The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War chords

Brett Dennen

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Pilgrims in the parking lot 
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Arteries clogged with blood clots 
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Pushing through the aisles of department stores 
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Neon crosses and Christmas lights 
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Credit card debts and brand new bikes 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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The rabbi reads from the testament 
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The banker gazes at the year's investments 
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Salvation santa's solicit for the poor 
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Deception of democracy 
C 
The philanderings of faux foreign policy 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Smoggy skies and fixed elections 
C 
Injustice strikes from all directions 
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People with their backs against the floor 
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Looking for someone to set us free 
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A king with fists like Mohammad Ali 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

   Em                  C        G 
A mother knows what is best for you 
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Even though it's hard to listen 
   Em                     C        G 
Your father knows he can count on you 
Am                           D 
Though you couldn't count on him 

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Christopher Columbus knew 
C 
Vasco De Gama and Magellan too 
G                                        D 
The profits of oppression grow like never before 
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All hail to the captalist thief 
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And mourn your lost ones and covet our grief 
G                C              D        G 
The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Hurricane waters ravage southern towns 
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And black and brown people are left to drown 
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While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores 
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Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome 
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And the National Guard says "Don't go home" 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Police officers hassle the homeless 
C 
Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence 
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The jailhouse opens wide its door 
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A corporation cuts a million employees 
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And the factory is moving overseas 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

   Em                  C        G 
A mother knows what is best for you 
C                        G 
Even though it's hard to listen 
   Em                     C        G 
Your father knows he can count on you 
Am                           D 
Though you couldn't count on him 

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Jesus sheds another tear 
C 
Into a sea of two thousand years 
G                            D 
Into the eve of a new year once more 
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Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow 
C 
Toast to health and wealth tomorrow 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Religious wars and domination 
C 
World trade and globalization 
G                       D 
The prices of petroleum soar 
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Lonesome churches are packed with sinners 
C 
Non-believers and new beginners 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Say a prayer for the less fortunate 
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Prisoners and soldiers you never have met 
G                       D 
Understand what it is they're fighting for 
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Say a prayer for your enemies 
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Say a prayer for the victims and their families 
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The holidays are here and we're still at war 

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Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war