Steve Earle - Christmas In Washington guitar chord

Christmas In Washington

By Steve Earle

Capo 3rd fret

C

It's Christmas time in Washington

F

The democrats rehearsed

G7

Gettin' into gear for four more years

F C

Things not gettin' worse

C

Republicans drink whiskey neat

F

And they thank their lucky stars

G7

Said he cannot seek another term

F C

They'll be no more FDRs

C

I sat home in Tennessee

F

Staring at the screen

G7

An uneasy feeling in my chest

F C

And I'm wondering what it means

Chorus:

C

So come back Woody Guthrie

F

Come back to us now

G7

Come tear your eyes from paradise

F C

And rise again somehow

C

If you run into Jesus

F

Maybe he can help you out

G7 C

Come back Woody Guthrie to us now

I followed in your footsteps once

Back in my travelin' days

Somewhere I failed to find your trail

Now I'm stumblin' through the haze

But there's killers on the highway now

And a man can't get around

So I sold my soul for wheels that roll

Now I'm stuck here in this town

Repeat Chorus

There's foxes in the hen house

Cows out in the corn

The unions have been busted

Their proud red banners torn

To listen to the radio

You'd think that all was well

But you and me and Cisco know

It's going straight to hell

(play like Chorus)

So come back, Emma Goldman

Rise up, old Joe Hill

The barracades are goin' up

They cannot break our will

Come back to us, Malcolm X

And Martin Luther King

We're marching into Selma

As the bells of freedom ring

Repeat Chorus