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I arrive in the city
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Where they’ve unveiled a bust
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Of my predecessor
G A
Still much discussed
D
We tried to forget him
A
His crimes were catalogued
Em
But in the new circumstances
G A
Once again he’s a god
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The past isn’t even past
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That’s how long it lasts
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D
I want them to fear me
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Like everyone feared him
Em
Arrested and shot
G A
But still they revered him
D
Like him I’ll win
A
I won’t be eclipsed
Em
I want men to die
G A
With my name on their lips
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The past isn’t even past
A6/C# A/C# G/B
That’s how long it lasts
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The past isn’t even past
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That’s how long it lasts
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I’m the living embodiment
G/B
Of a heart of stone
A/C#
A human monument
G/B
To testosterone
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Though inside I’m dead
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It’s too late to lose
F#m
I’m all they ever talk about
G A
On their news cycle of abuse
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I’m there on your borders
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Not gonna quit
Em
To new world orders
G A
I will never submit
D
Call me a warmonger
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And I’ll give you a war
Em
Say I’m a cheat
G A
And I’ll still fake the score
D
There’s no defeat
A
That I’ll answer for
Em
The West is effete
G A
And they’re begging for more
D
I’ll get it all back
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The old status quo
Em
I remember how it was
G A
And I won’t let it go
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The past isn’t even past
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That’s how long it lasts
