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YOU NEED A VILLAIN
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
INTRO: G - D - G - D
Bm - A - G - D
G D
I. waving tongues,
G D
waving books.
Bm A
so this is how
G A
ignorance looks.
G D
so I am a devil.
G D
well, I didn't know
Bm A
for all of my life
G A
until you told me so.
G D
CHORUS A: you need a villain.
G D
you need a foe.
Bm A
it worked for Stalin,
G A
now you ditto.
G D
I am your nigger,
G D
I am your Jew.
Bm A
it worked for Hitler,
G G D G D
and it can work for you.
G D
II. if it's not true blue,
G D
then it must be red.
Bm A
well, I think all your enemies
G A
are in your head.
G D
but if you can blame
G D
everyone's troubles on me,
Bm A
then they won't blame you
G A
for their agony.
G D
and they might even give you
G D
a great big fee,
Bm A
and not even mind
G A
not being free.
G D
CHORUS B: you need a villain.
G D
you need a foe.
Bm A
first Joe McCarthy,
G A
now you ditto.
G D
I am your nigger,
G D
I am your Jew.
Bm A
it worked for Hitler,
G G (into next section)
and it can work for you.
/// REPEAT INTRO ///
G D
III. you're in the White House
G D
with all your tapes,
Bm A
poetic justice
G A
for your mistakes.
G D
you're in the bunker
G D
with Eva Braun.
Bm A
the world's against you.
G A
your friends are gone.
G D
CHORUS C: I am your villain.
G D
I am your foe.
Bm A
I knocked off Nixon,
G A
now you ditto.
G D
my name is freedom.
G D
my name is truth.
Bm A
I finished Hitler.
G
and here I come...
here I come...
G (into next section)
for you.
/// REPEAT INTRO ///
© Copyright 1983 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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