Cold War Kids - Welcome To The Occupation Chords

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Tuning: Standard



Am                              F#
Whistle blowers gotta get outta school
Am
They don't want poets
                       F#
they want pigeons on a stool
       Am
You're examining fossils, defending criminals
    B
I'm clock watching getting dumb
Am
Photographing models a house painter's solace
         B                     (D)
I'm like Sisyphus in the sun


D          B     (D)
And I give up
D                   B       (D)
Raising your kids America
D                     B            (D)
You treat 'em like an obligation
D              B
Welcome to the occupation


(Am)
The devil's in the details
(Am)
devil's in the details
(B)                          (B)
He's got your gold watch and chain
(Am)
The devil's in the details
(Am)
devil's in the details
(B)                        (B)
He's got your gold watch and chain


Am                               F#
Whistle blowers, we know how you feel
Am                                    F#
Public servants, surrender their free will
              Am
But you can't be in politics and work in the circus
B
You have to choose just one
Am
You hold the nail, I'll swing the hammer
B
That's how things get done
    (Am)    (F#)
And goodbye valedictorians
(Am)    (F#)
goodbye punks
(Am)    (F#)
Goodbye valedictorians
(Am)    (F#)      (D)
goodbye punks


D          B     (D)
And I give up
D                   B         (D)
Raising your kids America
D                     B             (D)
You treat 'em like an obligation
D              B
Welcome to the occupation


Am
The devil's in the details
Am
The devil's in the details
B
He's got your gold watch and chain
Am
The devil's in the details
Am
Devil's in the details
B                                    (Am)
He's got your gold watch and chain