Key: G
Introduction:
G
Pilgrims in the parking lot
C
Arteries clogged with blood clots
G D
Pushing through the aisles of department stores
G
Neon crosses and Christmas lights
C
Credit card debts and brand new bikes
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
The rabbi reads from the testament
C
The banker gazes at the year's investments
G D
Salvation santa's solicit for the poor
G
Deception of democracy
C
The philanderings of faux foreign policy
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
Smoggy skies and fixed elections
C
Injustice strikes from all directions
G D
People with their backs against the floor
G
Looking for someone to set us free
G
A king with fists like Mohammad Ali
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Em C G
A mother knows what is best for you
C G
Even though it's hard to listen
Em C G
Your father knows he can count on you
Am D
Though you couldn't count on him
G
Christopher Columbus knew
C
Vasco De Gama and Magellan too
G D
The profits of oppression grow like never before
G
All hail to the captalist thief
C
And mourn your lost ones and covet our grief
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
Hurricane waters ravage southern towns
C
And black and brown people are left to drown
G D
While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores
G
Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome
C
And the National Guard says "Don't go home"
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
Police officers hassle the homeless
C
Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence
G D
The jailhouse opens wide its door
G
A corporation cuts a million employees
C
And the factory is moving overseas
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Em C G
A mother knows what is best for you
C G
Even though it's hard to listen
Em C G
Your father knows he can count on you
Am D
Though you couldn't count on him
G
Jesus sheds another tear
C
Into a sea of two thousand years
G D
Into the eve of a new year once more
G
Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow
C
Toast to health and wealth tomorrow
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
Religious wars and domination
C
World trade and globalization
G D
The prices of petroleum soar
G
Lonesome churches are packed with sinners
C
Non-believers and new beginners
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G
Say a prayer for the less fortunate
C
Prisoners and soldiers you never have met
G D
Understand what it is they're fighting for
G
Say a prayer for your enemies
C
Say a prayer for the victims and their families
G C D G
The holidays are here and we're still at war
G C D G
Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war