If you want to play this solo on an acoustic, it's always better to use open chords as
as possible. This song is much easier with a capo on 2

CAPO 2!

-- Intro (0:00)

 BG DA

 BG DA


+-- Verse 1 (0:13)

B (x2444x@1)             GLet's (320003@1)stop this talk of privilege 'cause the

D (xx0232@1)                                 Asongs (x02220@1)that we sing are as much of a product of our privilege as

B (x2444x@1)               Gthe (320003@1)clothes on my back, or the

D (xx0232@1)                     Aphone (x02220@1)call I made to my mom last night

B (x2444x@1)                 GAnd (320003@1)let's stop this talk of action 'cause

D (xx0232@1)                        Aaction (x02220@1)comes easy it's the moments just before that are hard

B (x2444x@1)                 Gwhen (320003@1)I gotta get my voice and my fist on the

D (xx0232@1)             Asame (x02220@1)page as my heart

    Gas (320003@1)my heart


e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-2---0---------|
E|-----3---2-3-0-2-|


+-- Verse 2 (0:40)

B (x2444x@1)                 GAnd (320003@1)let's stop this talk of them because

D (xx0232@1)                              Athe (x02220@1)things we find deplorable in politicians, CEOs, and cops

B (x2444x@1)                           G (320003@1)                  DA
are the same things that will tear ourselves apart

B (x2444x@1)                 GAnd (320003@1)let's stop this talk of words because

D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                             Bwords (x2444x@1)like dishonesty, selfishness, and laziness, and greed

          Garen't (320003@1)as distant to us as we'd

D (xx0232@1)     Alike (x02220@1)to believe

     Gto (320003@1)believe


 GG GG


+-- Chorus 1 (1:05)


 D (xx0232@1)
   ASo (x02220@1)please, the next time you're

G (320003@1)                         Asmashing (x02220@1)the state don't go breaking my heart but I

D (xx0232@1)                Aknow (x02220@1)that when we pick up the pieces the

G (320003@1)                         Aonly (x02220@1)thing left will be the same empty rubble that's

D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)                       Amade (x02220@1)up every revolution that I've ever known to make me

  D (xx0232@1)                    Abelieve (x02220@1)and lose faith in humanity in the

G (320003@1)                  Asame (x02220@1)empty breath of hot air


+-- Bridge (1:31)


E (022100@1)      GAnd (320003@1)they say

         B (x2444x@1)      G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)    F#that (244322@1)the beauty's in the streets

E (022100@1)         GBut (320003@1)when I look around

   B (x2444x@1)   G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)    F#it (244322@1)seems more like defeat

E (022100@1)      GAnd (320003@1)I'm afraid that this

D (xx0232@1)                  Afight (x02220@1)that we're all caught up in

     E (022100@1)                 Gwill (320003@1)make us the same as that

           Awhich (x02220@1)we oppose


 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1)E (022100@1)
+-- Chorus 2 (1:55)


 D (xx0232@1)   ASo (x02220@1)please, the next time you're

G (320003@1)                         Asmashing (x02220@1)the state don't go breaking my heart but I

D (xx0232@1)              Aknow (x02220@1)that we can pick up the pieces

    G (320003@1)                            Aand (x02220@1)build something new, something different

D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)                  Athat's (x02220@1)not like every revolution that I've ever known that can make me

  D (xx0232@1)                       Abelieve (x02220@1)and have faith in humanity

          G (320003@1)                     Aand (x02220@1)we'll all breathe a breath of fresh air


 G (320003@1) F# (244322@1)D (xx0232@1)
 D (xx0232@1)