NOFX - "The Decline" Tablature
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PROPS GO TO: Nikiola
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THE DECLINE - NoFX
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chords in this song (mostly powerchords)
low<----->high
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
E5 0-2-2-x-x-x
F5 1-3-3-x-x-x
G5 3-5-5-x-x-x
G5* 2-5-5-x-x-x
G#5 4-6-6-x-x-x
A 0-0-2-2-2-0
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
A5 5-7-7-x-x-x
A#5 6-8-8-x-x-x
B5 7-9-9-x-x-x or x-2-4-4-x-x
C5 8-10-10-x-x-x or x-3-5-5-x-x
C5* 7-10-10-x-x-x
C#5 9-11-11-x-x-x or x-4-6-6-x-x
C#5! x-4-9-x-x-x or 9-x-9-x-x-x
D5 x-5-7-7-x-x or 10-12-12-x-x-x
D5! x-5-9-x-x-x
E5^ x-7-9-9-x-x
F5^ x-8-10-10-x-x
G5^ x-10-12-12-x-x
A5^ x-12-14-14-x-x
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the decline
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|------------------------------------2-2--------
|--7-7----3-3----5-5----5-5----------2-2---0----
|--7-7----3-3----3-3----5-5----7\--0-----3---3--
|--5-5----1-1----3-3----3-3---------------------
|------------------------------|----------------
|------------------------------|----------------
|----2-2----------2-2----------|-5-7-----5------
|----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-7-7-7-5-7----
|--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-3-5-7-7-3-7----
|------------------------------|-----5-5---5----
|------------------------------|-----------------
|------------------------------|-----------------
|----2-2----------2-2----------|-----------------
|----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-5--5--5--5----
|--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-5-5--5--5--5----
|------------------------------|-----------------
|----------------|---------------------------------
|----------------|---------------------------------
|----------------|-----------5-7-5----------5-7-5--
|--4-4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--5-7-5-7--7--7--5-7-5--
|--5-5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--3-5-3-7--7--7--3-5-3--
|----------------|--5--5--5--------5--5--5---------
|------------------|------------|------------------
|------------------|------------|------------------
|-----------5-7-5--|-5-7-----5--|-----------5-7-5--
|--7--7--7--5-7-5--|-5-7-7-7-5--|--7--7--7--5-7-5--
|--7--7--7--3-5-3--|-3-5-7-7-3--|--7--7--7--3-5-3--
|--5--5--5---------|-----5-5----|--5--5--5---------
|------------------|-------------------------------
|------------------|-------------------------------
|-----------5-7-5--|--5-5----4-4--7-7--------------
|--7--7--7--5-7-5--|--5-5----5-5--7-7----5-6-------
|--7--7--7--3-5-3--|--------------5-5--7-----------
|--5--5--5---------|-------------------------------
A5^ D5
where are all the stupid people from
A5^ F5^ C5 G5^
and how'd they get to be so dumb?
C5 C5*
bred on purple mountain range
A#5
feed amber waves of grains
A5 F5
to lesser human beings, zero feelings
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5 (blame it on!)
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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F5^
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5
A5 F5^ C5
human nature, man's destiny (man's destiny)
F5^ C5
blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy)
C5 G5^ A#5 F5^
the fear of God the fear of change fear of truth
C5
add the bill of rights
C5 F5 G#5
subtract the wrongs (theres no answers!)
C5
memorize and sing
C5 F5 G#5
star spangled songs (when the questions!)
C5 G5
aren't ever asked
G5 A5 F5
is anybody learning from the past?
C5 G5 F5
we're living in united stagnation
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A5 G5^
father what have i done
C5 A#5 A5
i took that twenty two
F5 C5 G5
a gift to me from you
D5 A5
to bed with me each night
A5 F5^ C5
kept it clean polished it well
F5^ C5 C5* F5^
cherished every cartridge every shell
A5 F5
down by the creek under brush under dirt
F5 G5 A5
theres a carcass of my second kill
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|--------------- (i can't get this to sound right!)
|---------------
|--------7-6-5--
|--5-4-3--------
A5 F5^
down at the park under stone under under pine
F5^ G5^ A5
theres a carcass of my brother william
A5 F5^
brother where have you gone to i swear
F5^ C5
i never thought i could i see so many times
C5 F5^
they told me to shoot straight
F5^
don't pull the trigger squeeze
F5^ C5
that will insure a kill a kill is what you want
C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5
to kill is why we breed
[rythem fig.1]
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|-----12-----------------------------|
|-----12----12----12----12----12-----|
|--10----10----10----10----10----10--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----12---12--------12---------|
|----12---12---12---12---12----|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-12----12-----12----|
|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----12-----------------------------|
|-----12----12----12----12----12-----|
|--10----10----10----10----10----10--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----12---12--------12---------|
|----12---12---12---12---12----|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9--|
[end rythem fig.1]
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-12----12-----12----|
|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|
[rythem fig.1]
the christians love their guns
the church and n - r - a
pray for thier salvations
prey on the lower faiths
[rythem fig.2]
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|-----14-----------------------------|
|-----14----14----14----14----14-----|
|--12----12----12----12----12----12--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----14----14----------14----------|
|-----14----14----14----14----14----|
|--11----11----11----11----11----11-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----14----------------------14-----|
|----14----14----14----14----14-----|
|-10----10----10----10----10----10--|
[end rythem fig.2]
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|----------------------|
|--14----14-----14-----|
|--14-14-14--14-14-14--|
|--12-14-12--14-12-14--|
|-----12-----12----12--|
[rythem fig.2]
the story books been read
and every line believed
[rythem fig.2]
cirriculums been set
logic is a threat
reason searched and seized
|-0------------------------------------------------
|-0------------------------------------------------
|-1------------------------------------------------
|-2----4-6-4---6-4----4-6-4---4-6-4-6-4----7-7-7-7-
|-2--7-------7------7-------7-----------7----------
|-0------------------------------------------------
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|--7-6-4--7-7-7-7-6-4----4-6-4---------------------
|----------------------7-------7-4---7-4---4-7-4-7-
|----------------------------------7-----7---------
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--4------------6-6-7-7-6-4----|
|----7-4-7--7-7-------------7--|
|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------
|10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12--
|--------------------------------------------------
|-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9--9--9---
|--------------------------------------------------
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|--------------------------------------------|
|10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9---|
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E5^ A Am
(jerry spent some time in michigan)
E5 C#5 F#5 B5
a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime
E5^ C#5 B5
(a dime is worth a lot more in detroit)
A5 E5 A5 B5
a dime in california a twenty dollar fine
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E5^ A Am
(jerry only stayed a couple months)
E5 C#5
its hard to enjoy yourself
F#5 B5
while bleeding out the ass
E5^ C#5 B5
(asphyxiation is simple and fast)
A5 E5 A5 B5
it beats seventeen fun years of being someonesbitch
E5^
don't think (stay!)
D5!
drink your wine (home!)
C#5!
watch the fire burn (be!)
A5
his problems not mine (safe!)
A5
just be that model citizen
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|--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------|
|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
|-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--|
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|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--7-7-5--4-5-4--|
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------|
|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
|-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--|
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|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|--9-9-7---|
|--9-9-7---|
|--7-7-5---|
E
(i wish i had a schilling)
E7 A
(for every senseless killing)
Am
(i'd buy a government)
E
(americas for sale)
E7 A
(and you can get a good deal on it)
Am
(and make a healthy profit)
or.................
E5 C5 A5 E5
maybe, tear it apart start with assumption
E5 C5 A5 E5
that a million people are smart smarter than one
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
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|--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
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|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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|--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
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|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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|--8-8-----7-7-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
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|--5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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|--8-8-----4-4-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
|---------------------------------------
|--5-5-----1-1-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
[rythem fig.3]
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------
|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--
[end rythem fig.3]
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|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------
[rythem fig.3]
serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away
E5^ D5! C#5*
sara fled thought process gone
C5 D5 G5
she left her answering machine on
E5^ D5! C#5*
the greeting left spoke insincere
C5 D5 G5
messages no one will ever hear
A5 C5 G5
10,000 messages a day
G5 D5 A5
a million more transmissions lay
A5 C5 G5
victims of the laissez faire
A5 C5 G5
10,000 voices a hundred guns
G5 D5 A5
100 decibels turns to one
A5 C5 G5
one bullet one empty head
E5 D5
now with serrotonin gone (gone!)
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
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|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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THE DECLINE - NoFX
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chords in this song (mostly powerchords)
low<----->high
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
E5 0-2-2-x-x-x
F5 1-3-3-x-x-x
G5 3-5-5-x-x-x
G5* 2-5-5-x-x-x
G#5 4-6-6-x-x-x
A 0-0-2-2-2-0
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
A5 5-7-7-x-x-x
A#5 6-8-8-x-x-x
B5 7-9-9-x-x-x or x-2-4-4-x-x
C5 8-10-10-x-x-x or x-3-5-5-x-x
C5* 7-10-10-x-x-x
C#5 9-11-11-x-x-x or x-4-6-6-x-x
C#5! x-4-9-x-x-x or 9-x-9-x-x-x
D5 x-5-7-7-x-x or 10-12-12-x-x-x
D5! x-5-9-x-x-x
E5^ x-7-9-9-x-x
F5^ x-8-10-10-x-x
G5^ x-10-12-12-x-x
A5^ x-12-14-14-x-x
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the decline
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|-----------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------2-2--------
|--7-7----3-3----5-5----5-5----------2-2---0----
|--7-7----3-3----3-3----5-5----7\--0-----3---3--
|--5-5----1-1----3-3----3-3---------------------
|------------------------------|----------------
|------------------------------|----------------
|----2-2----------2-2----------|-5-7-----5------
|----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-7-7-7-5-7----
|--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-3-5-7-7-3-7----
|------------------------------|-----5-5---5----
|------------------------------|-----------------
|------------------------------|-----------------
|----2-2----------2-2----------|-----------------
|----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-5--5--5--5----
|--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-5-5--5--5--5----
|------------------------------|-----------------
|----------------|---------------------------------
|----------------|---------------------------------
|----------------|-----------5-7-5----------5-7-5--
|--4-4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--5-7-5-7--7--7--5-7-5--
|--5-5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--3-5-3-7--7--7--3-5-3--
|----------------|--5--5--5--------5--5--5---------
|------------------|------------|------------------
|------------------|------------|------------------
|-----------5-7-5--|-5-7-----5--|-----------5-7-5--
|--7--7--7--5-7-5--|-5-7-7-7-5--|--7--7--7--5-7-5--
|--7--7--7--3-5-3--|-3-5-7-7-3--|--7--7--7--3-5-3--
|--5--5--5---------|-----5-5----|--5--5--5---------
|------------------|-------------------------------
|------------------|-------------------------------
|-----------5-7-5--|--5-5----4-4--7-7--------------
|--7--7--7--5-7-5--|--5-5----5-5--7-7----5-6-------
|--7--7--7--3-5-3--|--------------5-5--7-----------
|--5--5--5---------|-------------------------------
A5^ D5
where are all the stupid people from
A5^ F5^ C5 G5^
and how'd they get to be so dumb?
C5 C5*
bred on purple mountain range
A#5
feed amber waves of grains
A5 F5
to lesser human beings, zero feelings
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
|-------------------------------------------------
|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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A5
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5 (blame it on!)
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------
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F5^
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|--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10-----
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|--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------
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A5
A5 F5^ C5
human nature, man's destiny (man's destiny)
F5^ C5
blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy)
C5 G5^ A#5 F5^
the fear of God the fear of change fear of truth
C5
add the bill of rights
C5 F5 G#5
subtract the wrongs (theres no answers!)
C5
memorize and sing
C5 F5 G#5
star spangled songs (when the questions!)
C5 G5
aren't ever asked
G5 A5 F5
is anybody learning from the past?
C5 G5 F5
we're living in united stagnation
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A5 G5^
father what have i done
C5 A#5 A5
i took that twenty two
F5 C5 G5
a gift to me from you
D5 A5
to bed with me each night
A5 F5^ C5
kept it clean polished it well
F5^ C5 C5* F5^
cherished every cartridge every shell
A5 F5
down by the creek under brush under dirt
F5 G5 A5
theres a carcass of my second kill
|---------------
|---------------
|--------------- (i can't get this to sound right!)
|---------------
|--------7-6-5--
|--5-4-3--------
A5 F5^
down at the park under stone under under pine
F5^ G5^ A5
theres a carcass of my brother william
A5 F5^
brother where have you gone to i swear
F5^ C5
i never thought i could i see so many times
C5 F5^
they told me to shoot straight
F5^
don't pull the trigger squeeze
F5^ C5
that will insure a kill a kill is what you want
C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5
to kill is why we breed
[rythem fig.1]
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----12-----------------------------|
|-----12----12----12----12----12-----|
|--10----10----10----10----10----10--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----12---12--------12---------|
|----12---12---12---12---12----|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-12----12-----12----|
|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----12-----------------------------|
|-----12----12----12----12----12-----|
|--10----10----10----10----10----10--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----12---12--------12---------|
|----12---12---12---12---12----|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9--|
[end rythem fig.1]
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-12----12-----12----|
|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|
[rythem fig.1]
the christians love their guns
the church and n - r - a
pray for thier salvations
prey on the lower faiths
[rythem fig.2]
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----14-----------------------------|
|-----14----14----14----14----14-----|
|--12----12----12----12----12----12--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----14----14----------14----------|
|-----14----14----14----14----14----|
|--11----11----11----11----11----11-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----14----------------------14-----|
|----14----14----14----14----14-----|
|-10----10----10----10----10----10--|
[end rythem fig.2]
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--14----14-----14-----|
|--14-14-14--14-14-14--|
|--12-14-12--14-12-14--|
|-----12-----12----12--|
[rythem fig.2]
the story books been read
and every line believed
[rythem fig.2]
cirriculums been set
logic is a threat
reason searched and seized
|-0------------------------------------------------
|-0------------------------------------------------
|-1------------------------------------------------
|-2----4-6-4---6-4----4-6-4---4-6-4-6-4----7-7-7-7-
|-2--7-------7------7-------7-----------7----------
|-0------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--7-6-4--7-7-7-7-6-4----4-6-4---------------------
|----------------------7-------7-4---7-4---4-7-4-7-
|----------------------------------7-----7---------
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--4------------6-6-7-7-6-4----|
|----7-4-7--7-7-------------7--|
|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------
|10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12--
|--------------------------------------------------
|-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9--9--9---
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------|
|10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
E5^ A Am
(jerry spent some time in michigan)
E5 C#5 F#5 B5
a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime
E5^ C#5 B5
(a dime is worth a lot more in detroit)
A5 E5 A5 B5
a dime in california a twenty dollar fine
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
E5^ A Am
(jerry only stayed a couple months)
E5 C#5
its hard to enjoy yourself
F#5 B5
while bleeding out the ass
E5^ C#5 B5
(asphyxiation is simple and fast)
A5 E5 A5 B5
it beats seventeen fun years of being someonesbitch
E5^
don't think (stay!)
D5!
drink your wine (home!)
C#5!
watch the fire burn (be!)
A5
his problems not mine (safe!)
A5
just be that model citizen
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------|
|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
|-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--7-7-5--4-5-4--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------|
|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
|-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|--9-9-7---|
|--9-9-7---|
|--7-7-5---|
E
(i wish i had a schilling)
E7 A
(for every senseless killing)
Am
(i'd buy a government)
E
(americas for sale)
E7 A
(and you can get a good deal on it)
Am
(and make a healthy profit)
or.................
E5 C5 A5 E5
maybe, tear it apart start with assumption
E5 C5 A5 E5
that a million people are smart smarter than one
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
|---------------------------------------
|--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
|---------------------------------------
|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
|---------------------------------------
|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|--8-8-----7-7-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
|---------------------------------------
|--5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|--8-8-----4-4-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
|---------------------------------------
|--5-5-----1-1-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
[rythem fig.3]
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------
|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--
[end rythem fig.3]
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------
[rythem fig.3]
serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away
E5^ D5! C#5*
sara fled thought process gone
C5 D5 G5
she left her answering machine on
E5^ D5! C#5*
the greeting left spoke insincere
C5 D5 G5
messages no one will ever hear
A5 C5 G5
10,000 messages a day
G5 D5 A5
a million more transmissions lay
A5 C5 G5
victims of the laissez faire
A5 C5 G5
10,000 voices a hundred guns
G5 D5 A5
100 decibels turns to one
A5 C5 G5
one bullet one empty head
E5 D5
now with serrotonin gone (gone!)
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13--
|---------------------------------------
|--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11--
|---------------------------------------
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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