READER'S DIGEST

Reader's Digest    (L. Norman)
From the album Only Visiting This Planet
Submitted by W.G. Hulbert (jbranyan@holli.com)

Intro:  Play with capo on 1st fret
Intro:  A chord -- When you first strum the A, the strings should be open.  Immediately hammer
                   down the A fingerings after the initial attack.  Do this throughout the song on
                   A and also on D.  Listen to the recording, you'll get the idea.  This is very
                   similar to "Why Don't You Look Into Jesus", except faster.

A
Alice is a drag queen, Bowie's somewhere in between,
A
Other bands are lookin' mean, me I'm trying to stay clean.
D
I don't dig the radio, I hate what the charts pick,
A
Rock and roll may not be dead, but it's gettin' sick.
E
All over the world, disc jockeys sound the same,
A
And every town I play is like the one from where I came.


A
Rolling Stones are millionaires, flower children pallbearers,
A
Beatles said "all you need is love" and then they broke up,
D
Jimi took an overdose, Janis followed so close,
A
The whole music scene and all the bands are pretty comatose,
E
This time last year people didn't wanna hear,
A
They looked at Jesus from afar, this year He's a superstar.



Instrumental break
Dear John, who's more popular now?





A
It's 1973, I wonder who we're gonna see,
A
Who's in power now, I think I'll turn on the T.V.
D
The man on the news said China's gonna beat us,
A
We shot all our dreamers and there's no one left to lead us,
E
We need a solution, We need salvation,
A
Let's send some people to the moon and gather information.



Instrumental break
They brought back a big bag of rocks,
Only cost thirteen billion,
Must be nice rocks.


A
You think it's such a sad thing when you see a fallen king,
A
Then you find out they're only princes to begin with.
D
And everybody has to choose whether they will win or lose
A
Follow God or sing the blues and who they're gonna sin with,
E
What a mess the world is in I wonder who began it,
A
Don't ask me I'm only visiting this planet.



This world is not my home, I'm just passing through.