| G | Dsus | Em7 | Cadd9 |
| G | Dsus | |
| WHEN I TURN ON THE T | V |
| Em7 | |
| I WANNA CLOSE MY EY | ES |
| Cadd9 | |
| CAUSE I CAN HARDLY BELI | EVE |
| G | |
| ALL THIS IS REALI | TY |
| Dsus | |
| MOUTHS STARVING EVERYW | HERE |
| Em7 | |
| FIRST AND SECOND CLASS P | EOPLE |
| Cadd9 | |
| WHILE WE FEED OUR E | GO |
| G | |
| CONSCIENCE IS DYING SOMEWH | ERE |
| G | Dsus | |
| THE MORE THEY GE | T |
| Em7 | |
| THE MORE THEY N | EED |
| Cadd9 | G | |
| MONE | Y BUYS GOOD DIGNIT | Y |
| Dsus | Em7 | |
| THIS OLD | WORLD HAS TO CHANG | E |
| Cadd9 | |
| SOM | EHOW THERE MUST BE A |
| G | Dsus | |
| WAY TO BE ABLE TO BR | EAK |
| Em7 | |
| TO BE ABLE TO SHA | KE |
| Cadd9 | |
| OUR LIVES, OUR | LIES |
| G | |
| TO STOP HUNGER AND P | AIN |
| Dsus | |
| WE KEEP TURNING OUR FA | CE |
| Em7 | |
| UNTIL THERE IS NO | TRACE |
| Cadd9 | G | |
| OF THE BLAM | E, OF THE SHAME |
| G | Dsus | |
| DEVELOPMENT IS OUR G | OD |
| Em7 | |
| POWER ITS HOLY BO | OK |
| Cadd9 | |
| WORKERS, FIGURES YOU AN | D I |
| G | |
| WITHOUT FACES WITHOUT LIF | ES |
| Dsus | |
| IS IT WHAT WE WAITE | D FOR? |
| Em7 | |
| IS IT WHAT WE WAN | TED CAUSE |
| Cadd9 | |
| NO ONE ASKED ME ABO | UT IT |
| G | |
| WHEN DID WE GET SO LOS | T? |
| G | Dsus | |
| THE MORE THEY GE | T |
| Em7 | |
| THE MORE THEY N | EED |
| Cadd9 | G | |
| MONE | Y BUYS GOOD DIGNIT | Y |
| Dsus | Em7 | |
| THIS OLD | WORLD HAS TO CHANG | E |
| Cadd9 | |
| SOM | EHOW THERE MUST BE A |
| (CHORUS) |
| G | Dsus | |
| WHEN I TURN ON THE T | V |
| Em7 | |
| I WANNA CLOSE MY EY | ES |
| Cadd9 | |
| CAUSE I CAN HARDLY BELI | EVE |
| G | |
| ALL THIS IS REALI | TY |
| G | Dsus | |
| THE MORE THEY GE | T |
| Em7 | |
| THE MORE THEY N | EED |
| Cadd9 | G | |
| MONE | Y BUYS GOOD DIGNIT | Y |
| Dsus | Em7 | |
| THIS OLD | WORLD HAS TO CHANG | E |
| Cadd9 | |
| SOM | EHOW THERE MUST BE A |