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Cops of the World Chords

Music by: Phil Ochs
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[Verse 1]
[D]Com[G]e,[D][G][D][G][D]
get [G]out of [D]the way, boys
Quick, get [G]out of [D]the way
[F]You'd better wat[Bb]ch what you[F] say,
[Bb]boys[F]
Better [Bb]watch what you [A]say

[Verse 2]
[A]
We've [D]rammed in your harbor
an[G]d tied to your port
And our [D]pistols are hungry
[G]and our tempers are short
So [D]bring your [A]daughters [D]around
to the [G]port[F#m][D][G]
'Cause [A]we're the Cops
of the [D]World, boys

[Verse 3]
[A]We're the Cops of the Wor[D]ld
We pick and [G]choose as [D]please, boys
Pick [G]and choose as [D]please
[F]You'd best [Bb]get down on [F]your knees,
[Bb]boys[F]
Best get [Bb]down on your

[Verse 4]
[A]knees
We're [D]hairy and horny an
[G]d ready to shack
[D]We don't care if [G]you're yellow or black
Just [D]take off your clothes and lie down
on your [A]back[G]
'Cause [A]we're the

[Verse 5]
[A]Cops
of [D]the World, boys
[A]We're the Cops of the Wor[F]ld
[D]Our boots are [G]needing [D]a shine, [G]boys[D]
Boots are [G]needing [D]a shine
But [F]our Coca-cola is

[Verse 6]
[Bb]is fine,[F] boys
Coca-cola [Bb]is is fi[A]ne
We've [D]got to protect all
our [G]citizens fair
So we'll [D]send a battalion
for [G]everyone there
And [D]maybe we'll

[Verse 7]
leave in a
couple of [G]years[A][G]
'Cause [A]we're the Cops
[D]of the World, boys
[A]We're the Cops of the[D] World
Dump the [G]reds [D]in a pile, [G]boys[D]
Dump the red[G]s in [D]a pile

[Verse 8]
[F]You'd better wipe [Bb]of that sm[F]ile, boys
Better [Bb]wipe off that [A]smile
We'll [D]spit through the streets
of the [G]cities we wreck

[Verse 9]
We'll [D]find you a leader that
[G]you can't elect
Those [D]treaties we sighned were
a pain in [G]the [D]nec[G]k
'Cause [A]we're the Cops
of the [D]World, boys
[A]We're the Cops of the Wor[D]ld
[G]

[Verse 10]
[D]Clean [G]the johns with [D]a rag, boys
Clean the johns [G]with a [D]rag
If [F]you like you can [Bb]use [F]your flag,
[Bb]boys
[F]If you like you can [Bb]use your f[A]lag

[Verse 11]
[A]
We've [D]got too much money
[G]we're looking for toys
And [D]guns will be guns and
[G]boys will be boys
But [D]we'll gladly pay for all we
[G]destroy[D][A][G]
'Cause [A]we're the Cops
[G]of the [D]World, boys

[Verse 12]
[A]We're the Cops of the Wor[D]ld
Please stay [G]off of the [D]grass, boys
Please stay [G]off of [D]the grass
[F]Here's a k[Bb]ick in the ass[F], boy[Bb]s[F]
Here's a [Bb]kick in the

[Verse 13]
[A]ass
We'll [D]smash down your doors,
we [G]don't bother to knock
We've [D]done it before,
so [G]why all the shock?
We're the [D]biggest and toughest
kids on the [G]block
[D]'Cause[A][D]

[Verse 14]
[G]we'[A]re
the Cops [D]of the World, boys
[A]We're the Cops of the[D] World
When we [G]butchered your [D]son, [G]boys[D]
When we [G]butchered your son
[D][F]

[Verse 15]
Have [Bb]a stick of our [F]gum, boys
Have [Bb]a stick [A]of our buble-gum
We [D]own half the world, [G]oh say can you see
The [D]name for our profits is [G]democracy

[Verse 16]
So, [D]like it or not,
you [D]will have [G]to be [D]free[G]
'Cause [A]we're the Cops
[D]of the World, boys
[A]We're the Cops of [D]the Wor[F]ld

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