The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

|G D |Em C |4x G D G C G D When they came for the unemployed I did not speak out G D G C G D When they came for the immigrants I did not speak out G D G C G When they came for the travellers I did not speak out C G C G D And when they came for the gays I wished I had G D G C G D When they criticised the teenagers I did not speak out G D G C G D When they printed sexist images I did not speak out G D G C G When they lied for the government I did not speak out C G C G D But when they lied about us I wished I had Em D C So tell me, "what do you know?" Em D C Tell me, "how do you know it? Em D C Are you sure its the truth?" D Yes it was written in the news Em D G C Well we couldn't see the woods for a forest full of lies Em D G C When the truth is a product going for the highest price Em D G C And as long as Rupert Murdoch's got his hands over our eyes D C G D Em C The revolution will not be televised G D Em C (the revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised Harmmonica Solo |G D |Em C |4x G D G C G D When they slagged off the teacher's strike I did not speak out G D G C G D When they demonised the protesters I did not speak out G D G C G When they said they were animals I did not speak out C G C G D and when it was me that was marching I wished I had Em D C So tell me, "what do you know?" Em D C Tell me, "how do you know it? Em D C Are you sure its the truth?" D Yes it was written in the news Em D G C Well we couldn't see the woods for a forest full of lies Em D G C A penny for your thoughts or I'll buy theirs for forty five Em D G C And if you have me reading shite I guess that Gil was right D C G D Em C The revolution will not be televised G D Em C (the revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) D C G Read all about it, scandal and blame D C G Read all about it, they're all the same D Em D Read all about it, it will never change C C G D Em C For you and me, the everyday parade |G D |Em C |3x G D G C G D When they come for you and me we've got to speak out G D G C G D When they threaten our democracy we've got to speak out G D G C G When they turn us against ourselves we've got to speak out C G C G D And when they come for us we're not alone Pre-chorus 3 Em D C And tell me, "what do you know? Em D C Did you see it with your eyes?" Em D C D Well there's twenty thousand Iphones that are tweeting as we speak D7 they're getting that message to the street Em D G C Well we couldn't see the woods for a forest full of lies Em D G C But the truth is a freedom never to be given price Em D G C Take the hands of the elite and get them off your eyes Em D G C Get yourself on the street, kid and open up your eyes Em D G C The world is turning so don't be left behind D C G D Em C The revolution will not be televised G D Em C (the revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised G D Em C (revolution) G D Em C (revolution) Revolution G D Em C (revolution) Revolution G D Em C (revolution) will not be televised