Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2005 album "Okemah and the Melody of Riot."


Intro: A Asus2 A D

[A]Jet pilot for the day
[Asus2]Washed his sins away
[A]Loves to see the Rangers [D]play
[A]His daddy has a job in [Asus2]Washington
[A]Wants to raise a Harvard [D]son

[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [D]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around

Prechorus tab (see below) X2

[A]Revolution [Asus2]will be telev[A]ised
across living [Asus2]rooms
and the great [A]divide
Robbing barren [Asus2]ghettos
for us [A]now
everybody [Asus2]needs a hunting [Em]ground [G] [D]

[A]Jet Pilot flown away
[Asus2]Got a passing grade
[A]Made it to the world [D]stage
[A]A hemisphere away
[Asus2]Death is on display
The [A]sins would never wash [D]away

[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [D]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around

Prechorus tab (see below) X2

[A]Revolution [Asus2]will be telev[A]ised
across living [Asus2]rooms
and the great [A]divide
Robbing barren [Asus2]ghettos
for us [A]now
everybody [Asus2]needs a hunting [Em]ground [G] [D]

[Em]Junior liked to [G]let his hair [D]down
[Em]Only trouble [D]is, word gets [A]around

Prechorus tab: (palm mute on X)

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