State Of The Art

D Bm A G Em

[Verse 1]
D
Staring out the window as I ride on
          Bm
I've been thinkin bout the world where I been and gone
A
Rollin like a river that heads upstream
              G                 Em
I hear you're happier now since you got clean
D
They put you though the bases when you were young
            Bm
And they're still drinkin kool-aid back where you come from
A
You walked around town with your collar up
        G                     Em
And you never got off on that racist stuff

[Chorus]
G                         D
Livin in the state of the art
G                           A
I'm tryin not to take it to heart
      G                    Em
While everything is fallin apart
  A
I know you wanted more
     G
This time

[Verse 2]
D
Know it's been awhile since I heard from you
  Bm
I know you are not talking when you're feeling blue
A
I think I get it man cuz I'm the same
     G                       Em
When everybody else is tryna kill the pain
D
I heard you called your sister from a holdin cell
    Bm
And friends from a protest say I wish you well
A
Another broken system and some killer cops
G                       Em
I read the papers and I cried a lot

[Chorus]
G                         D
Livin in the state of the art
G                           A
I'm tryin not to take it to heart
      G                    Em
While everything is fallin apart
  A
I know you wanted more
     G
This time

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
D
You always see the saddness behind my jokes
      Bm
While all your lovely friends were busy blowing smoke
A
Rollin with the punches in a world of lies
     G                            Em
With Johnny on the jukebox singin Born to Cry
D
Another fleetin picture of a starless night
         Bm
All your dead heros couldn't get it right
A
Find a silver lining as the thunder rolls
G                              Em
Well the night is dark but the moon is gold

[Chorus]

G                         D
Livin in the state of the art
G                           A
I'm tryin not to take it to heart
      G                    Em
While everything is fallin apart
  A
I know you wanted more
  D
I know you wanted more
   A
We all want something more
     G    Em D
This time

[Outro]
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