| Em7 | Am | |
| Intro: |
| Am | G | Fmaj7 | Em/D | |
| D | on't believe what you h | ear, | don't believe what you | see |
| Am | G | Fmaj7 | Em/D | |
| I | f you just close your e | yes you can | feel the ene | my |
| When I first met you girl, you had fire in your soul |
| What happened your face of melting snow? |
| C | |
| Now it l | ooks like this |
| Am7 | |
| and | you can swallow or you can spit |
| F | G | |
| You can t | hrow it up or c | hoke on it |
| And you can dream, so dream out loud |
| F | G | Am7 | |
| You k | now that your t | ime is coming 'ro | und |
| F | G | Am | |
| ... Don' | t let the b | astards grind you do | wn |
| No nothing makes sense, nothing seems to fit |
| I know you'd hit out if you only knew who to hit |
| And I'd join the movement if there was one I could believe in |
| Yeah I'd break bread and wine if there was a church I could receive in |
| 'Cos I need it now |
| To take the cup, to fill it up |
| To drink it slow, I can't let you go |
| And I must be an Acrobat to talk like this and act like that |
| And you can dream, so dream out loud |
| ... Don't let the bastards grind you down |
| What are we going to do now it's all been said? |
| No new ideas in the house, and every book has been read |
| And I must be an acrobat |
| To talk like this and act like that |
| And you can dream, so dream out loud |
| And you can find your own way out |
| You can build and I can will |
| And you can call I can't wait until |
| You can stash and you can seize |
| In dreams begin responsibilities |
| And I can love, and I can love |
| I know that the tide is turning 'round |
| ...Don't let the bastards grind you down |
