Did You Ever Believe ?
(E)
(A)Did You ever really believe
a greenback dollar bill
was more than just a piece of paper
with high-priced (E)ink ?
(A)Did you ever really believe
two people in a house
that was built
for fif(E)teen
(F#)Did you ever really believe
in fighting for peace
(G)Did you ever really believe
all them liars, and gamblers, and (E)thieves ?
take (B7)700 billion greenbacks
and (A7)stick ‘em in a slot ma(E)chine
hey all you homeless people,
hey all you homeless people !
congratulations, the stock market has crashed
and you didn’t lose a dime
and we still don’t give a about you
we got bankers to bail out
(A)Did you ever really believe
buy low, sell high
build yourself an empire
before you (E)die
(A)Did you ever really believe
In God we trust
was nothin’ but holes to ashes
and dummies to (E)dust
(F#)Did you believe you could
give your brother
the shirt off your back ?
or (G)did you believe that
you earned everything
that you (E)have ?
take (B7)700 billion greenbacks
and (A7)stick ‘em in a slot ma(E)chine
take the (B7)money in the world
build a (A7)pile
lite a match
and watch it (E)burn
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thanx Tom !
thanx Tom !
thanx man !
thanx man !
thanx
thanx
Wow..this was GREAT …
Wow..this was GREAT, Danny.
I especially love the phrase ‘dummies to dust’.
You’re really an excellent songwriter!
I do believe it’s …
I do believe it’s fantastic to be able to sit down and write a song just because you want to. Wish I could do that!
Amen brother! Slot …
Amen brother! Slot machine is right! I’ve been watching in awe as many have been needlessly living outside their means. But no, I still didn’t believe it…timely song, my friend.
Always saw the BS …
Always saw the BS and I never believed ,,The little man will always be just that,,I say be able to survive without society~~You may have to >Great job of pointin” all that out Danny
You couldnt be more …
You couldnt be more rightbiggest slot machine in the world. You have caught this moment in time perfectly, and got it down in a song. I believe thats what they call talent, pard. *****
This blew my mind! …
This blew my mind! You have one of a song here man! One of my favorites from this whole darn utube deal man! No bullshit.
Danny ~ This is a …
Danny ~ This is a GREAT example of expression of Truth through music!!! and it has generated some wonderful discussion here! All I can add is that you just keep telling it like it is…and DON’T Stop!:) Your words put to music are priceless! Dylan, Seeger, Guthrie…where would we have been without them!!?:) and it has been said that “Without vision, the people perish.”
you’re right.
you’re right.
I don’t either, not …
I don’t either, not in the dollar anyway. read that quote about 6 months ago “money is just an illusion, albeit a very powerful one” it’s fun to think about what the world would be like if all the money was banished. it would be pretty chaotic at first for sure, I wonder if it would work out.
very interesting
…
very interesting
truth is, I never really believed
stil don’t
good song tho
Crap Danny..This …
Crap Danny..This wont play for me. I’ll try again later. Will give ya 5 right now tho. LOL
Sherry
I can’t believe …
I can’t believe must thing that people consider normal and exceptable
with all the greed …
with all the greed on wall street apathy on main street and our corrupt politicians and universities.not to mention our unfair and unbalanced biased media i believe we are on the road to ruin.oh and great song Danny!love the lyrics!!and the beard!!!
Well, you have …
Well, you have certainly named some heady company for sure. And I concur as well!
“Dylan would have …
“Dylan would have loved to have written this”…I do concur,John.
Gordon Lightfoot
John Prine
Pete Seeger
&
The Master Himself…Woody,would have as well!
Sometimes traveling …
Sometimes traveling on that path of least resistance ends up being the right path. Makes a song more compelling and honest sometimes, you know?
Well, that was …
Well, that was about as clever as it gets Danny!!! Love the line about putting 700 billion in a slot machine. Might as well.
Oh wait….. let’s give it to all those banks that are paying their CEO’s multi million dollar bonuses, yeah that makes sense.
Same stuff going on up here too Danny. You should see all the people mortgaged up the wazoo for these giant houses.
Again, I sure liked this one a lot Danny!!
Dylan would have loved to have written this!!
Right on, you got …
Right on, you got my vote!
Great tune Danny !! …
Great tune Danny !!…man…you sure know how to write a ed off political song my friend..Very very cool words !! Cheers bro…hope things are gonna get better everywhere !!*****
wow.
wow.
I would highly …
I would highly recommend voting. I think too many people like us who are fairly informed are fed up and decide not to vote. then the election is decided by boxer/briefs type voters.
I’m not really …
I’m not really ed. amazing some bills take years to go through Congress this one slides through in a matter of days. ahh well, money is just an illusion. the more they print out of thin air the more obvious that becomes.