It's a Hit
By Rilo Kiley
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F C
Any chimp can play human for a day.
F C
Use his opposable thumbs to iron his uniform
F C
and run for office on election day
F C
fancy himself a real decision maker
F C (with guitar lick x2)
and deploy more troops than salt shakers.
F G C
But it's a jungle when war is made,
F G C
and you'll panic and throw your own shit at the enemy.
F G C Cmaj7
The camera pulls back to reveal your true identity.
Am F
Look, it's a sheep in wolf's clothing.
G
A smoking gun holding ape.
Guitar Lick X2
F C
Any asshole can open up a museum.
F C
Put all of the things he loves on display
so everyone could see them.
F C
The house, a car, a thoughtful wife
F C
ordinary moments in his ordinary life.
Guitar Lick X 1
F G C
But if she breaks a smile, she'll give you away
F G C
'cause no one wants to pay to see your happiness.
F G C Cmaj7
No one wants to pay to see your day to day
Am F
and I'm not buying it either
G F
but I'll try selling it anyway.
Guitar Lick X 4
Trumpet Lick X 4
F C
Any idiot can play Greek for a day
F C
and join a sorority or write a tragedy
F C
and articulating all that pain
F C
and maybe you'll get paid.
Guitar Lick X1
F G C
But it's a sin when success complains,
F G C
and your writers block- it don't mean shit.
F G C Cmaj7 Am
Just throw it against the wall and see what sticks.
F
Gotta write a hit.
G
I think this is it.
F
It's a hit.
And if it's not,
then it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah shoo-bop-shoo-bop my baby
F F C
Any fool can play executioner for a day,
and say with fingers pointed in both directions
'he went thataway',
It's only a switch or syringe,
aww, exempt from eternal sins.
But you still wear a cross,
and you think you're gonna get in.
Ah, but the pardons never come from up-stairs.
They're always a moment too late,
but it's entertainment
keep the crowd on their toes,
it's justice, we're safe.
It's not a hit, it's a holiday
shoo-bop-shoo-bop my baby
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah
I'm a holiday for hanging,
I'm a holiday for hanging,
I'm a holiday yeah
I'm a holiday for hanging,
C
It's a holiday for hanging, yeah