Intro: G5

G5
When we rode into town we didnt have horses
G5
We had fate by the balls and destinys face turned in
C5
We settled for less on loves dusty trail
G5
We wanted something more than just an ok coral
D5                                                           C5
Take the skeletons from the closet, put em under the floor
D5                                                         C5
Lets settle up on boothill to the view we adore
G5
Heres the truth about us, we get exhumed by assumption
G5
We have to work hard, have to get on a talk show
C5
Let the host root around, see where it goes
G5
If thats too far well bust a chair right over his nose
D5                                                            C5
Take a bite of the big apple while the room is for free
D5                                                             C5
Spit the pulp into the Hudson like it was British tea
     A5                                G5                                
Aw marina, marina, its sad and its lonely, 
D5                                                 E5
when your pointing the gun at the president
      A5                               G5                      
Im a flunky with a rifle, Im an NRA golden boy
D5                                   E5
a genius forging a legend
G5
Heres the truth about us, we came in demanding
G5
A scarlet face wrung battle southern bell - ?
C5
I let Hoover reply, left me hard to pay
G5
The truth about us is buried deep in Connolys lake
D5                                                         C5
Open all the coffins, only one thing inside      
D5                                                    C5
A pink dress and a pillbox hat with Camelot tags
        A5                         G5
Aw marina, marina, its cold and its lonely
D5                                       E5
When the porters are carrying your coffin
A5                                         G5
Oh please baby please let the coincidence leave me
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A martyr to patriotic negligence
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Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to trial
A5                                                     G5
Where every girl and boy can grow up to be the president
D5                                               E5
Or grow up to be the presidents killer
A5                                                G5
Its equal opportunity, its the land of hope and glory
D5                                              E5
Its a cheap Italian mail order thriller
G5
Heres the truth about us, we sailed from Manhatten
G5
We were hoping to find the tears from Ellis island
C5
Send them back from the shore, send them back out to see
G5
How a promise can grow smaller if the two sides agree
D5                                                      C5
We sent them packing off to Auschwitz when we heard the reports
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We wrote how dare you with their ashes
C5
As if we couldnt have known
A5                                               G5
Ya see marina, marina, I took lessons from my country
D5                                                      E5
About national interest and the big picture
A5                                                 G5
Gonna manifest my destiny, gonna spread the legs of misery
D5                                                 E5
Got a piece in my hand and Im loaded
G5
Well the truth about us aint hard to figure
G5
Well its adding up to a hell of a toll on us
C5
We been up all night, let the tympani roll
G5
Facts in paper pledges turned to solid gold
D5                                                   C5
Pick up your guns from the thug in classroom B
D5                                                                 C5
Theres people out there whose lives depend on our misery, misery
G5
Its the truth about us...