| D | D/B | G | D | D/B | G | Em | A | Em | D |
| D/B is a single strum like this |
| E | A | D | G | B | E | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Verse: |
| D | G | |
| Hurricanes in December - | earthquakes in the heartland |
| D | G | |
| Bad air index on a | flashing warning sign |
| D | G | |
| Bound for trouble - | the picture is dirty |
| Chorus: |
| Em | A | |
| We'll know when we | get there |
| Em | D | |
| If we'll find m | ercy |
| Repeat intro |
| Verse 2/Chorus |
| Flotsam and Jetsam in charge of the agency |
| Where truth gets twisted in danger of dissolving |
| When war is profit and profit is war |
| We'll know when we get there |
| If we'll find mercy |
| Repeat intro |
| Verse 3/Chorus |
| Certified minds exacting a toll |
| Trying to fit a square peg in a round hole |
| A heart of darkness facing 1,000 bloodshot eyes |
| We'll know when we get there |
| If we'll find mercy |
| Repeat intro |
| We'll know when we get there |
| If we'll find mercy |
| Play intro 4x to end song |