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)