Chords for Fifteen - My Congressman (cover)
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My congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe, he should get AIDS and die.
That's just too bad.
[B]
My senator says I can't give my sister a clean syringe, she should get hepatitis and die.
That's [A] just too bad.
The [E] president [F#] says I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe, [C#] he should get [B] hepatitis and [E] die.
That's just [A] too bad.
[E] The pollstnace says [F#] I can't give [C#] my sister [D] a clean syringe, [C#] she should get [B] AIDS and die.
[E] That's just too [A] bad.
My [B] county [F#] supervisor likes to drink [C#m] he's so [D] much wiser than all the doctors put [B] together.
They would give away clean [Am]
syringes.
My [B] city councilman [C#] says it's not a problem, we're only going to [D] spend millions [C#] on treatment [B] that won't work [E] for people who will die.
My community [C#] likes to claim immunity [D] on the basis of [C#m] homophobia [B] and a [E] lack of [Am] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#m] this needle [C#] you use is sleeping [D] with your children, with [C#m] your daughters, with [B] your sons and [F] with your [A] husbands.
[Dm] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] We've got a [Dm]
law [D] that says you [A] can't own a needle [F#] [D] without [A]
a prescription.
[D] This is the thing that really [E] really thinks that can't anyone [D] from the city of.
[E] [A] All the [E] politicians [D] say we can't legalize [E] exchange because that would be sending [D] the wrong message.
But if you ever [A] notice, in [F#] every billboard, in every magazine, in every [D] corner store, [E] in every TV screen, the message is about secret weapons [D] and alcohol.
[A] So so, drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [B] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it, [C#] criminalized, make profitable [E] and so it's on give and [Am] take.
Drugs are [F#m] everywhere, drugs are everywhere, [B] drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it, it's [C#] not a law [E] enforcement issue.
Petitions [D] are just a
[A] waste.
If you find yourself in the position [D] of having to share a needle with another person, please [A] take the following steps to ensure [D] you don't get infected.
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the top [D] of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
That's [D] step one.
[A] Suck bleach up [D] to the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt it out.
[A] Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and [A] squirt it out.
[D] That's step two.
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to [D] the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
That's [D] step three.
You're done.
[A] We got a law.
[D] You [E] can't own a needle [D] without [A]
a prescription.
[C#] [D] Did you really think, did you really, [A] really think that kept anyone from [D] shooting you up?
[A] All the [E] politicians say [D] we can't legalize the change [A] because
they will be sending [D] the wrong message.
Did you ever [A] notice?
In every [F#] billboard, in every [B] magazine, in [E] every courthouse, in every QC,
there's a chance to buy cigarettes [D] and alcohol.
[A] Don't you know drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [Em] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it.
Criminalized, [C#] take a profit of the [B] bull, ensure the word's longevity.
[Am] Drugs are [C#] everywhere, drugs are [E] everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it.
It's [F#] not a law [E] enforcement issue, [D] addiction's such a sin.
[A] My county [C#]
supervisor likes to think he's so much wiser than all the doctors [A] put together
who say we should give away clean syringes.
[F] My city [F#] councilman says it's [C#] not a problem, [D] we'll get a million
[A] from treatments [B] that won't [E] work for people who won't die.
My [F#] community likes to [C#] claim [D] immunity on the basis [A] of [Bm] homophobia,
the [B] lack of [A] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#] there's [C#] needles in your [D] sleeping with your children,
[C#] with your daughters, [B] with your sons, and with your [Am] fathers.
My [D#] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's just [Am] too bad.
My [E] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's [Am] just too bad.
My [E] congressman says [F#m] I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should [C#] get AIDS and [B] die.
[E] That's just too bad.
[A]
My [E] congressman says [F#] I can't give my [C#]
brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should get [C#]
AIDS and [B] die.
[F] [E] That's just too [A] bad.
That's just too bad.
[B]
My senator says I can't give my sister a clean syringe, she should get hepatitis and die.
That's [A] just too bad.
The [E] president [F#] says I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe, [C#] he should get [B] hepatitis and [E] die.
That's just [A] too bad.
[E] The pollstnace says [F#] I can't give [C#] my sister [D] a clean syringe, [C#] she should get [B] AIDS and die.
[E] That's just too [A] bad.
My [B] county [F#] supervisor likes to drink [C#m] he's so [D] much wiser than all the doctors put [B] together.
They would give away clean [Am]
syringes.
My [B] city councilman [C#] says it's not a problem, we're only going to [D] spend millions [C#] on treatment [B] that won't work [E] for people who will die.
My community [C#] likes to claim immunity [D] on the basis of [C#m] homophobia [B] and a [E] lack of [Am] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#m] this needle [C#] you use is sleeping [D] with your children, with [C#m] your daughters, with [B] your sons and [F] with your [A] husbands.
[Dm] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] We've got a [Dm]
law [D] that says you [A] can't own a needle [F#] [D] without [A]
a prescription.
[D] This is the thing that really [E] really thinks that can't anyone [D] from the city of.
[E] [A] All the [E] politicians [D] say we can't legalize [E] exchange because that would be sending [D] the wrong message.
But if you ever [A] notice, in [F#] every billboard, in every magazine, in every [D] corner store, [E] in every TV screen, the message is about secret weapons [D] and alcohol.
[A] So so, drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [B] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it, [C#] criminalized, make profitable [E] and so it's on give and [Am] take.
Drugs are [F#m] everywhere, drugs are everywhere, [B] drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it, it's [C#] not a law [E] enforcement issue.
Petitions [D] are just a
[A] waste.
If you find yourself in the position [D] of having to share a needle with another person, please [A] take the following steps to ensure [D] you don't get infected.
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the top [D] of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
That's [D] step one.
[A] Suck bleach up [D] to the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt it out.
[A] Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and [A] squirt it out.
[D] That's step two.
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to [D] the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
That's [D] step three.
You're done.
[A] We got a law.
[D] You [E] can't own a needle [D] without [A]
a prescription.
[C#] [D] Did you really think, did you really, [A] really think that kept anyone from [D] shooting you up?
[A] All the [E] politicians say [D] we can't legalize the change [A] because
they will be sending [D] the wrong message.
Did you ever [A] notice?
In every [F#] billboard, in every [B] magazine, in [E] every courthouse, in every QC,
there's a chance to buy cigarettes [D] and alcohol.
[A] Don't you know drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [Em] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it.
Criminalized, [C#] take a profit of the [B] bull, ensure the word's longevity.
[Am] Drugs are [C#] everywhere, drugs are [E] everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it.
It's [F#] not a law [E] enforcement issue, [D] addiction's such a sin.
[A] My county [C#]
supervisor likes to think he's so much wiser than all the doctors [A] put together
who say we should give away clean syringes.
[F] My city [F#] councilman says it's [C#] not a problem, [D] we'll get a million
[A] from treatments [B] that won't [E] work for people who won't die.
My [F#] community likes to [C#] claim [D] immunity on the basis [A] of [Bm] homophobia,
the [B] lack of [A] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#] there's [C#] needles in your [D] sleeping with your children,
[C#] with your daughters, [B] with your sons, and with your [Am] fathers.
My [D#] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's just [Am] too bad.
My [E] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's [Am] just too bad.
My [E] congressman says [F#m] I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should [C#] get AIDS and [B] die.
[E] That's just too bad.
[A]
My [E] congressman says [F#] I can't give my [C#]
brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should get [C#]
AIDS and [B] die.
[F] [E] That's just too [A] bad.
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_ _ My congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe, he should get AIDS and die.
That's just too bad.
[B]
My senator says I can't give my sister a clean syringe, she should get hepatitis and die.
That's [A] just too bad.
The [E] president [F#] says I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe, [C#] he should get [B] hepatitis and [E] die.
That's just [A] too bad.
[E] The pollstnace says [F#] I can't give [C#] my sister [D] a clean syringe, [C#] she should get [B] AIDS and die.
[E] That's just too [A] bad.
My [B] county [F#] supervisor likes to drink [C#m] he's so [D] much wiser than all the doctors put [B] together.
They would give away clean [Am]
syringes.
My [B] city councilman [C#] says it's not a problem, we're only going to [D] spend millions [C#] on treatment [B] that won't work [E] for people who will die.
My community [C#] likes to claim immunity [D] on the basis of [C#m] homophobia [B] and a [E] lack of _ [Am] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#m] this needle [C#] you use is sleeping [D] with your children, with [C#m] your daughters, with [B] your sons and [F] with your _ [A] husbands. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ We've got a [Dm]
law [D] _ that says you [A] can't own a needle [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ without [A]
a prescription.
_ [D] _ _ This is the thing that really [E] really thinks that can't anyone [D] from the city of.
_ [E] _ _ [A] All the [E] politicians _ [D] say we can't legalize [E] exchange because that would be sending [D] the wrong message.
But if you ever [A] notice, in [F#] every billboard, in every magazine, in every [D] corner store, [E] in every TV screen, the message is about secret weapons [D] and alcohol.
_ [A] So so, drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [B] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it, [C#] criminalized, make profitable [E] and so it's on give and [Am] take.
Drugs are [F#m] everywhere, drugs are everywhere, [B] drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it, it's [C#] not a law [E] enforcement issue.
Petitions [D] are just a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] waste.
If you find yourself in the position [D] of having to share a needle with another person, please [A] take the following steps to ensure [D] you don't get infected. _
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle _ and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the top [D] of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
_ That's [D] step one. _ _
_ [A] _ Suck bleach up [D] to the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt it out.
[A] Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle _ and [A] squirt it out.
_ _ [D] That's step two.
_ _ [A] _ Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to [D] the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
_ That's [D] step three.
You're done.
_ [A] We got a law.
[D] _ _ You [E] can't own a needle _ _ [D] _ _ without [A]
a prescription.
[C#] _ _ [D] _ Did you really think, did you really, [A] really think that kept anyone from [D] shooting you up?
_ _ [A] All the [E] politicians say [D] we can't legalize the change [A] because
they will be sending [D] the wrong message.
Did you ever [A] notice?
In every [F#] billboard, in every [B] magazine, in [E] every courthouse, in every QC,
there's a chance to buy cigarettes [D] and alcohol.
_ _ [A] Don't you know drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [Em] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it.
Criminalized, [C#] take a profit of the [B] bull, ensure the word's longevity.
_ [Am] Drugs are [C#] everywhere, drugs are [E] everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it.
It's [F#] not a law [E] enforcement issue, _ [D] addiction's such a sin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ My county [C#] _
supervisor likes to think he's so much wiser than all the doctors [A] put together
who say we should give away clean syringes.
[F] My city [F#] councilman says it's [C#] not a problem, [D] we'll get a million
[A] from treatments [B] that won't [E] work for people who won't die.
My [F#] community likes to [C#] claim [D] immunity on the basis [A] of [Bm] homophobia,
the [B] lack of [A] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#] there's [C#] needles in your [D] sleeping with your children,
[C#] with your daughters, [B] with your sons, and with your [Am] fathers.
My [D#] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's just [Am] too bad.
My [E] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's [Am] just too bad.
My [E] _ congressman says [F#m] I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should [C#] get _ AIDS and [B] _ _ die.
[E] That's just too bad.
[A] _ _
My _ [E] _ _ congressman says [F#] I can't give my [C#]
brother a clean [D] syringe, _
if he should get [C#] _ _ _
AIDS and _ [B] die. _ _
_ _ [F] [E] That's _ just _ _ _ too [A] _ bad. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's just too bad.
[B]
My senator says I can't give my sister a clean syringe, she should get hepatitis and die.
That's [A] just too bad.
The [E] president [F#] says I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe, [C#] he should get [B] hepatitis and [E] die.
That's just [A] too bad.
[E] The pollstnace says [F#] I can't give [C#] my sister [D] a clean syringe, [C#] she should get [B] AIDS and die.
[E] That's just too [A] bad.
My [B] county [F#] supervisor likes to drink [C#m] he's so [D] much wiser than all the doctors put [B] together.
They would give away clean [Am]
syringes.
My [B] city councilman [C#] says it's not a problem, we're only going to [D] spend millions [C#] on treatment [B] that won't work [E] for people who will die.
My community [C#] likes to claim immunity [D] on the basis of [C#m] homophobia [B] and a [E] lack of _ [Am] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#m] this needle [C#] you use is sleeping [D] with your children, with [C#m] your daughters, with [B] your sons and [F] with your _ [A] husbands. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ We've got a [Dm]
law [D] _ that says you [A] can't own a needle [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ without [A]
a prescription.
_ [D] _ _ This is the thing that really [E] really thinks that can't anyone [D] from the city of.
_ [E] _ _ [A] All the [E] politicians _ [D] say we can't legalize [E] exchange because that would be sending [D] the wrong message.
But if you ever [A] notice, in [F#] every billboard, in every magazine, in every [D] corner store, [E] in every TV screen, the message is about secret weapons [D] and alcohol.
_ [A] So so, drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [B] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it, [C#] criminalized, make profitable [E] and so it's on give and [Am] take.
Drugs are [F#m] everywhere, drugs are everywhere, [B] drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it, it's [C#] not a law [E] enforcement issue.
Petitions [D] are just a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] waste.
If you find yourself in the position [D] of having to share a needle with another person, please [A] take the following steps to ensure [D] you don't get infected. _
[A] Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle _ and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the top [D] of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
_ That's [D] step one. _ _
_ [A] _ Suck bleach up [D] to the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt it out.
[A] Suck bleach up to the top of [D] the needle _ and [A] squirt it out.
_ _ [D] That's step two.
_ _ [A] _ Suck water up to the [D] top of the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to the top of [D] the needle and squirt [A] it out.
Suck water up to [D] the top of the needle and [A] squirt it out.
_ That's [D] step three.
You're done.
_ [A] We got a law.
[D] _ _ You [E] can't own a needle _ _ [D] _ _ without [A]
a prescription.
[C#] _ _ [D] _ Did you really think, did you really, [A] really think that kept anyone from [D] shooting you up?
_ _ [A] All the [E] politicians say [D] we can't legalize the change [A] because
they will be sending [D] the wrong message.
Did you ever [A] notice?
In every [F#] billboard, in every [B] magazine, in [E] every courthouse, in every QC,
there's a chance to buy cigarettes [D] and alcohol.
_ _ [A] Don't you know drugs are [F#] everywhere, drugs [Em] are everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't stop [A] it.
Criminalized, [C#] take a profit of the [B] bull, ensure the word's longevity.
_ [Am] Drugs are [C#] everywhere, drugs are [E] everywhere, drugs are everywhere.
You can't [A] stop it.
It's [F#] not a law [E] enforcement issue, _ [D] addiction's such a sin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ My county [C#] _
supervisor likes to think he's so much wiser than all the doctors [A] put together
who say we should give away clean syringes.
[F] My city [F#] councilman says it's [C#] not a problem, [D] we'll get a million
[A] from treatments [B] that won't [E] work for people who won't die.
My [F#] community likes to [C#] claim [D] immunity on the basis [A] of [Bm] homophobia,
the [B] lack of [A] medical facts.
Hey [E] America, [F#] there's [C#] needles in your [D] sleeping with your children,
[C#] with your daughters, [B] with your sons, and with your [Am] fathers.
My [D#] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's just [Am] too bad.
My [E] congressman says I can't give my brother a clean syringe,
if he should get AIDS and die.
That's [Am] just too bad.
My [E] _ congressman says [F#m] I can't give my [C#] brother a clean [D] syringe,
if he should [C#] get _ AIDS and [B] _ _ die.
[E] That's just too bad.
[A] _ _
My _ [E] _ _ congressman says [F#] I can't give my [C#]
brother a clean [D] syringe, _
if he should get [C#] _ _ _
AIDS and _ [B] die. _ _
_ _ [F] [E] That's _ just _ _ _ too [A] _ bad. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _