G 
Hey Mister Mayor,  
                       C     Am 
what the hell we gonna do?  
             G 
Tell the truth 
  
Say Mister Mayor,  
                          C     Am 
could I have a word with you?  
                   G 
Am I getting through?  

                      C             G 
Yes, I have seen the levees comin' down 
           C           G  
I've seen fire on the ground 
D 
 Money leavin' town  
    G                          G 
Now I am growing older looking through  
     C                  G 
This different point of view 
        D  
But I'm closer to the truth  
         G      C   G 
Yes I am (x2) 

G 
Where is the Savior?  
                                  C       Am 
'Cause he don't look a thing like you  
         G 
Tell the truth  

Save it for later  
                               C          Am 
'Cause you've had your time to prove  
                 G       C G 
Now your time is through  

                     C             G 
Yes, I have seen the levees comin' down 
          C           G  
I've seen fire on the ground 
D 
 Money leavin' town  
    G            C             G 
Now I am growing older looking through  
     C                  G 
This different point of view 
        D  
But I'm closer to the truth  
         G      C    G 
Yes I am (x4) 

G 
I lay low,  
I'll cover my head  
What I know,  
I'll keep it under my bed  
Though I try  
to steady my mind  
I get weary,  
C            G 
what I might find 

                       C            G 
'Cause I have seen the levees comin' down 
          C           G  
I've seen fire on the ground 
D 
 Money leavin' town  
    G            C             G 
Now I am growing older looking through  
     C                  G 
This different point of view 
        D  
But I'm closer to the truth  
         G      C    G 
Yes I am (x4)