Got A Feeling

GOT A FEELING                    

I’ve got a feelin, it ain’t so good.                      G Em Am D D+5
I’m seeing drones in my neighborhood.         G Em A D D#dim6
I don’t know whose flag they’re flying, but     Em G7 C C#dim6
I’m pretty sure that it ain’t mine.                      E7sus4 E7 Am D

Might be Fed Ex or Amazon.
I can’t really tell whose side they’re on.
Might be made in China for the NSA.
Believe I better stay away today.
CHORUS:
I’ve got a feeling, I’ve got a feeling        G  Em Am D9 (4)
I’ve got a feeling, Oh, yes I do.

Just looking up at a great big eye,
Just looking down from the sky.
Got my cell phone, and my ID,
Can see anything it wants to see.

My doctor says take a pill,
It’ll make everything all stand still.
It doesn’t really change a thing,
But I get to pretend I’m just imagining!
CHORUS    

They say liberty is  overrated,                          Am  A#dim6
Privacy is so outdated,                                       G – E7sus4  E7
Shouldn’t get so agitated,                                  C  C#dim6
If the Bill of Rights is confiscated,                   G   E7sus4  E7
But all those damn things flying around,     Am  A#dim6
Shouldn’t let little things get me down!         G – E7sus4  E7
And I know that I’ve done nothing wrong, but Am  A#dim6
I’ve got a feeling that it won’t be long!                E7sus4 E7  Am  D

I’ve got a feeling, I’ve got a feeling.
I’ve got a feeling, oh, yes I do.
And I’ve got a feeling, you’re gonna get one too!

©Doug Hendren 2016

What’s it about? Satellites, drones, GPS, smartphones, social media, online commerce. A lot of people and businesses seem to know an awful lot about us all, what we eat, what we buy, whom we talk to and vote for, day and night. Seems like perfect material for a light, only slightly paranoid take on our modern surveillance state, and how quietly but significantly it has collided with our precious Bill of Rights.

For another lighthearted paranoid piece, see “Keeping an Eye on You.” Enjoy!