My Congressman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]My congressman says I cant give
my brother a clean syringe
If he should get aids and die,
that's just too bad
My senator says I can't give
my sister a clean syringe
If she should get hepatitis and die,
that's just too bad

[Verse 2]
My pres[D]ident says I cant give
[Em]my b[B5]rother a clean s[C5]yringe
If he should [B5]get h[A]epatitis and die,
[B5]that's just too [G]bad
The [D]policeman says I [Em]cant give
my [B5]sis ter a clean s[C5]yringe
If she [B5]should get aids and [A]die,
[B5]that's just too [G]bad

[Verse 3]
My [D]county supervisor likes [Em]to think
he's [B5]so much w[C5]iser
Than all the doctor[B5]s put together
[A]Who say we should
give away clean syringes
[G]My city cou[D]ncilman say[Em]s
it's not a prob[B5]lem
We're only gonna [C5]spend mil[C]lions

[Verse 4]
on treat[B5]ment [A]won't work
For people who [G]will die
My [D]community likes [Em]to claim im[B5]munity
[C5]on the [C]basis [B5]of homophobia
[A]An d a lack of medical [G]fact

[Verse 5]
Hey [D]America there's [Em]needle user
[B5]s sleeping with [C5]your chil[C]dren
With [B5]your daughters,
with [A]your sons and with your [G]husband[C5]s.[G][D][C5][C][G]
We got [Em]a law, [C5]says[C] you
can't own [G]a n[C5]eedle.[C]
Without a [G]prescription[C5]
[C]Do you

[Verse 6]
think that [G]ever kept
[Em]anyone [D]from shoot[C5]ing up?
[C]All[C5] the [G]politicians say,[Em]
[C5]we cant [C]legalize exchange
Be[G]cause that would be sending
[Em]the wrong [C5]message
But did you ever notice,
[G]On every bill

[Verse 7]
[Em]board, in every [D]magazine,
in every corner [C5]store, [C]on every tv [G]screen.
The message is [Em]"buy cigarettes
and al[C]cohol"
Don't you [G]know drugs are every[Em]where
[D], you can't stop it[G]
Criminalize it, [Em]make it profitable,
[D]ensure its [G]longevity

[Verse 8]
Don't you [Em]know drugs [D]are everywhere,
you can't stop [G]it
It's not [Em]a law enforceme[D]nt issue,
[C5]Addiction's a [C]dis[G]ease
If you find your self in the position of having
to share [C5]a needle with another person,
[G]Take the steps

[Verse 9]
to ensure that
[C5]you don'[C]t get infected.
[C5]Suck[G] water up to the top of the need[C]le,
and squirt [G]it out.
Suck water up to the top [C5]of the needle,
[C]and[G] squirt it out.
Suck water up to the top of the [C]needle,
and squirt [G]it out.
That's step [C]one

[Verse 10]
[G]
Suck bleach up to the top of the [D]needle,
[C5]and [C]squirt it out.[G]
Suck bleach up to the top of [C5]the needle,
[C]and squirt it [G]out.
Suck bleach up to the top of the needle,
[C]and[C5] squi[C]rt it out.[G]
That's [D]step [C]two

[Verse 11]
[G]
Suck water up to [C5]the top of the needle,
and squirt [G]it out.
Suck water up to [C5]the top of the [D]needle,
[C]and squirt it [G]out.
Suck water up to [C5]the top of the needle,
and squirt [G]it out.
That's [C]step three,

[Verse 12]
you're [G]done
We got [C5]a law, [C]says you can't
own [G]a n[Em]eedle.[C5]
Without a [G]prescription
[Em]Do y[C5]ou th[C]ink that e[G]ver kept
anyone [Em]from shoot[C5]ing u[C]p?[C5][G]

[Verse 13]
All the [G]politicians [Em]say,
[C5]we cant legalize exchange
[G]Be cause that would be sending
the wrong [C5]message
[C]But did you ever no[G]tice,
On every bill[Em]board, in every [D]magazine,
in every corner [C5]store, [C]on every tv [G]screen.

[Verse 14]
The message is [Em]"buy cigar
[D]ettes and al[C5]cohol"
[C]Don't you know drugs are everywhere,
you can't stop it
Criminal[G]ize it, make it profitable,
en[Em]sure its longevity
[D]Don't you know drugs are
everywhere , you can't stop [G]it

[Verse 15]
It's [Em]not a law enforcement issue,
Addiction's a disease
My con[D]gressman says I can't give
my brother [G]a clean syringe
If he should get [Em]aids and die,
that's just too bad
[D]My senator says I cant give

[Verse 16]
[D]
my sister a clean syringe
If she [G]should get hepatitis and [Em]die,
that's just too bad
My [D]president says I cant give my brother
a clean syringe
If he should get [C]hepatitis and
die, that's just too bad
The policeman says I can't give my sister a clean syringe

[Verse 17]
If [C]she should
get aids and die,
that's just [G]too bad
My county [D]supervise likes [Em]to think
he's [B5]so much w[C5]iser
Than all [C]the doctor[B5]s put together
[A]Who say we should give

[Verse 18]
[A]
away clean syringes
[G]My city cou[D]ncilman say's
it's [Em]not a probl[B5]em
Were only gonna [C]spend mil[C5]lions
[B5]on treatment won't w[A]ork
For people who [G]will die

[Verse 19]
My [D]community likes [Em]to claim [B5]immunity
[C5]on the basis [C]of [B5]homophobia
And [A]a lack of [G]medical fact
Hey [D]America there's [Em]needle users
[B5]sleeping with [C5]your children
With [B5]your daughters,
with [A]your sons and with your husband[G]s.

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