightened
All  wound up and tense  inside 'cause
Big  business runs  the government  and it's not  good business
 If we burn down  the government  so they keep us occupied
 With moron TV  shows and shitty  beer that wipes  out brain cells
 And whining about  Congress and stupid  fucking income taxes
 And if that's not enough
 To keep your mind off of
 The way you're getting dicked around
 They fill you with fear and hate
 Give you someone to blame
 For all your problems
 While the country's  going down the fucking  toilet
 Do you know  what they think of you
 Do you know  how contemptuous they are  of you
 Do you know  how easy you are  to fool
 You're like a dog doing after a ball that was never  thrown
 Well guess what you're on  your own  Good luck

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Readable chord sheet for Racist Society by Screeching Weasel

Did you [A]know that you live in a [B]racist so[E]ciety
Did you [A]know you're the privileged [B]class
And [C#]everybody else is e[B]ssentially taking it [A]up the ass

Did you [E]know that you could be [A]free
Did you [E]know that's not the way that it [A]has to be
Did you [E]know you can still change [A]everything

Did you [C#]know that there's no such thing as [B]equality
And there might [A]never be  [B]       if you don't [E]change
Did you [A]know that you live in a [B]  war zone ([E]culturally)
Did you [A]know that your parents were [B]fucked
When they [C#]taught you how to fear any[B]body who wasn't [A]white enough

Did you [E]know that you could be [A]free
Did you [E]know that's not the way that it [A]has to be
Did you [E]know you can still change [A]everything

[C#]      Did you know that the [B]older you get
It gets [A]easier to blame somebody [B]else for your own mess
[C#]      Did you know that the [B]Jews don't run the [A]world
And all black [B]men aren't criminals
[C#]      Did you know there's a [B]lot of money [A]to be made
From [B]keeping you para[C#]noid, suspicious, [B]worried, frightened
[A]All wound up and [B]tense inside 'cause

[E]Big business [B]runs the govern[C#]ment and it's [A]not good business
[E]  If we burn [B]down the [A]government so they keep us occupied
[E]  With moron [B]TV shows and [C#]shitty beer that [A]wipes out brain cells
[E]  And whining [B]about Congress and [A]stupid fucking income taxes

[C#]  And if that's not enough
[A]  To keep your mind off of
[E]  The way you're getting dicked a[B]round
[C#]  They fill you with fear and hate
[A]  Give you someone to blame
[E]  For all your problems
While the [B]country's going down the [A]fucking toilet

Do you [E]know what they think of [A]you
Do you [E]know how contemptuous they [A]are of you
Do you [E]know how easy you [A]are to fool
[C#]       You're like a dog doing after a ball that was [B]never thrown
Well guess what you're [A]on your own  [B]         Good [E]luck

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