Semblance of Liberty Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A5][Am][A5]
[Am][A5][Am][A5][Dm]
[C5][C][G][Em][Bm][C5][Bm][F#m][F#5][Bm][A5][C5][Bm][C5]
[Bm][F#][B5][Bm][C5][Bm][F#][Bm][C5][Bm]
[Em][D5]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]Born to fight, and we're born to flee
Doomed to [Am]live on [C]ec [C5]stasy
[Bm]Born to lie, and we're born to cheat
Look in the mirror, who [Em]do you see?

[Verse 2]
[Bm]Born to flee, and we're born to fight
[C5]With[Bm]out your mask, you're terrified[A5]
[F#m]Don't [Bm]hide your personality
[C5]That's who y[Bm]ou are, your identity

[Interlude 1]
[Em][D5][Dm][A#][A5]
[F][C#5][A5][F][Am][A5][Am][A5]
[C5][C][Em][Bm]

[Verse 3]
If the [D5]virtues [C#5]of tomor[Bm]row
[Em]Cause [D5]the greed [F#m]of tod[Bm]ay
[D5]We won't h[C#5]ave a futu[D5]re
[Em]Nor [C]libe[C5]rty

[Verse 4]
[Bm]Born to breathe, and we're born to pursue
[C5]That's all w[Bm]e are supposed to do[F#m]
The [Bm]semblance of our liberty
[C5]Is nothi[Bm]ng more than slave[B5]ry

[Verse 5]
[Bm]Born to flee, and we're born to fight
Is it [C5]failure that's our [D5]delight?
[Bm]Born to cheat, and we're born to lie
Look at yourself, have you [Em]lost your [D5]mind?[A5]
[F][A5][Em][D5][G5][A5][F][C#5][A5][F5][F]

[Verse 6]
[Bm]
If the [D5]virtues [C#5]of tomor[Bm]row
[Em]Cause the [D5]greed [F#m]of tod[Bm]ay
[D5]We won't h[C#5]ave a futu[D5]re
[C]And no [C5]more liberty

[Verse 7]
[Bm]If the virtu[D5]es of to[C#5]morrow[Bm]
[Em]Set the [D5]need o[F#m]n the [Bm]way[D5]
We won't [C#5]have a fut[D5]ure[Em]
[C]nor [C5]libe[Bm]rty[B5]
[Bm]Private

[Verse 8]
[C5]vice[Bm] leads to public virtue
[C5][Bm]

[Interlude 2]
[C5][Em][C][C5][Bm][B5][C5][B5][C5][B5][Bm][C5]
[Bm][Em]
[Bm][C5][Bm][C5][Bm][C5]

[Verse 9]
[Bm]Raised to think that we are free
[B5]Living [Bm]in our ca[B5]ves
Be[D5]ing slaves

[Verse 10]
We [B5]lost [Bm]control of our lives
At the mercy [B5]of the wa[Bm]ves
[B5]Massive [A5]wave[B5]s[Bm]

[Verse 11]
Blind to see what's going on
Con[B5]ditioned [A5]as we are
An[D5]d we are[C5]

[Verse 12]
We [Bm]lost control of our greed
But now [A5]we f[B5]ace it a[Em]ll
Face our [Bm]fall

[Verse 13]
[Em]Keeping all [G]that [F#m]we've [D5]cre a[Dm]ted
[C#5]And co[Em]n su[Bm]m ing[Em][G5]
[F#m]all that's[D5] possib[Em]le
[C]Rea[G]ching[D5] dee[G5]p in t[Bb]o te[Am]mpta[F]tion[A5]
[E5]Noth[D5]ing c[C#5]an sto[D5]p us[C#5][C#m]

[Verse 14]
[Em]Guarantee our [F#m]hard-earned [D5]profits
[C#5]profits
[E5]Multi[Em] plied ten-fold if[F#m]
[D5]if possible
[G5]Reach[D5]ing o[G5]ut f[Bb]or n[F]ew r[Em]edemption
[D5]Noth[C#5]ing av[D5]ails our[C#5] needs[B5]
[Bm]My opponent won't rule

[Verse 15]
[Bm]
out raising [C]taxes.
[Bm]But I will, and The Congress[B5] will [Bm]push me[A5]
to [Em]raise [Bm]taxes and I'll say no.
And they'll push, and I'll [C5]say n[Bm]o,
And they'll push again,
and I'll say to [B5]them,[D5]
[Dm]Read my li[D5]ps[C#5][F]

[Interlude 3]
[F][Am][A5][D5][A5][Am][Bm][A5][Dm][Am][C][Bm]
[D5][C#5][Bm][Em][D5][F#m][Bm][D5][D][C#5][D5][C]
[C5][Bm]

[Verse 16]
If the [D]virtues [D5]of to[C#5]morrow[Bm]
[Em]Set the [D5]need o[Bm]n the way
We [D5]nev e[C#5]r had a future[D5]
[Em]anyw[C]ay[G]
We had no [A5]future 'till today

[Interlude 4]
[Bm]

[Verse 17]
Time and tide
Will not wait for anyone