Baby Im An Anarchist - Against Me!

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[Intro]

            (x2)


[Verse 1]

             
Through the be

              
st of times, t

          
hrough the wor

st of times
             
Through Nixon 

            
and through Bu

sh
              
Do you remembe

             
r '36, we went

            
 our separate 

              
ways, you foug

       
ht for Stalin
             
I fought for f

reedom
              
You believe in

             
 authority, I 

           
believe in mys

elf
             
I'm a Molotov 

              
cocktail, you'

             
re the Dom Per

             
ignon. Baby, w

hat's that
            
confused look 

              
in your eyes, 

             
what I'm tryin

            
g to say is th

at
              
I'll burn down

             
 buildings whi

       
le you sit on 

a shelf
       
Inside of  the

m
            
You call the c

              
ops on the loo

         
ters and pie t

hrowers
             
They call it c

           
lass war, I ca

            
ll you co-cons

           
pirators


[Chorus]

            
'Cause baby, I

             
'm an anarchis

             
t, you're a sp

            
ineless libera

l
             
We marched tog

             
ether for the 

             
eight-hour day

             
 and held hand

              
s on the stree

        
ts of Seattle
              
But when it ca

            
me time to thr

              
ow bricks thro

         
ugh that Starb

ucks window
            
You left me al

   
l alone
     
All alone


[Instrumental]

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[Verse 2]

              
You watched in

           
 awe at the re

d, white and b

lue
             
On the Fourth 

     
of July
             
While those fi

              
reworks were e

 
xploding
      
I was burning 

that fucker an

d stringing my

 black flag hi

gh
           
Eating the pea

              
nuts that the 

            
parties have t

ossed you
             
In the backsea

          
t of your fath

er's new Ford
      
You believe in

 the ballot
      
You believe in

 reform
             
You have faith

              
 in the elepha

           
nt and the jac

kass
             
And to you sol

            
idarity's a fo

ur letter word
             
We're all hypo

              
crites but you

      
're a patriot
             
You thought I 

         
was only jokin

 
g
             
When I was scr

              
eaming "kill w

              
hitey" at the 


top of my lung

s
             
At the cops in

           
 their cars an

            
d the men in t

     
heir suits
             
No, I won't ta

             
ke your hand
              
And marry the 


state


[Chorus]

            
'Cause baby, I

             
'm an anarchis

              
t, and you're 

             
a spineless li

  
beral
             
We marched tog

             
ether for the 

             
eight-hour day

             
 and held hand

              
s on the stree

        
ts of Seattle
              
But when it ca

            
me time to thr

              
ow bricks thro

         
ugh that Starb

ucks window
            
You left me al

   
l alone
     
All alone

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