Christmas in Washington Steve Earle
[Verse 1]
[E]It's Christmastime in Washington
The [A]Democrats rehearsed
[B]Gettin' into gear for four more years
[A]Things not gettin' [E]worse
[E]The Republicans drink whiskey neat
And [A]thanked their lucky stars
They said, 'He [B]cannot seek another term
They'll be [A]no more [E]fdrs'
[E]I sat home in Tennessee
[A]Staring at the screen
With an [B]uneasy feeling in my chest
And I'm [A]wonderin' what it means
[Cborus]
So [E]come back Woody Guthrie
[A]Come back to us now
[B]Tear your eyes from paradise
And [A]rise again some[E]how
If [E]you run into Jesus
Maybe [A]he can help you out
[B]Come back Woody Guth[A]rie [B]to us [E]now
[Verse 2]
[E]I followed in your footsteps once
Back [A]in my travelin' days
[B]Somewhere I failed to find your trail
Now I'm [A]stumblin' through the [E]haze
But there's killers on the highway now
And a [A]man can't get around
So I [B]sold my soul for wheels that roll
Now I'm [A]stuck here in this [E]town
[Cborus]
So [E]come back Woody Guthrie
[A]Come back to us now
[B]Tear your eyes for paradise
And [A]rise again some [E]how
If [E]you run into Jesus
Maybe [A]he can help,you out
[B]Come back Woody Guth[A]rie [B]to us [E]now
[Verse 3]
[E]There's foxes in the hen house
[A]Cows out in the corn
The [B]unions have been busted
Their [A]proud red banners [E]torn
[E]To listen to the radio
You'd [A]think that all was well
But [B]you and me and Cisco know
It's [A]going [B]straight to [E]hell
[Verse 4]
[E]So come back, Emma Goldman
[A]Rise up, old Joe Hill
The [B]barracades are goin' up
They [A]cannot break our [E]will
[E]Come back to us, Malcolm X
And [A]Martin Luther King
[B]We're marching into Selma
As the [A]bells of [B]freedom [E]ring
[Cborus]
So [E]come back Woody Guthrie
[A]Come back to us now
[B]Tear your eyes for paradise
And [A]rise [B]again some [E]how
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