The Dictator Decides

| E* |% | % | % | E* |% | % | % | E* |% | % | % | E* |% | % | % Middle 8 | C/E | % | D/E | % | | C/E | % | D/E | % | | C/E | % | D/E | % | | C/E | % | D/E | % | | Am | E | E7 | Am | | D7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | F#m | | D | E | Am | Esus4 E | Am E Will someone please say the unsayable? E7 Am Will someone please tell me I'm wrong? D7 Gmaj7 I live every day like a sad beast of prey Cmaj7 F#m For I have to appear to be strong D And that's wrong E | Am | Esus4 E | I'm too weak to be strong Am E Today I met with the generals E7 Am And the head of my secret police D7 Gmaj7 Discussing conspiracies and prison facilities Cmaj7 F#m For opponents I can never release D E And there'll be no peace | Am | Esus4 E | Until they're released Middle 8 C/E Of course, I'm in league with the army D/E It's not like I've got any choice C/E They officially adore me and my father before me D/E But gunpoint has a firm voice Am E The joke is I'm not even a demagogue E7 Am Have you heard me giving a speech? D7 Gmaj7 My facts are invented, I sound quite demented Cmaj7 F#m So deluded it beggars belief D E It would be such a relief | Am | Esus4 E | Not to give another speech Am E Can someone please say the impossible? E7 Am Crowds should be out on the street D7 Gmaj7 I've lost any will to threaten or k**l Cmaj7 F#m I'll be easy for you to defeat D E And any resistance I meet | Am | Esus4 E | I'll beat a retreat Middle 8 C/E I'd rather that you didn't shoot me D/E But I'd quite understand if you did C/E Watch out for the army, the generals will go barmy D/E At the thought of a takeover bid Am E Oh, please will somebody put me E7 Am Out of my misery? D7 Gmaj7 This sad old dictator must sooner or later Cmaj7 F#m Flee so that you can be free D E If you get rid of me | Am | Esus4 E | A | % | We can all be free | C/E | % | D/E | % | (soprano voice) | C6/E | % | D/E | % | (soprano voice) | C/E | % | D/E | % | (soprano voice) | E* | % | (stop)