The Wild Truth

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[B] You never said it was a bed of roses
[E] But you never said it was a bed of nails
[B] You never told me 'bout the rubber hoses
[E] Or how unsteady were the justice scales
I need the [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth     [E]

| [B] | % | [E] | % |

[B] On the street there are a billion people
[E] They got no love, they got no hope
[B] They got no youth, they got no beauty
[E] They're looking backwards through a telescope
They need the w[A]ild tru[G]th
The [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth     [B]

[B]Whatever happened to the man walking down the street
With his hands in his [Abm]pockets whistling a tune?
[A] Science fiction and nostalgia have become the same [B]thing
[B]I don't know how to make any choices anymore, I mean,
[Abm] Who do I vote for?  I get the feeling that as [A]soon as
Something appears in the paper it ceases to be [B]true
[B] I have to meet the man who can crack this world of justice
Like a [Abm]safe. Someone with the courage to allow [A]room for
Good things to run [B]wild
Into the [B]wild tr[A]uth
The [B]wild tr[A]uth
The [B]wild tr[A]uth     [E]

| [B] | % | [E] | % |
| [B] | % | [E] | % |

[B] We don't need no voodoo stories
[E] From no magic president
[B] Who tries to make a dream a fait accompli
[E] By using phantoms for his evidence
We need the [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth     [E]

| [B] | % | [E] | % |

[B] I tell a hundred thousand lies that twist me
[E] Into the noise where I hide my sin
[B] My shame and scandal pull me down and kiss me
[E] I can't live a life that might have been
I need the [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth
The [A]wild tr[G]uth     [B]

[B] Are we supposed to take all this greed and fear and [Abm]hatred seriously?
 It's like watching dust settle[A] it never changes, it's too con[B]sistent
[B] Mercy is not consistent it's like the wind, [Abm]it goes where it will.
Mercy is [A]comic, and it's the only thing worth taking [B]seriously

I need the [B]wild tr[A]uth
The [B]wild tr[A]uth
The [B]wild tr[A]uth
The [B]wild tr[A]uth     [E]