[Silence]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Harmonica, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nBut, but (… butter?)<\/p>\n
Well, well, well\u2026
\nWhat\u2019s it gonna be?
\nA bigger pile of weapons\u2026
\nOr your lunch for free?<\/p>\n
You can build a bigger cannon,
\nYou can polish up the brass,
\nBut if everybody\u2019s hungry,
\nHow long\u2019s the party gonna last?<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nThere’s a factory on the corner
\nMaking bullets by the ton
\nThere’s a kid across the street
\nWho hasn’t eaten since the sun<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nMove it to the left
\n(Move it to the right)
\nCount the cost
\n(Of your fight)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nGuns or butter
\n(You better get some)
\nGuns or butter
\n(You just might get none)<\/p>\n
Butter’s better
\n(Guns on the run)
\nMake you bitter
\n(Ruin the fun)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nBuild another battleship
\nBuild another missile shield
\nWho’ll be left to pay the bill
\nWhen the hungry take the field?<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nRaise the budget
\n(Raise the stakes)
\nCut the table
\n(Who cuts the cake?)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nGuns or butter
\n(You better get some)
\nGuns or butter
\n(You just might get none)<\/p>\n
Butter’s better
\n(Guns on the run)
\nMake you bitter
\n(Ruin the fun)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Half-time, bass and drums]
\nGuns might guard the border
\n(Guns might win a fight)
\nBut butter feeds the children
\n(Each day through sthe night)<\/p>\n
No bread, no butter
\n(No peace of mind)
\nNo room at the table
\n(What did you find?)<\/p>\n
A mountain of steel
\n(A mountain of debt)
\nThe biggest gun in the world
\nCan’t be supper yet!<\/p>\n
Guns! Guns! Guns!
\n(Who’s paying the bill?)
\nButter! Butter!
\n(Who’s working the till?)<\/p>\n
Guns! Guns! Guns!
\n(Shiny and new!)
\nButter! Butter!
\n(What about you?)<\/p>\n
What do you eat?
\n(Bread and butter!)
\nWhat do you need?
\n(Not endless slaughter!)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nGuns or butter
\n(You better get some)
\nGuns or butter
\n(You just might get none)<\/p>\n
Butter’s better
\n(Guns on the run)
\nMake you bitter
\n(Ruin the fun)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nGuns or butter
\n(It’s not just a game)
\nGuns or butter
\n(Who’s left to blame?)<\/p>\n
Butter’s better
\n(When the day is done)
\nYou can’t eat bullets
\n(But you can feed someone!)<\/p>\n
But, but … butter
\n(Would be better)
\nWin the battle if you’re able\u2026
\nAnd still lose the dinner table.<\/p>\n