The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War

G
Pilgrims in the parking lot
C
Arteries clogged with blood clots
G                                        D
Pushing through the aisles of department stores
G
Neon crosses and Christmas lights
C
Credit card debts and brand new bikes
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
The rabbi reads from the testament
C
The banker gazes at the year's investments
G                                 D
Salvation santa's solicit for the poor
G
Deception of democracy
C
The philanderings of faux foreign policy
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
Smoggy skies and fixed elections
C
Injustice strikes from all directions
G                                   D
People with their backs against the floor
G
Looking for someone to set us free
G
A king with fists like Mohammad Ali
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

   Em                  C        G
A mother knows what is best for you
C                        G
Even though it's hard to listen
   Em                     C        G
Your father knows he can count on you
Am                           D
Though you couldn't count on him

G
Christopher Columbus knew
C
Vasco De Gama and Magellan too
G                                        D
The profits of oppression grow like never before
G
All hail to the captalist thief
C
And mourn your lost ones and covet our grief
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
Hurricane waters ravage southern towns
C
And black and brown people are left to drown
G                                                         D
While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores
G
Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome
C
And the National Guard says "Don't go home"
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
Police officers hassle the homeless
C
Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence
G                            D
The jailhouse opens wide its door
G
A corporation cuts a million employees
C
And the factory is moving overseas
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

   Em                  C        G
A mother knows what is best for you
C                        G
Even though it's hard to listen
   Em                     C        G
Your father knows he can count on you
Am                           D
Though you couldn't count on him

G
Jesus sheds another tear
C
Into a sea of two thousand years
G                            D
Into the eve of a new year once more
G
Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow
C
Toast to health and wealth tomorrow
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
Religious wars and domination
C
World trade and globalization
G                       D
The prices of petroleum soar
G
Lonesome churches are packed with sinners
C
Non-believers and new beginners
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

G
Say a prayer for the less fortunate
C
Prisoners and soldiers you never have met
G                       D
Understand what it is they're fighting for
G
Say a prayer for your enemies
C
Say a prayer for the victims and their families
G                C              D        G
The holidays are here and we're still at war

         G                C          D        G
Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war