The State

{name: INTRO} C G Am- F 2x {name: VERSE 1} C G Am -- F O, I was free to live and love and k*ll as I saw fit C G Am -- F I was at peace, there really was no one I was at war with G GB C CD The only common good was that we understood Em F(e) That laws unjust were only good for breaking G GB C The difference legalized instead of (sameness?) F Left nobody free C G Am But that was the day before I married my conscience to the State Am C Em Em F F F G Am C Em Em F F F G {name: VERSE 2} C G Am -- F My taxes paid, these roads were laid to places of my choosing C G Am -- F There were no eyes up in the skies looking down into my bed G GB C CD There was no government without our consent Em F(e) And keys were made for anyone who just claimed it G GB C And glass was all of every wall that framed it F From sea to shining sea C G Am But that was the day before I married my conscience to the State Am C Em Em F F F G Am C Em Em F F F G {name: BRIDGE} Am F Right and wrong were written on my heart, G not just in the laws that condemn me Am F But now with Caesar satisfied, G Am..... I can even do the things that should offend me