Lament On General Smedley D Butler

Am Em G Dm F Am Em War, it never stops, G The pressure never drops, Dm F That’s just the way it’s planned. Am Em The land is never free, G Always in the hands, Dm F Of those with mighty greed. C Am And who will pay the bill? Em The people will, G They always do. Am Em A dollar, a dollar is a dollar, G Where it comes from, Dm F Is of no concern. Am Em G Dm F C Am War, turns blood into gold, Em Bodies stiff and cold, G Have been bought and sold. C Listen to the moans and shrieks of those who die, Am Don’t they always make a gruesome lullaby. Em Yet more young boys are sent out there, Em To fight and ply. G To raise the flag of triumph in the blooded sky. C For the love of money, C For the love of money, Am For the love of money, Am For the love of money, Em For the love of money, Em For the love of money, G For the love of money, G For the love of money. C Who’ll profit from the business, C That the war supplies?, Am Who’ll make a dirty fortune, Am While the bullets fly? Em Who’ll stuff you with patriotism, Em Till your throat’s so dry? G That every time you swallow, G You wish you’d seen the lie. C The lie of money,(the lie of money, the lie..), Am The lie of money,(the lie of money, the lie..), Em The lie of money,(the lie of money, the lie..), G The lie of money,(the lie of money, the lie..). Am Em G Dm