Chords for Patti Smith - Citizenship

_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was nothing, _ _ it didn't matter to me.
[Bm] _ _
[G] Oh, [B] there were [D] tanks all [C] over [Em] my _ _ _ [D] city. _ _
[E] _ _ _ There was war outside, and women [Em] was shooting in the streets.
And my mom locked the tanks right in front of [B] me.
[Em] They ain't got the [A] passport.
[Am] _ _ [C] _
They ain't got [Em] my real name. _ _ _
They ain't got a [Am] chance at [C] war.
And [Em] fortune or _ _ fame,
_ better watch [Am] these endless [C] streets.
Won't you give [Em] me a lift?
_ _ A [Am] lift, a [C] lift, on your [Em] citizenship. _
_ _ _ They were [Am] rioting in Chicago,
[C] _ _ movement in L [Em]
.A.
_ _ _ _ In 68, [Am] they broke the [C] adverts.
We were broke as [E] well.
To live _ _ [Am] underground,
empty _ [C] borderline,
a big, empty [E] _ wall.
_ _ A wall, [Am] a _ [C] wall,
show your papers, [Em] boy.
_ _ [D] _ _
Citizenship, they got [Em] _ _ [A] memories.
Famous, they [E] got shame.
_ [B] They stole truth [Em] from citizenship,
_ [Am] like London night,
exiled, it's cast [B] _ _
[Bm] away.
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Blind [Am] alley in New York City,
[C] _
inner fire [Em] and embrace. _ _ _
If you're hungry, [Am] you,
not too [C] particular about what [E] you'll taste. _
_ [Em] Men in [Am] uniform,
gave me [C] vinegar,
spoon of [E] misery. _ _
_ [Em] But what the [Am] hell,
I fell, I [C] fell,
hit as I might, I [Em] took me.
_ [D] _ _ [A] Citizenship, we got [Em] _
memories.
[A] _ _ [B] Citizenship, [E] we got _ shame.
_ Cast a drip on your citizenship, _
[Am] like London night,
_ exiled, _ [B] _ it's cast away.
_ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ I was [Am] all up like a [C] moth,
with its wings out [Em] of _ steam.
_ Caught the [Am] thought,
of a [C] boy,
just a [Em] refugee. _
_ _ _ Lady [Am] Liberty,
lend a hand [C] to me,
I'm in [E] casting _ drip.
_ _ A [Am] drip, _ a [C] drip,
a drip, _ _ _ _ a drip,
a [D] drip on your citizenship,
they [B] got memories.
_ _ Citizenship, [E] we got names.
[D] _ Drip your [E] drip on the citizenship,
[D] drip your drip, your drip,
[E] drip on [D] the [C] citizenship,
we [Em] got memories.
_ [D] _ _ [B] Citizenship, we [Em] got shame.
_ [A] _ Citizenship, we [Em] got identity.
_ [Am] _ _ A name, a name,
[B] _ [Bm] a name, [B] name,
_ _ _ _ _ name, name, name, _ _ _ _ name,
_ _ _ name,
_ yeah, _ what's your name son? _
What's your name?
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] What's your [B] name?
_ _ _ _ _ A name. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ Man I've got nothing in [B] this,
_ _ _ this cramped city.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Give me a [B] file,
to pull [A] out.
_ [G] _
[B] Give me all of the [Bm] methods,
_ [G] your [B] war torn on your tendencies,
[G] _
[B] give me all war torn on your [G] soldiers [B] arms,
lift up [A] your door,
[G] _ [B]
give me a _ [Bm] _ _ [G] slice [B] _ _ _ of [G] _ _ [B] _
_ _ mythology.
_ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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