A Simple Song In Troubled Times

C F This is a simple little song to sing throughout the land F C It’s not trying to be bold, it’s not trying to be grand C F It’s not a song that’s clever, or filled with highs and lows F C It’s a simple little song, and this is how it goes: F C La la la la la la la, la la la la la F C La la la la la la la la, la la la la la F C G F La la la la la la la, la, la, la F C G C La la la la la la, la la la la la C F It’s a simple little song: it’s not heavy, it’s not fraught F C It distracts me from the coming neo-Nazi juggernaut C F Yes, it’s a simple little song, you can sing it if you try F C When I do, I don’t remember that we’re gonna freakin’ die F C La la la la la la la, la la la la la F C La la la la la la la la, la la la la la F C G F La la la la la la la, la, la, la F C G C La la la la la la, la la la la la Am C It’s hard to write a simple song in dark and troubled times Am C I want it light and fluffy, but there’s too much on my mind Am C I want it to be happy, maybe wistful, at the most Dm G But I smell the smoke around us, and it’s clear that we’re all toast C F It’s a simple little song, it was meant for everyone F C And like our whole republic, I guess it’s almost done C F I hope it makes you happy and cuts right through the gloom F C As we hold our heads up high and go bravely to our doom F C La la la la la la la, la la la la la F C La la la la la la la la, la la la la la F C G F La la la la la la la, la, la, la F C G C La la la la la la, la la la la la F C La la la la la la la, la la la la la F C La la la la la la la la, la la la la la F C G F La la la la la la la, la, la, la F C G C La la la la la la, la la la la la F C G C La la la la la la, la la la la la