Love Me, I'm A Liberal Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
In every American community there are
varying shades of political opinion
One of the shadiest of these is the liberals
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An outspoken group on many subjects
Ten degrees to the left of center in good times
Ten degrees to the right of center
if it affects them personally
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So here, then, is a lesson in safe
[C]logic[F][C][F]

[Verse 1]
I [C]cried when they [F]shot Medgar E[C]vers[F]
[C]Tears ran down my [Am]spine
And I [C]cried when they [F]shot Mr. Kenne[C]dy
As though I'd [D]lost a father of [G]mine
But [C]Malcolm X [F]got what was [C]coming[F]
He [Em]got what he asked for this [F]time
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]

[Interlude 1]
Get it?
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[Verse 2]
I [C]go to [F]civil rights ral[C]lies[F]
And I [C]put down the old DA[Am]R
DAR, that's
the Dykes of the American Revolution
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I love [C]Harry and Sid[F]ney and Sam[C]my
I hope every [D]colored boy becomes a [G]star
But [C]don't talk a[F]bout revo[C]lution[F]
That's [Em]going a little bit too [F]far
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]

[Verse 3]
I [C]cheered when Hum[F]phrey was [C]chosen[F]
My [C]faith in the system re[Am]stored
And I'm [C]glad that the [F]Commies
were [C]thrown out
From the [D]AFL-CIO [G]board
And I [C]love Puerto [F]Ricans and [C]Negros[F]
As [Em]long as they don't move next [F]door
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]

[Verse 4]
Ah, the [C]people of [F]old Missis[C]sippi[F]
Should [C]all hang their heads in [Am]shame
Now, I [C]can't [F]understand
how their [C]minds work
What's the [D]matter
don't they watch Les [G]Crane?
But if you [C]ask me to [F]bus my [C]children[F]
I [Em]hope the cops take down your [F]name
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]

[Verse 5]
Yes, I [C]read New Repub[F]lic and [C]Nation[F]
I've [C]learned to take every [Am]view
You know, I've [C]memorized Ler[F]ner
and [C]Gold- en
I [D]feel like I'm almost a [G]Jew
But when it [C]comes to [F]times like Ko[C]rea[F]
There's [Em]no one more red, white and b[F]lue
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]

[Verse 6]
I [C]vote for the De[F]mocratic [C]Party[F]
They [C]want the UN to be [Am]strong
I at[C]tend all the [F]Pete Seeger [C]concerts
He [D]sure gets me singing those [G]songs
And I'll [C]send all the [F]money you [C]ask [F]for
But don't [Em]ask me to come on al[F]ong
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C][C]

[Verse 7]
Sure, once [C]I was y[F]oung and imp[C]ulsive[F]
I wore [C]every conceivable [Am]pin
Even [C]went to [F]socialist meet[C]ings
Learned [D]all the old Union [G]hymns
Oh, but [C]I've grown [F]older and [C]wiser[F]
And [Em]that's why I'm turning you [F]in
So [C]love me, [Am]love me, [F]love [G]me,
I'm a [C]liberal[F][C]