Truth About Us

e[D]- 0
B- 3
G- 0
D- 4
A- 5
E- x

[G]

[G]When we rode into town we didnt have horses
[G]We had fate by the balls and destinys face turned in
[C]We settled for less on loves dusty trail
[G]We wanted something more than just an ok coral
[D]Take the skeletons from the closet, put em under the floor         [C]
[D]Lets settle up on boothill to the view we adore                [C]
[G]Heres the truth about us, we get exhumed by assumption
[G]We have to work hard, have to get on a talk show
[C]Let the host root around, see where it goes
[G]If thats too far well bust a chair right over his nose
[D]Take a bite of the big apple while the room is for free           [C]
[D]Spit the pulp into the Hudson like it was British tea            [C]
Aw ma[Am]rina, marina, its sad and its l[G]onely,
[D]when your pointing the gun at the president            [Em]
Im a flu[Am]nky with a rifle, Im an NRA golden [G]boy
[D]a genius forging a legend              [Em]
[G]Heres the truth about us, we came in demanding
[G]A scarlet face wrung battle southern bell - ?
[C]I let Hoover reply, left me hard to pay
[G]The truth about us is buried deep in Connolys lake
[D]Open all the coffins, only one thing inside                  [C]
[D]A pink dress and a pillbox hat with Camelot tags            [C]
Aw marin[Am]a, marina, its cold and its l[G]onely
[D]When the porters are carrying your coffin      [Em]
[Am]Oh please baby please let the coincidence leave m[G]e
[D]A martyr to patriotic negligence               [Em]
[G]Should old acquaintance be forgot and ne[D]ver brought to trial                     [G]                            [C]
[Am]Where every girl and boy can grow up to be the president     [G]
[D]Or grow up to be the presidents killer                 [Em]
[Am]Its equal opportunity, its the land of hope and glory   [G]
[D]Its a cheap Italian mail order thriller               [Em]
[G]Heres the truth about us, we sailed from Manhatten
[G]We were hoping to find the tears from Ellis island
[C]Send them back from the shore, send them back out to see
[G]How a promise can grow smaller if the two sides agree
[D]We sent them packing off to Auschwitz when we heard the reports [C]
[D]We wrote how dare you with their ashes
[C]As if we couldnt have known
[Am]Ya see marina, marina, I took lessons from my country[G]
[D]About national interest and the big picture                   [Em]
[Am]Gonna manifest my destiny, gonna spread the legs of mis[G]ery
[D]Got a piece in my hand and Im loaded                     [Em]
[G]Well the truth about us aint hard to figure
[G]Well its adding up to a hell of a toll on us
[C]We been up all night, let the tympani roll
[G]Facts in paper pledges turned to solid gold
[D]Pick up your guns from the thug in classroom B             [C]
[D]Theres people out there whose lives depend on our misery, misery   [C]
[G]Its the truth about us...