Cruising to disaster  ( Alan Hull )   from: Sleepless Nights
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Intro:  C,  Am  3 x
        Em, G

1.)
President Reagan ain't faking when he says, 
  C			 Em
he's gonna teach the Russians good.
      G				Em
You seen what he done with his six shootin' gun,
     C		       		Em
when he cleaned up in Hollywood.
	  G		   Am
And the White House standin' up on Capitol Hill,
	  F		  	    Dm
it's a fortress to freedom with a license to kill,
	 G			    C
only the finger on the trigger with a gunslingers skill,
	  Am			       Dm
wants to prove to the world he's not over the hill.
          Bb	                      G


2.)
And the men in the Kremlin all senile and twitchy,
         C	                Em
would love to come in to your life.
       G		       Em
To reach out and touch you and teach you the history
     C			         Em
of revolution and strife.
     G	            Am
And the red army's there to help you make up your mind
         F		              Dm
if you think you've got something to do with your time,
         G			      C
they got rockets and missiles that'll blow your mind,
          Am		                Dm
something to do if you've time.
  Bb	               G
and blow your future right out of time.



Chorus:
We're cruising to disaster, getting faster and faster
       C	    Am		     C	        Am
watch the wheels catch on fire,
	   Em		   G
watch the flames burning higher.
	   F		  G
Crusing to disaster, getting faster and faster
  C	     Am		      C		 Am
stand in line take your place
	  Em		 G
say goodbye to the human race.
	F	          G


3.)
We've had a good run now the fun is all gone,
       C		      Em
and the bomb is about to take over.
         G		       Em
If you wannt a last look at what it says in the book,
         C			     Em
it says you'd better look over your shoulder.
                G		      Am
'Cause the military man has made his plans
 	     F		     Dm
and ordinary people don't understand,
      G		  	    C
it's a long hard haul to the promised land
         Am		        Dm
if you wannt to survive you've got to make a stand.
         Bb			       G


Chorus:  see above ( choir starts with 5th line )


Chorus:  only choir


Chorus:  choir and band