Fearless Leader Soul Asylum (Dave Pirner) #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Tone M The original Just Like Anyone B side. For the shorter Silver Lining take, play: Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 3, Chorus, Bridge, Verse 2, End Chorus Verse 1 G Am Jesus was a hippie C D G F Peace and love was all he was about G Am That's why they killed him C D G 'Cause that shit's something people can't figure out Am Bm C Now some folks who worship him are the ones D G Who would have cheered at the crucifixion Am Bm They got no conviction C D G It doesn't matter if the man was fact or fiction Verse 2 Nixon was a liar It's the one thing believed to be true But Tricky Dick was not a crook Whatever that means, whatever presidents do Money can't buy you children And nothing can bring them back to you We all make mistakes We all need someone to look up to Chorus D G But who're you gonna call your fearless leader? C Am D Who's gonna put your fears to bed? G F Am 'Cause heroes will never let you down F C G Just as long as they're dead Verse 3 Satan is a feeling, deviance it lurks in everyone Guilty pleasures, mischievous behavior can be fun No one made you do it, nobody but yourself to blame It's always at your door and trouble is its name Chorus But who're you gonna call your fearless leader? Who's gonna put your fears to bed? Heroes will never let you down Just as long as they're dead Bridge F G Sometimes you gotta pick and choose F D Sometimes, no matter what, you lose Verse 4 Divine was a woman His private parts said she was a man Those were his private parts The parts that he could never understand But she was an actress She could be anything that she wanted Her reality was the very Thing that she flaunted Chorus But who're you gonna call your fearless leader? Who's gonna put your fears to bed? Heroes will never let you down Just as long as they're dead But who're you gonna call your fearless leader? When you run from fear you leave yourself behind You can't dump your fears on someone else 'Cause it's all in your mind