Big Lie

Intro E Pick up up my guitar and lay the message down A D About the crazy kind of things that make the world go around Em E Like the money, the power, the Glory on High D A Everybody's living with the big, big lie, yeah Verse 1 E The Profiteering Corporation's Party Line A D Says, "Trust in us people, everything will be fine." E And that's a big lie A D Baby, that's a big lie E The disappearing forests should be no cause for alarm A D The "Greenhouse Effect" won't do you any harm E It's all a big lie A D Selling us a big lie Refrain 1 B It's the age old game of supply and demand C D A We're eating up the planet just as fast as we can. And... Chorus 1 Em E It's a big lie. Getting bigger all the time A D It's a big lie. Yeah the truth is hard to find E In the big lie. Ooo, Yeah D G A It's a big, big... big, big... great big lie N.C. Such a big, big lie Verse 2 E Taxes going up, like a hot air balloon A D The rich keep getting richer while the poor keep getting screwed E To feed the, the big lie A D Welcome to the big lie E The politics and power out of reach and out of touch A D And all their fancy talking never did amount to much E In the... big lie A D Oh, beware the big, big lie Refrain 2 B The deficit grows, like Pinocchio's nose C D A While we gaze in admiration at the Emperor's new clothes. And... Chorus 2 Em E It's a big lie. Getting bigger all the time A D It's a big lie. The truth is hard to find E In the big lie. Ooo, Yeah D G A It's a big, big... big, big... great big lie E G Bridge A Old Time religion on the TV everyday E Selling tickets to heaven in the fundamental way A The media tells it like it is without a doubt E But for a rating point or two they'll sell you short, then sell you out A Broadway to Hollywood it's on with the show Em But it's the burned out myth of s*x and drugs and Rock 'n' Roll A The cheque is in the mail and God is on our side Bm G Don't worry, be happy, live the big lie Guitar Interlude C F G A B Yeah yeah yeah.... Wooohooo Verse 3 E No matter how you slice it, it's always the same A D The big lie seems to be the name of the game Em And you can play it if you want to but you get what you deserve A D I guess it just depends upon which master you serve Refrain 3 B Does my song ring true, well you get to decide C Or is it just another chapter, in the... A B C N.C. Big, big... big, big... big, big... big, big... big, big... Ah come on help me out here D Big, big... big, big... big! Big, big... big, big... big! G D E Big, big lie Coda E E5 E E5 D E E5