The Revolution Will Eat Its Children

	  		 




Verse 1:
Am               G 
-- He's a leader - talks of freedom 
F                            Em 
-- He knows the power of the Big Idea 
Am               G 
-- He's a dealer - he's a seeker 
F                    Em 
-- Of the power that comes from fear 
Am                         G 
-- He gave his life to the party machine 
F                  Em 
-- Holding on to a secret dream 
Am                 G 
-- He knows better than anyone 
F                       Em 
-- Power comes from the barrel of a gun 
                Am                    G 
Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun 
                F                     Em 
Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun 

Pre-Chorus

         Am     G    F          Em 
And he's rising up against them now 
         Am     G     F           Em 
And he's rising up in country and town 
         Am     G    F           Em 
And he's Rising up - rising up 



        F           C       Dm        C 
The revolution will eat its children 
          F        C          Dm 
I see the river of dreams run dry 
       F        C        Dm        C 
I'm so thankful I got to love you 
           F      C    Dm 
You're the reason I survive 




Verse 1:

Am             G           F              Em 
-- The promise of a better life for all 
Am             G               F          Em 
-- The promise of freedom from hunger and war 
Am         G          F                Em 
-- So many rose up to answer the call 
Am             G             F            Em 
-- And so many are no longer here at all 
Am              G              F               Em 
-- The hopes of yesterday drowning in shifting sands 
Am                  G                F             Em 
-- 'Cause something strange is going on across the land 

Bridge:

Am           G         F        Em 
-- Preaching water but drinking wine 
Am       G       F     Em 
-- Power gets us every time 
Am                 G 
-- The more things change 
    F                  Em 
The more they stay the same 

Pre-Chorus

            Am     G    F         Em 
And they're rising up against him now 
            Am     G     F           Em 
And they're rising up in country and town 
            Am     G   F           Em 
And they're rising up, rising up 



        F          C         Dm        C 
The revolution has eaten its children 
          F        C          Dm 
I see the river of dreams run dry 
       F        C        Dm        C 
I'm so thankful I got to love you 
           F      C    Dm 
You're the reason I survive 



 

        F          C         Dm        C 
The revolution has eaten its children 
          F        C          Dm 
I see the river of dreams run dry 
       F        C        Dm        C 
I'm so thankful I got to love you 
           F      C    Dm 
You're the reason I survive 


Bridge:
Am                G 
Till the promised country 
F                 Em 
Till the promised country 
Am                G 
Till the promised country 
F                 Em 
Till the promised country 


Outro 
Dm F       B                  B 
----- Free children from this country 
Dm F       B                  B 
----- Free children from this country 
Dm F       B                  B 
----- Free children from this country 
Dm F       B                  B 
----- Free children from this country 
Dm F 
----- Free!