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Every King Must Fall (Song #473)

by Mark Shepard

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A song about the current and unfolding state of power corrupting the political process in the United States and in other countries around the world.

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men..." - Lord Acton

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Lyrics:
<h3>Every King Must Fall</h3>
6/25/13 | Song #573 | revised 02/16/2020
(Please Note: because of weird formatting stuff, chords are NOT in exactly the right places. so you gots ta feel 'em)
C G F C
Every generation has a prophet and a king
Am Em F G
Every generation seeks a way to end all suffering
C G F C
We want someone to lead us and “make it better now”
Am Em F G
Even though nobody really knows exactly how
C G F C
So we vote them out of office Or we drag them through the streets
Am Em F G
To make them pay for all the kids without enough to eat
C G F C
We celebrate our victories despite the brutal cost
Am Em F G
Then we lament the precious things that somehow just got lost

Refrain:
F Em Dm C
Every king must fall (X4)

C G F C
David fought Goliath and bravely saved the day
Am Em F G
But later on had trouble getting out of his own way
C G F C
The people paid the price for David's weakness as a man
Am Em F G
Every grab for power is a line drawn in the sand

Refrain:

Bridge:
Em Am
What is real? What is fake? Who’s right and who is wrong?
FMaj7 G C G
Can we fools and dreamers change the world with just a song?

Refrain:

C G F C
The past tends to repeat itself 'cause we forget to learn
Am Em F G
They say "this time it's different, no need to be concerned..."
C G F C
But freedom is a fragile thing as history has taught
Am Em F G
Who will come to save us when the rule of law’s been bought?

Refrain:

Copyright 2013-2020 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved.

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released March 6, 2020

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Mark Shepard Albany, New York

Welcome to my “Life In Song” project.

Since 1976, I’ve been obsessively and compulsively writing songs. Some of them are inspired by my own life, my attempts to understand love, life, spirituality, peace and justice.

While I recently have started to get a little recognition, you’ve probably never heard my songs ANYWHERE.

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