Transcription by: Ron Greitzer
Date: November 2000
Four simple chords . . . you couldn't play this one wrong if you tried.
Intro: (Dm)(G)(Em)(Am)
Well we're (Dm)heading for a (G)past that you (Em)leave not de(Am)fend
Where the (Dm)downtowns hold the (G)sadness of you (Em)can't go back
a(Am)gain
It's (Dm)there you'll find the (G)rust and debtors
(Em)Motel signs with (Am)missing letters
Cause there's a (Dm)monster on the (G)outskirts
Says it (Em)knows what your town (Am)needs
Then it (Dm)eats it up like (G)nothing and it (Em)won't spit out the
(Am)seeds
And we can (Dm)be the super (G)shoppers
We can (Em)say we're really (Am)smart
We can (Dm)say our town is (G)doing fine with(Em)out a beating (Am)heart
We can even say the money saved is (Dm)all our own
It's bought and (G)sold, it's bought and (Am)sold
And we're (Dm)heading for a (G)nasty business, (Em)keeps our country
(Am)growing
Where the (Dm)weapons that we're (G)selling are the (Em)only seeds
we're (Am)sowing
You get to (Dm)blow the fruits of (G)all your labors
(Em)Sell F-16's to (Am)all the neighbors
And we (Dm)know that it's for (G)money
And that's (Em)how the west gets (Am)bargained
You the know the (Dm)last time this (G)happened
Even (Em)Vietnam got (Am)jargoned
And you can (Dm)say they're out to (G)hunt you
You can (Em)say they're out to (Am)fish you
You can (Dm)join a gang of (G)restless boys
Or (Em)start your own (Am)militia
You can even say your violence is (Dm)all your own
It's bought and (G)sold, it's bought and (Am)sold
Well I (Dm)look up to the (G)people who (Em)are less bought than (Am)I
You can (Dm)show them what you're (G)selling
And they'll (Em)only ask you (Am)why
And their (Dm)paychecks don't have (G)lots of zeros
(Em)They're my friends and (Am)they're my heroes
And the (Dm)TV sets are (G)angry 'cause they (Em)just can't make 'em
(Am)pay
But I (Dm)like the way these (G)people read the (Em)signs and walk
a(Am)way
And we can (Dm)call ourselves the (G)makers
And the (Em)keepers of the (Am)times
We can (Dm)spend our sand (G)dollars
And sand (Em)nickels and sand (Am)dimes
We can even say prosperity is (Dm)all our own
It's bought and (G)sold, it's bought and (Am)sold
We can even say our loneliness is (Dm)all our own
It's bought and (G)sold, it's bought and (Am)sold
It's bought and (Dm)sold, (G)it's (Am)bought and sold
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