The Powers That Be Chords by Roger Waters
Tempo:
74.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
E
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
The power's a b.
[D]
[E] Play like a tough game, more rules, some you win, some you lose.
Competition, good or [D] bad, the lag, to be [B] free.
The power's a b.
[E] Play like a bomb-proof Cadillac, air-conditioned,
one-tap backseat, gun rack, platinum hog [D] caps.
They preach horses for quarters, they're the Morgan Forces.
[E] They like order, make up, rhyme like power,
game shows, rodeos, Star Wars [D] movies.
The [A] power's a b.
See them come.
[Em] You better run, [E] [Em] you better run on hog.
You better run, [E]
[D] run.
[Em]
[C] See the man's [C]
on my [Em] brain right now.
[C] They're shaming, toothless, [D] they're ruthless.
You better [Em] run on hog.
You better run, [D]
run on [Em] hog.
[C] [Em]
[G] The power's a b.
The power's a b.
[Em] They like truths, drinks, carousel steak.
They like fear [E]-gloating.
They like sheep's clothing.
Blackout fans.
Blackout fans, contingency plans.
They like death or [D] glory.
They love [A] a good story.
They love a good story.
Sick to the bones, they burn in glory.
[Em]
[A] Hard to stop to the soul-pumper [Em] of states.
[C] They're shaming, [G] toothless, they're ruthless.
[Bm] You better run before [E] they hate you.
[Em] You better run, run.
[D]
You better [Em] run, run.
[D] Run.
[Em]
[D] You better run, [D] [Em] you better run.
You better run, [D]
[Em] you better run.
You better run, you better run.
[D] [Em]
You better [E] run.
[C] [E] Good night, Billy.
We think of it as Main Street, but to the rest of the country, it's Sunset Strip.
You're listening to Chaos in
[D]
[E] Play like a tough game, more rules, some you win, some you lose.
Competition, good or [D] bad, the lag, to be [B] free.
The power's a b.
[E] Play like a bomb-proof Cadillac, air-conditioned,
one-tap backseat, gun rack, platinum hog [D] caps.
They preach horses for quarters, they're the Morgan Forces.
[E] They like order, make up, rhyme like power,
game shows, rodeos, Star Wars [D] movies.
The [A] power's a b.
See them come.
[Em] You better run, [E] [Em] you better run on hog.
You better run, [E]
[D] run.
[Em]
[C] See the man's [C]
on my [Em] brain right now.
[C] They're shaming, toothless, [D] they're ruthless.
You better [Em] run on hog.
You better run, [D]
run on [Em] hog.
[C] [Em]
[G] The power's a b.
The power's a b.
[Em] They like truths, drinks, carousel steak.
They like fear [E]-gloating.
They like sheep's clothing.
Blackout fans.
Blackout fans, contingency plans.
They like death or [D] glory.
They love [A] a good story.
They love a good story.
Sick to the bones, they burn in glory.
[Em]
[A] Hard to stop to the soul-pumper [Em] of states.
[C] They're shaming, [G] toothless, they're ruthless.
[Bm] You better run before [E] they hate you.
[Em] You better run, run.
[D]
You better [Em] run, run.
[D] Run.
[Em]
[D] You better run, [D] [Em] you better run.
You better run, [D]
[Em] you better run.
You better run, you better run.
[D] [Em]
You better [E] run.
[C] [E] Good night, Billy.
We think of it as Main Street, but to the rest of the country, it's Sunset Strip.
You're listening to Chaos in
Key:
Em
D
E
C
A
Em
D
E
The power's a b. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Play like a tough game, more rules, some you win, some you lose.
Competition, good or [D] bad, the lag, to be [B] free.
The power's a b.
[E] Play like a bomb-proof Cadillac, air-conditioned,
one-tap backseat, gun rack, platinum hog [D] caps.
They preach horses for quarters, they're the Morgan Forces.
[E] They like order, make up, rhyme like power,
game shows, rodeos, Star Wars [D] movies.
The [A] power's a b.
See them come.
[Em] You better run, _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] you better run on hog.
_ You better run, _ [E] _
[D] run.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] See the man's _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ on my [Em] brain right now. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ They're shaming, toothless, [D] they're ruthless.
You better [Em] run on _ hog. _
_ You better run, _ _ [D]
run on [Em] hog. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] The power's a b.
The power's a b. _ _
_ [Em] They like truths, drinks, carousel steak.
They like fear [E]-gloating.
They like sheep's clothing. _
Blackout fans.
Blackout fans, contingency plans.
They like death or [D] glory.
They love [A] a good story.
They love a good story.
Sick to the bones, they burn in glory.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [A] Hard to stop to the soul-pumper [Em] of states. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] They're shaming, [G] toothless, they're ruthless.
[Bm] You better run before [E] they hate you. _
_ _ [Em] You better run, run.
[D] _
_ You better [Em] _ _ _ run, _ run.
[D] Run.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ You better run, _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] you better run. _
_ You better run, _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] you better run.
_ _ You better run, you better run.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ You better [E] run.
_ [C] _ [E] Good night, Billy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We think of it as Main Street, but to the rest of the country, it's Sunset Strip.
You're listening to Chaos in
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Play like a tough game, more rules, some you win, some you lose.
Competition, good or [D] bad, the lag, to be [B] free.
The power's a b.
[E] Play like a bomb-proof Cadillac, air-conditioned,
one-tap backseat, gun rack, platinum hog [D] caps.
They preach horses for quarters, they're the Morgan Forces.
[E] They like order, make up, rhyme like power,
game shows, rodeos, Star Wars [D] movies.
The [A] power's a b.
See them come.
[Em] You better run, _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] you better run on hog.
_ You better run, _ [E] _
[D] run.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] See the man's _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ on my [Em] brain right now. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ They're shaming, toothless, [D] they're ruthless.
You better [Em] run on _ hog. _
_ You better run, _ _ [D]
run on [Em] hog. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] The power's a b.
The power's a b. _ _
_ [Em] They like truths, drinks, carousel steak.
They like fear [E]-gloating.
They like sheep's clothing. _
Blackout fans.
Blackout fans, contingency plans.
They like death or [D] glory.
They love [A] a good story.
They love a good story.
Sick to the bones, they burn in glory.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [A] Hard to stop to the soul-pumper [Em] of states. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] They're shaming, [G] toothless, they're ruthless.
[Bm] You better run before [E] they hate you. _
_ _ [Em] You better run, run.
[D] _
_ You better [Em] _ _ _ run, _ run.
[D] Run.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ You better run, _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] you better run. _
_ You better run, _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] you better run.
_ _ You better run, you better run.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ You better [E] run.
_ [C] _ [E] Good night, Billy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We think of it as Main Street, but to the rest of the country, it's Sunset Strip.
You're listening to Chaos in