Politically Correct Chords by Johnathan East

We're living in a world that's [A] politically _ [E] correct
If there's anything more dull than that, [F#] well I ain't seen it [B] yet
[E] All the colorful words we once [A] used, now have all [E] been banned
This political _ correctness, [B] Lord, has [E] gotten out of hand _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't call a person fat, just say that they're big-boned
Residentially uncertain [F#] for the ones [B] without a home
[E] Don't use the word clumsy, [A] say highly [E] uncoordinated
Don't call a person dumb, [B] say uniquely [E] educated _ _
Don't say prostitute, [C#] that's extremely [E] disrespectful
_ Lady of the evening [F#] sounds more [B] socially acceptable
[E] Don't use the word [A] stripper, say [E] exotic dancer
It's not incorrect, [B] just an alternative [E] answer
[C#] _ [E] Yeah, we're living in a world [A] that's politically [E] correct
If there's anything more dull than [F#] that, well I ain't [B] seen it yet
All the colorful words we [A] once used, now have [E] all been banned
This political correctness, [B] Lord, has gotten out [E] of hand _ _ _ _ _
Don't use the word gay, [A] say youth [E] group instead
_ Living impaired [F#] when referring to [B] the dead _
[E] Don't say Merry Christmas, say Happy Holiday _
_ Alternative lifestyle [B] instead of just [E] plain gay
_ _ _ _ _ Don't use the word redskin, unless you're quarter-Cherokee
_ Instead of wetback now, [F#] say Latino [B] refugee
[E] Don't say a fella's lazy, [F#] just cause [E] he ain't working
Don't call someone a midget, [B] just say [E] little person
Cause we're living in a world [A] that's politically [E] correct
From the color of my skin [F#] to the shade of my redneck
[E] We've all become so tolerant while there's nothing we can't stand
This political correctness, [B] Lord, has gotten [E] out of hand _
[C#m] Don't talk about the Irish, [A] how they love to drink their booze
[E] Don't make fun of the Polacks, [B] or talk trash about the Jews
[C#m] Black and white, red and [A] green, to me it's all the same
[E] If you can't laugh at each other, [B] I believe we'll go insane
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_ _ _ _ _ I grew up in a time where good art was admired
We had films like Blazing Saddles, [F#] guys like [B] Richard Pryor
[E] They're cracking down on things like [A] that, and I've had a gut [E] full of it
That's why I wrote this [B] song, so I could tell them where to shove it
Yeah, we're living in a world that's [E] politically correct
If there's anything more dull than [F#] that, well, I ain't seen it yet
[E] All the colorful words that we once [F#] used, now they've [B] all been banned
[E] This political [B] correctness, Lord, has gotten [E] out of hand _
This political correctness, [B] Lord, has gotten _ [E] out of hand
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ain't gonna play that on the radio _ _ _ _ _ _
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