Carnival Barker

Gm F/A Bb Gm F/A Bb Gm F/A Bb Gm F/A Bb Gm Cm the war was done and money flowed like black oil from the ground Gm Bb F/A Gm there was a tempest in a teapot dome but it didn't make a sound Cm in every town you could find a talking head to tell you how it'd be Gm F how america could really turn a profit if we'd only set her free Eb F Gm but there was this carnival barker we were all warned about Eb F Gm they told us to steer clear of him when he came to our town Eb F Dm Gm you'll get a circus, history told us, if you vote for a clown Eb F Eb F but the grifters pitched their tents and the good word got drowned out Gm Cm so maybe round the edges he was a little rough Gm Bb F/A Gm but he had a pitch and he said his lines and talked real tough Cm and they put our country up for sale, waved a flag and called it truth Gm F now I lie awake at night wondering what we'll do Eb F Gm cos there is this carnival barker we were all warned about Eb F Gm they told us to steer clear of him when he came to our town Eb F Dm Gm you'll get a circus, history told us, if you vote for a clown Eb F Eb F but the grifters pitched their tents and the good word got drowned out Gm F/A Bb Gm F/A Dm Cm playing both sides perfectly until they had us beat Eb Gm Eb F now they're filling coffers in their towers and taking down main street Eb F Gm but there was this carnival barker we were all warned about Eb F Gm they told us to steer clear of him when he came to our town Eb F Dm Gm you'll get a circus, history told us, if you vote for a clown Eb F D7 Gm but the grifters pitched their tents and the good word got drowned out D7 Gm the good word got drowned out D7 Gm the good word got drowned out