Stealin'
A Nation
©2007 Garrett Clevenger
{A C
} x3 {A G
}
A C x2 Diego Garcia.
A C
A G An
island paradise.
A C
x2 The
people received a
A C
A G one-way ticket with tears in their
eyes.
F A Stealin'
a nation. Another sad reprise.
A C
x2 The
Pentagon and
A C
A G conspired like all good empires do.
A C
x2 The
villagers in their
churches
A C
A G could not convince their God to save their
schools.
F A Stealin'
a nation requires passive
fools.
A C
G F C
Bb A
Diego Garcia
Dbm B you're history-a.
Ebm Db All your people were blown away
C B
to make room
for the world's largest
Bb Ebm military base.
Ebm Bb An indispensable platform
Ebm Bb for policin' the world.
A Ab Startin' with the
natives,
G Gb swept
up and deported.
F A Stealin a
nation, hopin'
it goes unreported.
A C x2 1000 pets were massacred.
A C
A G Gassed
with exhaust by the military.
A C
x2 Threatening with bombs and more exhaust
A C
A G they terrorized the Diego Garcians off their own territory.
F A Stealin'
a nation is always pretty
gory.
A C
x2 Loaded on ships, a non-negotiable one-way trip.
A C
A G 2000 people lost their home
A C
x2 to build the world's largest military base
A C
A G where bombers to all their wars are
flown.
F A Stealin'
a nation to launch bombs. Others now moan.
Bb A
Diego Garcia
Dbm B you're history-a.
Ebm Db All your people were blown away
C B
to make room
for the world's largest
Bb Eb military
base.