Cult of Personality Living Colour
[Intro]
(Malcom X, Spoken) "And during the few moments we have left...
We want to talk right down to earth in a language that
everybody here can easily understand."
[G5]
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[G5]
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[G5]
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[Verse 1]
Look in my [G9]eyes,[G5] What do you see?
The [Bb5]cult of person-[F5]ality.
[G5] I know your anger, I know your dreams,
[G5]I've been ev'ry-thing you wana be, oh,
I'm the [Bb5]cult of person-[C5]ality.
[G5] Like Mussolini an' Kennedy,
I'm the [Bb5]cult of Person-[F5]ality,
the [G5]cult of personality,
the [Bb5]cult of person-[C5]ality,
[Interlude]
[G5]
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[G5]
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[Bridge]
[Bb]Neon [F]lights, [C]Nobel [G]prize,
When a [D]mirror [A]speaks, the re-[F]flection [C]lies,
[Bb5]He won't [F]have to [C]follow [G]me,
[D]Only [A]you can [F]set me [C]free.
[Solo]
[G5]
[Verse 2]
I sell the [G9]things, [G5]you need to be,
[G5]I'm the smilin' face on your TV.
Oh, I'm the [Bb5]cult of Person-[F5]ality,
[G5] I exploit you, still you love me.
[G5]I told you one an' one makes three.
Oh, I'm the [Bb]cult of Person-[C5]ality,
[G5]Like Joseph Stalin and Ghandi,
Oh, I'm the [Bb5]cult of Person-[F5]ality,
the [G5]cult of personality,
the [Bb5]cult of person-[C5]ality,
[Interlude]
[G5]
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[G5]
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[Bridge]
[Bb]Neon [F]lights, [C]Nobel [G]prize,
When a [D]leader [A]speaks, that [F]leader [C]dies.
[Bb5]He won't [F]have to [C]follow [G]me,
[D]Only [A]you can [F]set me [C]free.
[Solo]
[G5]
[Bb] [F] [C] [G] [D] [A] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C] [G] [D] [A] [F] [C]
[G5]
[Verse 3]
You gave me for[G9]tune, [G5]you gave me fame.
[G5]You gave me power in your God's name.
[G5]I'm ev'ry person you need to be.
Oh, [Bb5]I'm [F5]the [G5]cult of [Bb5]per-[C]son-[G5]ality
[Bb5]I am the cult of, [F5]I am the cult of,, [G5]I am the cult of,
I am the cult of, [Bb5]I am the cult of,, [C]I am the cult of,
[G5]I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality.
[Outro]
(John F. Kennedy, Spoken)
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
[G5]
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(Franklin D. Roosevelt, Spoken)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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