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Ballad Of A Politician Chords

Music by: Regina Spektor
Tone C minor BPM 67 Views 21
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[Verse 1]
A [Am]man inside a r[Dm]oom is shaking
hands [F]with other [B]men
This [Am]is how it[F] happens
Our [E]carefully laid [Am]plans

[Verse 2]
[Am]Shake it, shake [F]it baby
Shake your [E]ass out in that [Am]street
You're gonna make
[F]us scream someday
You're [E]gonna make it big
[Am]You

[Verse 3]
love so deep, so [Dm]tender
Your [Am]people and your [B]land
You [Am]love 'em 'till [F]they can't recall
[E]Who they are [Am]again

[Verse 4]
[Am]Work it, work [G]it [F]baby
Work your [G]way 'round that [C]room[E]
[Am]You'[G]re gonna make it
[F]big some day
You're [E]gonna make a [Am]boom

[Verse 5]
[Am]But I am
But [G]I am
But [F]I am not a n[G]umber, not a n[C]ame[E]

[Verse 6]
But [Am]I am
But I am
[F]But I am a [E]carefully laid [Am]plan

[Verse 7]
[Am]Shake what your mama [F]gave you
You [G]know that it won't [C]last[E]
[Am]You're gonna taste the groun[F]d
real soon
[E]You're gonna taste the [Am]grass

[Verse 8]
[Am]A man inside a room is shaking
hands with other [B]men
[Am]This is [G]how it hap[F]pens
[E]Our world under command

[Verse 9]
[Am]Shake it, shake it baby[F]
Shake [G]your ass out in [C]that street[E]
[Am]You're gonna make [G]us
[F]scream someday
You're [G]gonna make us [C]weak[E]

[Verse 10]
[Am]You'[G]re gonna make us scream
[F]someday
You're [E]gonna make it [Am]big
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