Police Song

B B G#m F# E 2x B F# G#m Do you remember the first thing you had to memorize? B F# E Was it the Pledge Of Allegiance? B F# E A five year old stands for a flag E That killed off all the real Americans F# E F# Do we really like being controlled? (No, no, no) E Or are our heads just spinning? E F# G#m F# More cops, more prisons to bear down on crime and violence E F# But we glamorize violence through televised wars B F# G#m My friend was unjustly beaten by police B F# E And broken star brought shame to the 57th precinct B F# G#m F# And with their power came extortion and corruption E And failing to report rapes and hate crimes to make Chicago look safe F# G#m E G#m Tell me is this security? (No, no, no) F# E Or do we need protection from the police? E F# G#m F# We need to reassess the power vested in authority E F# Social control threatens public safety, do you feel safe? E F# B See, I don't know what we're thinking E F# G#m Paying taxes so that we can be controlled E F# G#m B Do you know what happens when we start accepting everything we're told? E We all fall down G#m G#m E E 3x B F# E F# E G#m And we close our eyes, we pretend not to see E Is a crime not a crime when it's committed by police? B E B And we close our eyes, we pretend not to see F# E My friend got beat up by police G#m G#m E E 3x B F# E B F# E I had a dream that my whole town had turned into a prison B F# E A cop on every corner I don't feel too safe B F# E Feels like I'm in jail G#m G# E E