The Ends And The Means (CHORDS) by Robby Hecht
Artist: Robby Hecht
Released: 2017
Genre: Folk
[Intro]~
F# C# D#m B
[Verse 1]~
F# C# D#m B
11th century AD,..!! a king says come to war with me
F# C# D#m B
And never mind thou shalt not kill,..!! we're dealing now with infidels
F# C# D#m B
He raises high his sword and then he charges forth with all his men
F# C# D#m B
And with the blessing of the papacy,..!! in a righteous tongue he screams
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 2]~
F# C# D#m B
They tell him a life is nothing more than a weapon in a time of war
F# C# D#m B
And this is the only way we've found to tear these mighty symbols down
F# C# D#m B
In the cockpit now he starts to steer so all the world will clearly hear
F# C# D#m B
These once benign flying machines shouting out of TV screens
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 3]~
F# C# D#m B
The talking heads are shouting now,..!! working hard to break it down
F# C# D#m B
Cause reasons get a little blurred when justice is a household word
F# C# D#m B
And as the stations ratings soar,..!! night vision cameras watch the war
F# C# D#m B
While far across a veil of sea we cheer the black and flashing greens
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 4]~
F# C# D#m B
The boss looks down upon it all from his tower’s windowed walls
F# C# D#m B
Says I know how to play this game and everybody knows my name
F# C# D#m B
He preys upon the people’s fears,..!! tells them what they want to hear
F# C# D#m B
And they celebrate his victory on the front of tabloid magazines
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 5]~
F# C# D#m B
He climbed upon a mountain high and spoke to every passerby
F# C# D#m B
Everyone you ever knew is really just a part of you
F# C# D#m B
They see the life you choose to live,..!! and they feel the hope you choose to give
F# C# D#m B
And every word you ever say,..!! you teach the world to live that way
F# C# D#m B
And when society had had enough,..!! they beat him down and lifted him up
F# C# D#m B
They crossed his feet and raised his hands,..!! and quietly he whispered then
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The means,..!! they justify the ends,..!! my friends
F# C# D#m B
Oh the means,..!! they justify the ends,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the means,..!! they justify the ends
Released: 2017
Genre: Folk
[Intro]~
F# C# D#m B
[Verse 1]~
F# C# D#m B
11th century AD,..!! a king says come to war with me
F# C# D#m B
And never mind thou shalt not kill,..!! we're dealing now with infidels
F# C# D#m B
He raises high his sword and then he charges forth with all his men
F# C# D#m B
And with the blessing of the papacy,..!! in a righteous tongue he screams
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 2]~
F# C# D#m B
They tell him a life is nothing more than a weapon in a time of war
F# C# D#m B
And this is the only way we've found to tear these mighty symbols down
F# C# D#m B
In the cockpit now he starts to steer so all the world will clearly hear
F# C# D#m B
These once benign flying machines shouting out of TV screens
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 3]~
F# C# D#m B
The talking heads are shouting now,..!! working hard to break it down
F# C# D#m B
Cause reasons get a little blurred when justice is a household word
F# C# D#m B
And as the stations ratings soar,..!! night vision cameras watch the war
F# C# D#m B
While far across a veil of sea we cheer the black and flashing greens
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 4]~
F# C# D#m B
The boss looks down upon it all from his tower’s windowed walls
F# C# D#m B
Says I know how to play this game and everybody knows my name
F# C# D#m B
He preys upon the people’s fears,..!! tells them what they want to hear
F# C# D#m B
And they celebrate his victory on the front of tabloid magazines
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The ends,..!! they justify the means,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the ends,..!! they justify the means
[Verse 5]~
F# C# D#m B
He climbed upon a mountain high and spoke to every passerby
F# C# D#m B
Everyone you ever knew is really just a part of you
F# C# D#m B
They see the life you choose to live,..!! and they feel the hope you choose to give
F# C# D#m B
And every word you ever say,..!! you teach the world to live that way
F# C# D#m B
And when society had had enough,..!! they beat him down and lifted him up
F# C# D#m B
They crossed his feet and raised his hands,..!! and quietly he whispered then
[Chorus]~
F# C# D#m B
The means,..!! they justify the ends,..!! my friends
F# C# D#m B
Oh the means,..!! they justify the ends,..!! my friends
F# C# F#
Oh the means,..!! they justify the ends
