Presidential ele[Bm]ctions are planned dis[A]tractions[G]
To divert [A]attention from the action be[Bm]hind the scenes
[Bm]like a game of chess when the house is a [A]mess
Or a petty money squabble when your marriage is in trouble[G]
Or a football g[A]ame when there's rioting in the st[Bm]reets
Chorus:
[Bm]It's just another movie,[A] another song and dance[G]
[A]Another poor sucker who never[Bm] had a chance
[Bm]It's just another captain[A] going down with his ship[G]
Just another j[A]erk, taking [Bm]pride in his work
[Bm]I was a poor magician;[A] I could never understand[G]
You can't make [A]tears disappear through s[Bm]leight of hand
[Bm]From the bottom of my heart [A]-- off the top of my head[G]
Words were pulled like [A]rabbits from a hat but n[Bm]othing was said
Chorus
[Bm]Now my freedom's bought and paid for [A]-- it lights up my living room[G]
I got nothing more to [A]prove; I've got no reason to [Bm]move
[Bm]And when I'm tired of the program -[A]- when it's taken it's toll[G]
I can press a button, ch[A]ange the channel by [Bm]remote control
To divert [A]attention from the action be[Bm]hind the scenes
[Bm]like a game of chess when the house is a [A]mess
Or a petty money squabble when your marriage is in trouble[G]
Or a football g[A]ame when there's rioting in the st[Bm]reets
Chorus:
[Bm]It's just another movie,[A] another song and dance[G]
[A]Another poor sucker who never[Bm] had a chance
[Bm]It's just another captain[A] going down with his ship[G]
Just another j[A]erk, taking [Bm]pride in his work
[Bm]I was a poor magician;[A] I could never understand[G]
You can't make [A]tears disappear through s[Bm]leight of hand
[Bm]From the bottom of my heart [A]-- off the top of my head[G]
Words were pulled like [A]rabbits from a hat but n[Bm]othing was said
Chorus
[Bm]Now my freedom's bought and paid for [A]-- it lights up my living room[G]
I got nothing more to [A]prove; I've got no reason to [Bm]move
[Bm]And when I'm tired of the program -[A]- when it's taken it's toll[G]
I can press a button, ch[A]ange the channel by [Bm]remote control