Citizen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][E][F][E][Dm][E]
[Dm][F][E][F][E][F][E][F][E]
[F][E][F][Dm][E][F][E]
[G#dim][E][F][E][F][E][Dm][E][F][E][F][E][F][Am]
[E]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Citizen!
Whence came your [E]voice
your right [F]to speak?[Dm]
[E]Is there a purpose to [Eb]your[E] tongue
and [C]gnawing [G]teeth[F#]?
[Dm]I ask thee;
How [E]deep and hollow
[F]is [Dm]your [F]mouth?[E]
What lie is too decayed
[Eb]for [E]you to s[C]tom [E]ach?[G][F#]
[F][E][Am]

[Verse 2]
[Em]With[C]
humility and obedience
you [Cm]pride [Dm]your[F]self[Cm]
[B][Bdim][G#dim][F]
Evasive and luke[E]warm
[Am]until [C]the [Cm]en d[Dm][F][Eb][Cm]
[B][Bdim][G#dim][Bdim][F][G]
[F][G][Dm][F]

[Verse 3]
[E]Citize[Dm]n!
The interde[G#m]pend e[E]nt morali[F]ty
of your [E]collective
made too [Eb]soft [E]the bed
in [C]which [G]you lie[F#]
[Dm]I ask Thee;
[G#dim]Do you ac[E]knowledge
[F]your own fra[E]gility
when [Eb]you sleep
[E]to serve the [C]"Greater [E]Good"[G]

[Interlude 1]
[F#][E][F][E][F][E][F][E][F][Dm][E][Am]
[E][G#dim][E][F][E][C][E]
[F][Dm][E][F][Am][G#dim][F][G#dim][Am]
[G#dim][F][G#dim][Am][G#dim][F][E][G#dim][Am][G#dim][F]
[E][G#dim][Am][G#dim][E][F][E][Am][G#dim][E][F][E][G#dim][Am]
[E]United in

[Verse 4]
[F]fear
[E]Lives "hard [Am]to b[E]ear"
Illusions that [F]"we are all [E]peers"
[G#dim]

[Verse 5]
[F]I preach not for under[E]standing
In you I [G#m]have n[G#dim]o faith[Am][B]
[C]I s[F]pit at you m[E]y truth;
that you are the [G#m]burden
[G#dim]of my her[E]it [Am]age[E]

[Verse 6]
[Am]For here[E]in lies [F]the iron[E]y[Am]
There is [E]neither room
nor [F]air[E][Am]
for the [E]wakeful [F]fire
[E]in your pre[Am]cious wor[E]ld
of [F]equal[E]ity
[Am][F][E][F][E]

[Verse 7]
[Dm][E][Am]
[E]Cit[Dm]izen!
You [E]are truly faithful
[F]to [E]tradition
when you cruci[Eb]fy
[E]those whose [C]voices [G]burn[F#]
[Dm]Alas
[Am]a hund[Dm]red year[E]s from now
[F]you [E]re [F]cite [E]and[F] cor[E]rupt
their epitaphs
[C]to[E][G][F#][E][E][F][E]
[E][E][F]
[E]crucify [E]an [F]other[E][E]

[Outro 1]
[E][E][E][F][E]
[Am]