Intro
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Verse 1
    Am                       F                     F7 
There was a crooked man and he wore a crooked smile. 
   C                              G                       Gaug 
He built a crooked highway and it ran for miles and miles. 
     Am                      F                      F7 
With money from the revenue, sponsorship from Ford. 
   C                              G                     Gsus4 
It barely holds together with the goodwill of the Lord. 
 
Instrumental
 
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Verse 2
 
       Am                          F                    F7 
In the penthouse of the baron, the little children sleep 
C                                  G                    Gaug 
Daddy talks to smugglers while the armed gorillas creep. 
Am                             F                     F7 
Poison for the great unwashed, business for the mob. 
  C                              G                  Gsus4 
Another teenage murder it’s just trouble on the job 
 
 Chorus
 
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  Now I  see what I must  see 
 
     Fsus2  C        Gsus4   C 
The poor do time the rich go free 
Fsus2        C         Gsus4     C 
You keep the faith and they keep score 
   Am        G        F 
Is this what you were working for 
 
Solo
 
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Am           Em 
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Verse 3
 
  Am                      F                     F7 
A newsleak in the city, another scandal breaks. 
C                           G                      Gaug 
S*x and drugs in city hall, someone’s on the make. 
Am                    F                        F7 
Legal bounty hunters, aim their lawsuits well. 
    C                              G                      Gsus4 
The victim talks to Playboy says I guess I’ll go to hell. 
 
Chorus
 
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E|---------------------------------| 
  Now I  see what I must  see 
 
     Fsus2  C        Gsus4   C 
The poor do time the rich go free 
Fsus2        C         Gsus4     C 
You keep the faith and they keep score 
   Am        G        F 
Is this what you were working for 
 
Solo
 
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Am        Em 
Am        G 
Am        F      G     Am 
Am        F      Am    G 
Am        F      Dm    F 
 
Chorus
 
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B|----1-------1-------1-------1----| 
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| 
D|3-------2-------0----------------| 
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E|---------------------------------| 
  Now I  see what I must  see 
 
     Fsus2  C        Gsus4   C 
The poor do time the rich go free 
Fsus2        C         Gsus4     C 
You keep the faith and they keep score 
   Am        G        F 
Is this what you were working for 
 
Outro
 
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