Arizona Power Lines

words and music by Darryl Cherney

(Am) Now there's a nuclear demon
A (F) menace to our time
And it (G) travels on the deserts on the Ari- (Am) zona power lines
Mark David and Mark Baker
And (F) Margaret Millet, too
They (G) looked up at those towers
Oh, they (Am) knew what they must do

CHORUS

(F) Oh, ain't it (Am) grand
Out in the (G) desert with a blowtorch in your (Am) hand
(F) Oh, take it (Am) slow
It could (G) all come crashing down on you, you (Am) know
Now the FBI was watching
So they sent in Michael Tate
A phony Vietnam Veteran
Vowed to guard the fascist state
He won their trust and friendship
To his flaws they all were blind
'Til those flares lit up the skies above
The Arizona power lines

CHORUS

They arrested Dave Foreman
They said he was behind the scheme
They jailed a founder of Earth First!
But they did not stop the dream
So if you walk Ed Abbey's desert
And see a little flame that shines
Won't you say a prayer for the next who dare
The Arizona power lines

LAST CHORUS

(F) Oh, ain't it (Am) grand
Out in the (G) desert with a blowtorch in your (Am) hand
(F) Oh, take it (Am) slow
It could (G) all come crashing down on you, you (Am) know (Am)(G)(F)
It could (G) all come crashing down on you, you (Am) know

Copyright 1989 by Darryl Cherney from the album Timber!