Steve Earle Christmas In Washington written by Steve Earle Eb It's Christmas time in Washington Ab The Democrats rehearsed Bb Getting into gear for four more years Ab Eb Things not getting worse Eb Republicans drink whiskey neat Ab And thank their lucky stars Bb Said he cannot seek another term Ab Eb They'll be no more FDRs Eb I sat home in Tennessee Ab Just Staring at the screen Bb An un-easy feeling in my chest Ab Eb And I'm wondering what it means Eb So come back Woody Guthrie Ab Come back to us now Bb Tear your eyes from paradise Ab Eb And rise again some how Eb If you run into Jesus Ab Maybe he can help you out Bb Ab Bb Eb Come back Woody Guthrie to us now instrumental Eb I Followed in your footsteps once Ab Back in my travel days Bb Somewhere I failed to find your trail Ab Eb Now I'm stumblin' through the haze But there's killers on the highway Ab And man can't get around Bb So I sold my soul for wheels that roll Ab Eb And I'm stuck here in this town Eb So come back Woody Guthrie Ab Come back to us now Bb tear your eyes from paradise Ab Eb And rise again some how Eb If you run into Jesus Ab Maybe he can help us out Bb Ab Bb Eb Come back Woody Guthrie to us now Eb There's foxes in the hen house Ab Cows out in the corn Bb The Unions have been busted Ab Eb The proud red banners torn Eb To you listen to the radio Ab You'd think it all was real Bb But you and me and Cisco know Ab Bb Eb It's going straight to hell Eb So come back Emma Goldman Ab Rise up old Joe Hill Bb The barracades are going up Ab Eb They cannot break our will Eb Come back to us Malcolm X Ab And Martin Luther King Bb We're marching into Selma Ab Bb Eb As the bells of freedom ring Eb So come back Woody Guthrie Ab Come back to us now Bb Ttear your eyes from paradise Ab Bb Eb And rise again some how From Steve Earle "El Corazon" E Squared Records 1997 South Nashville/WB Music Corp(ASCAP)