Christmas In Washington
By Steve Earle
Capo 3rd fret 


    C
It's Christmas time in Washington 
   F
The democrats rehearsed
G7
Gettin' into gear for four more years
F                 C 
Things not gettin' worse
C
Republicans drink whiskey neat
        F
And they thank their lucky stars
   G7
Said he cannot seek another term
       F            C
They'll be no more FDRs
C
I sat home in Tennessee
F
Staring at the screen
    G7
An uneasy feeling in my chest
       F                 C
And I'm wondering what it means

b>Chorus:
  C
So come back Woody Guthrie
F
Come back to us now
    G7
Come tear your eyes from paradise
   F              C
And rise again somehow
  C
If you run into Jesus
                     F
Maybe he can help you out
G7                          C
Come back Woody Guthrie to us now
/b>

I followed in your footsteps once 
Back in my travelin' days 
Somewhere I failed to find your trail 
Now I'm stumblin' through the haze 
But there's killers on the highway now 
And a man can't get around 
So I sold my soul for wheels that roll 
Now I'm stuck here in this town 

b>Repeat Chorus/b> 

There's foxes in the hen house 
Cows out in the corn 
The unions have been busted 
Their proud red banners torn 
To listen to the radio 
You'd think that all was well 
But you and me and Cisco know 
It's going straight to hell 

b>(play like Chorus)/b>
So come back, Emma Goldman 
Rise up, old Joe Hill 
The barricades are goin' up 
They cannot break our will 
Come back to us, Malcolm X 
And Martin Luther King 
We're marching into Selma 
As the bells of freedom ring 

b>Repeat Chorus/b>