WHO DIDN'T KILL BAMBI? A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# C# D A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# YOU KNOW YOUR EYES SAY IT’S DEAD INSIDE OF YOU F# JUST AN EMPTY SHELL AND FADED TATOOS C# F# AND EVERYTHING’S JUST A MEMORY C# F# AND EVERY DAY’S JUST A PASSING OF TIME C# YOU USED TO BE A TIME BOMB C# D A# A# C# D A# A# C# D A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# DID YOU NOTICE WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT F# WELCOME IT WITH A SMILE AND YOUR ARMS OUT C# F# AND NOW IT’S ALL SO MUCH EASIER C# F# BURY YOURSELF IN BANALITY AND COMFORT C# NEVER WAKING FOR A MOMENT B E WE ARE ALIVE B E AND JUST LIKE THE SUN WILL KILL THE NIGHT A E WE BRING THE CHANGE TO SOMETHING NEW B E CUZ WE KNOW CHANGE THREATENS YOU B E AND THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO SAVE A E AND EACH STEP FORWARD THAT YOU TAKE B IS JUST ONE CLOSER TO THE GRAVE C# D A# A# C# D A# A# C# D A# A# YOU LET THE YEARS GO BY, AND ENDLESS PARADE F# AS MEANINGLESS AS THE PROMISES YOU’VE MADE C# F# AND YOU’LL WONDER WHERE IT ALL WENT C# F# WHEN THE LIST OF YOUR EFFORT IS SPENT C# AND YOU’RE STILL LEFT HOLLOW B E WE ARE ALIVE B E AND JUST LIKE THE SUN WILL KILL THE NIGHT A E WE BRING THE CHANGE TO SOMETHING NEW B E CUZ WE KNOW CHANGE THREATENS YOU B E AND THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO SAVE A E AND EACH STEP FORWARD THAT YOU TAKE B IS JUST ONE CLOSER TO THE GRAVE F# E F# E F# E F# E E F# E WILL YOU WATCH ALL YOUR LIFE FROM THE OUTSIDE E F# E WILL YOU MARCH TO THE END PLACID AND PARALYZED B C# OR WILL YOU TAKE IT IN ONE SHOT WITHOUT A CHASER A AND JUST LET GO. D D# B B D D# B B D D# B D D# B B D D# B B D D# B D D# B B D D# B B D D# B D D# B B D D# B B B GET YOUR STUDY HALL OUTTA MY RECESS C E B F C E B F C F C YOU WERE FIRST IN LINE FOR THE NEW SOLUTION C F C BUT YOU LOST YOU SHIRT SINGING REVOLUTION F D THE BLOOD IS AT A BOIL F D WHAT WE WERE WAS NULL AND VOID F AND YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR WAYS G C C C C F F F E CUZ THESE ONES DIDN’T PAY D C C C C F F F E LET’S CALL THE FUTURE WHAT IT IS D C C C C F F F E DILUTED HOPE AND SHACKLED WRISTS D F G I KINDA THINK WE NEED A BRAND NEW NAME C F C I DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR STYLE OR YOUR FALSE EMOTION C F C YOUR PICTURE PERFECT HAIR OR YOUR MANIC MOTION F D THE DANGER IS ALL GONE F D YOU’VE HELPED US LOSE IT ALL ALONG F NOW IT’S JUST PLAY CLAP PLAY G C C C C F F F E THE MEANING’S GONE ASTRAY D C C C C F F F E LET’S CALL THE FUTURE WHAT IT IS D C C C C F F F E DILUTED HOPE AND SHACKLED WRISTS D F I KINDA THINK WE NEED A BRAND NEW NAME G A# THIS ONE WILL NEVER FEEL THE SAME A# WHEN THE DAY COMES A# WHEN THE DAY COMES A# WHEN THE DAY COMES WHEN THE DAY COMES C F A# I’LL BE KICKING BACK, NOT A CARE IN SIGHT NEVER WASTE ANOTHER MOMENT TRYING TO EXPLAIN MY SIDE C F A# NOT MISSING YOU AT ALL, NEVER LOOKING BACK NEVER HAVING TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT YOU LACK C F A# WHEN THAT DAY COMES, WHEN THAT DAY COMES C I’LL BE SMILING WHILE YOU’RE CRUCIFIED FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE F A# MAXIMUM PISS AND VINEGAR B B B B E I LAUGHED AT WHAT WAS SAID, I’D BEEN MISLED, CONFUSING MY ENEMIES G# F# B BLIND TRUST IN WHAT WAS PUT IN FRONT OF ME B YOU LAUGHED AS WELL, IN ON THE JOKE ALL POKERFACED E FINGERS CROSSED BEHIND YOUR BACK G# F# E EYES NOT BETRAYING HOW THE DECK WAS STACKED G# F# B E AND I’D LIKE TO BE THE ONE TO WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE G# F# B E TO LET YOU TASTE THE BITTERNESS THAT PASSING TIME HAS NOT ERASED G# F# B E AND WHEN THE HOUSE OF CARDS YOU BUILT HAS FINALLY TOPPLED IN DECLINE G# F# E I HOPE THE PUNISHMENT AND PAIN WILL LAST A LIFETIME B YOU COAST ALONG YOU’RE SO DAMN SMART YOU THINK E G# F# E BUT NOT QUITE INVISIBLE, YOU’RE IN MY EYE AND UNFORGIVABLE B B CUZ I’M ONE STEP QUICKER THAN THE LAST MOTHERFUCKER B B THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU GOT OVER ON BUT THEY COULDN’T WAIT AS LONG E TO SEE IT THROUGH G# F# E YOU’LL LET YOUR COMFORT GET THE BEST OF YOU G# F# B E AND I’D LIKE TO BE THE ONE TO WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE G# F# B E TO LET YOU TASTE THE BITTERNESS THAT PASSING TIME HAS NOT ERASED G# F# B E AND WHEN THE HOUSE OF CARDS YOU BUILT HAS FINALLY TOPPLED IN DECLINE G# F# E I HOPE THE PUNISHMENT AND PAIN WILL LAST A LIFETIME (PLAY NOTES - G# A# B C#) BBBB EEE BBB BBBB EEE BBB BBBB EEE BBB BBBB EEE BBB B (PLAY NOTES - G# A# B C#) B YOU’LL NEVER SEE IT COMING, OUT OF THE BLUE LIKE IT WAS NOTHING, BUT YOU WILL KNOW YOUR SITUATION BECAUSE THE END WAS YOUR CREATION B E B THE END WAS YOUR CREATION B E B THE END WAS YOUR CREATION B E B THE END WAS YOUR CREATION B E B THE END WAS YOUR CREATION LAST COMMUNION Intro -Play the note B repeatedly F# B E B F# E F# B E B F# E F# B E B F# E E WEIGHTED ALL THE EVIDENCE AND PASSED IT ON TURNED AROUND AND LEFT IT SIGHT UNSEEN C# G# THERE WAS NO CHANCE, THE CHAINS HELD WAY TO STRONG E B TO FREE THE RESTRICTIONS OF YOUR OWN BELIEFS A G# G F# A G# G# WATCH THE OLD ONES F# A G# G FIXED IN THEIR CONVICTIONS F# A G# G STEADFAST IN THEIR GLORY F# ENRAPTURED BY THEIR GLORY F# B E B F# E F# B E AND AT THE END THAT’S ALL YOU’VE GOT B F# E YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE JUST WHAT YOU’RE NOT UNTIL THE STORY’S OVER B C# G# YOU ARE SO DELICATE BUT BULLETPROOF D# E B A LITTLE FICTION GOES A LONG LONG WAY B C# G# YOU ARE THE FIRST, THE LAST AND THE WALKING TRUTH G# E B A G# G THE BLACK AND WHILE WHEN EVERYTHING IS GREY F# A G# G WATCH THE OLD ONES F# A G# G FIXED IN THEIR CONVICTIONS F# A G# G STEADFAST IN THEIR GLORY F# ENRAPTURED BY THEIR GLORY F# B E B F# E F# B E AND AT THE END THAT’S ALL YOU’VE GOT B F# E YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE JUST WHAT YOU’RE NOT UNTIL THE STORY’S OVER A B A NOW WE’RE SHOUTING BUT THE WORDS AREN’T TAKING HOLD B A WE’RE LIVING BY THE RULES WE’RE FUCKING TOLD B A AND WE ARE JUST A BARK WITHOUT A BITE E AND WE HAVE CHOSEN DARKNESS TO LIGHT D# E B G# WAIT JUST A SECOND IT’S YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ACCEPT IT D# E YOU THOUGHT YOU CHANGED THE PROGRAM B G# BUT IT’S JUST LIKE YOU LEFT IT, YEAH D# E YOU STOOD AGAINST EACH OTHER B G# AND THE BEST GOT THE BEST OF YOU D# E YOU HAD YOUR TIME AND YOU LET IT DIE B G# THE JOKES ALWAYS BEEN ON YOU D# E YOU LET IT DIE, YOU LET IT B G# THE JOKES ALWAYS BEEN ON YOU. D# E YOU LET IT DIE, YOU LET IT B G# THE JOKES ALWAYS BEEN ON YOU. D# E YOU LET IT DIE, YOU LET IT B G# THE JOKES ALWAYS BEEN ON YOU. D# E YOU LET IT DIE, YOU LET IT F# B SUCKERS INTL. HAS GONE PUBLIC BBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB B WASN’T ALL THAT LONG AGO E WHEN OUR FUTURE SEEMED LIKE A MASSIVE STONE G# F# B TOO WEAK THEN TO LIFT IT B MAYBE NOT THE BRIGHTEST BULB E BUT SO QUICKLY DISMISSED THAT G# F# B IF YOU BLINKED YOU’D HAVE MISSED IT E B LEFT BEHIND AND LOST THE WILL TO TRY E B DISENGAGED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR MISTAKES F# E YOU FACE THE WORLD WITH OPEN HANDS B BUT YOU WERE LEFT OUT OF THEIR PLANS F# E YOU HOPE YOU FIT THE (FUCKING?) MOLD B A PERFECT IMAGE TO UPHOLD F# E STAY WITH THE PLAN AND NEVER STRAY B OR ELSE GET LOST ALONG THE WAY G# F# B AND YOU WILL FALL OUT FALL OUT B THERE’S NO ROOM FOR ANOTHER WAY E AND YOU LEARN THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY G# F# B TILL YOU ALMOST BELIEVE IT B THEY PUT YOU RIGHT THERE IN YOUR PLACE E TILL YOU SPIT IT BACK IN THEIR FUCKING FACE G# F# TRY TO MAKE YOU A MARTYR B THEY KEEP ON PUSHING TILL YOU PUSH BACK HARDER E B LEFT BEHIND AND LOST THE WILL TO TRY E B DISENGAGED AND BLAMED FOR THEIR MISTAKES F# E YOU FACE THE WORLD WITH OPEN HANDS B BUT YOU WERE LEFT OUT OF THEIR PLANS F# E YOU HOPE YOU FIT THE (FUCKING?) MOLD B A PERFECT IMAGE TO UPHOLD F# E STAY WITH THE PLAN AND NEVER STRAY B OR ELSE GET LOST ALONG THE WAY G# F# B AND YOU WILL FALL OUT FALL OUT BRANDED BY THE ONES ABOVE AS A HAND THAT DOESN’T FIT THE GLOVE YOUR CHANCES ARE WASTED BRANDED BY THE ONES ABOVE AS A HAND THAT DOESN’T FIT THE GLOVE YOUR CHANCES ARE WASTED B ALL THEY HAVE ARE SOME HOLLOW RULES E AND A SMOKESCREEN THERE TO KEEP YOU FOOLED G# F# THEY’RE NOTHING WITHOUT IT B ALL THEY HAVE ARE SOME HOLLOW RULES E AND A SMOKESCREEN THERE TO KEEP YOU FOOLED G# F# B THEY’RE NOTHING WITHOUT IT TOTAL FUCKING GONE SONG Note A* = E --- B --- G --- D -7- A -6- E -5- G#* = E --- B --- G --- D -7- A -6- E -5- C# G# C# G# HEY KID YOU’RE NOT LOOKING SO GOOD C# G# YOU PISSED ON YOUR PEOPLE THEN YOU C# G# G# F# TURNED TALL AND RAN WHEN THEY ATTACKED C# G# C# G# I GOT A LITTLE LESSON FOR YOU C# G# C# G# G# F# THE MORE THAT YOU PUSH IT THE MORE THAT IT’S GONNA BITE YOU BACK C# G# C# G# C# G# I DARE YOU NOW TO THROW THE FIRST STONE, YOUR COVER IS BLOWN C# G# G# F# YOU’RE LOST LIKE A RAT TRAPPED IN A MAZE C# G# C# G# C# G# BEAR DOWN AND PUT YOUR NOSE TO THE GRIND, YOUR BOUNDARIES DEFINED C# G# G# F# YOUR SAFETY JUST WENT UP IN A BLAZE B C# D D# ALL PASSIVE AND RESTRAINED, CONTROLLED AND CONTAINED F# INSENSITIVE AND NUMB A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# D G C A THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES, NO SILVER LININGS AWAIT DOWN THE ROAD D G QUIT WAITING ON THE SIDE, DRINK DEEP C A CUZ YOU’LL BE PUSHING UP DAISES IN TIME C# G# C# G# C# G# I HOPE I’M NOT AROUND ANYMORE WHEN YOU GIVE UP THE GHOST C# G# G# F# AND LIE DOWN AND CURL UP ON THE FLOOR C# G# C# G# I’LL BE TWO SIXERS DOWN WITH TWO MORE TO GO C# G# C# G# G# F# LAUGHING MY ASS OFF AND DANCING AND READY FOR MORE B C# D D# ALL PASSIVE AND RESTRAINED, CONTROLLED AND CONTAINED F# INSENSITIVE AND NUMB A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# D G C A THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES, NO SILVER LININGS AWAIT DOWN THE ROAD D G QUIT WAITING ON THE SIDE, DRINK DEEP C A CUZ YOU’LL BE PUSHING UP DAISES IN TIME A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# A* G#* F# F# F# F#F#F#F# MUSIC IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS B A E F# B WE ARE THE FORCE TO BRING ANOTHER DAY E C# F# B WE ARE THE ORDER IN THE DISARRAY A E F# B WE ARE FORGIVENESS AND WE ARE LOVE E C# F# B WE ARE THE SWORD AND WE ARE THE DOVE B A AND IF THIS THING STOPS BREATHING E AND IF THIS THING BLEW UP TODAY B A B A WE DID IT OUR WAY B THE CHAIN REACTION IS THE ONLY TRUTH B WE PUSH AND PULL BUT ALWAYS STAY IN PLACE WE SET OUR COURSE NOW WE’RE JUST PASSING THROUGH B WE BREAD THE WORST AND THE WORST COMES TRUE A AND IF THIS THINGS STOPPED TURNING E WE WOULDN’T NOTICE ANYWAY B A WE’LL FAN IT WHILE IT’S BURNING E THEN LOOK FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO BLAME B E C# E B E F# E B E C# E B E F# E (B) (A) (C#) (B) (A) (C#) WE’LL TAKE WHAT’S LEFT AND WE’LL SELL IT (B) (A) (C#) (B) (A) (C#) AS LITTLE SOUVENIRS, OF WHAT BEFORE US HERE, AND YOU KNOW F# A THAT ONCE WE‘VE DONE IT WE’LL DO IT AGAIN IT STARTS ALL OVER SUSPICIOUS F# AND AN EYE FOR AN EYE A WE NOTICE DIFFERENCE AND VANITY STARTS SETTING IN F# THE ARROGANCE AND WE’RE ALL TO PRETTY TO DIE A F# A B E C# E B E F# E B E C# E B E F# E B WE ARE THE UP AND DOWN. DEFINE "LEARNING DISORDER" (play these notes, not chords. Playing octaves sounds good too) (E EEEEE EF# 6x) A G# F# E A G# F# E A G# F# E A G# F# E E (B) (C#) E LISTEN UP, SIT UP STRAIGHT, THAT’S THE ONLY WAY YOU’LL GET A BREAK B C# E SITTING STILL AIN’T SUCH A BITTER PILL FOR GOODNESS SAKE B C# FOR 12 YEARS AND IT WON’T BE THE LAST TIME D AND I SHAKE EVERY TIME THAT I THINK IT THROUGH A OBEDIENCE WAS THE GOLDEN RULE E F# A AIM SO LOW THAT YOU CAN’T MISS YOUR MARK E F# AND YOU PLAY THE PART SO LONG A YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU ARE E B C# E HAD SOME FRIENDS, PLAYED IT STRAIGHT, IN THE END THEY STARTED TO RESIST B C# E THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IT NEARLY BROKE THEIR WRISTS B C# AND NOW THOSE WRISTS ARE SLIT D AND IT HURTS EVERY TIME THAT I THINK IT THROUGH A THAT WE LEARN TO EXPECT TO LOSE E F# A AIM SO LOW THAT YOU CAN’T MISS YOUR MARK E F# AND YOU PLAY THE PART SO LONG A YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU ARE EEEEEEEF# EEEEEEF# EEEEEEF# EEEEEEF# EEEEEEF# B F# E AND CAN YOU WALK AWAY CAN YOU WALK ALONE B CAN YOU RAISE YOUR FIST AND STAND UP ON YOUR OWN F# E CAN’T LET THEM PULL THE STRINGS, THEY’VE HELD YOU WAY TOO LONG CAN’T LET THEM TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK BB F# E BB F# E BB F# E EEEEEEEE F#F#F#F#F#F#F#F#F# E F# A AIM SO LOW THAT YOU CAN’T MISS YOUR MARK E F# AND YOU PLAY THE PART SO LONG A YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU ARE E LET THEM EAT THOMAS PAINE The intro is open chords G C G IT’S AS SIMPLE AS FEAR, AS DISTURBING AS HATE, IT’S A FRAGILE AS HUMILITY G C D/A IT’S THE WAY THAT WE DEAL WITH WHAT WE TRULY FEEL ABOUT EVERYTHING WE SEE Em D RALLY ROUND A CAGE Em D C D OR ACT YOUR AGE G C D/A G LIKE AGE OLD METHODS WE SCRATCHED FOREVER IN A PRISON WALL G C D/A WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF BUT WE DON’T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL Em D RALLY ROUND A CAGE, AND DON’T MAKE A FUSS Em D C RALLY ROUND A CAGE, WHO AM I IF I’M NOT AWARE THAT I’M ONE OF US? D IT’S A QUESTION OF TRUST G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC D G C E RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, CRINGE AT THE PAPER THEN PLACE THE BLAME ON “THESE DAYS C G D AS IF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE SEEN UNLESS WE VIEW IT ON THE BIG SCREEN G C UNDERSTAND IT’S NOT GETTING BETTER AND IT’S GROWING OUTSIDE G C A PRICE PAID IN FULL FOR THE CONSCIENCE THAT LIED D E ALL THE BILLBOARDS IN THE WORLD CAN’T COVER OUR EYES C I DON’T UNDERSTAND DON’T TREAD ON ME G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC D G C E BUT WE ACT LIKE WE DIDN’T KNOW, THEN KIDS SHOOT KIDS OR COMMUNITY DEFIES ITS ROLE C G D THEN OF COURSE IT’S EVERYONE’S FAULT EXCEPT ANYONE WE MIGHT KNOW G C TELL ME ARE THE COLORS OF THE FLAG MUCH PRETTIER TO SEE G C WHEN VIEWED FROM THE REQUISITE COMFORT OF THE KNEES D E WE’RE THE LOYAL LITTLE CHORUS STILL SINGING OUT “PLEASE” C I CAN’T UNDERSTAND DON’T TREAD ON ME G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC G GG BC E EE BC D DD BG CC CCC D G C G ONE LITTLE, TWO LITTLE, THREE LITTLE PINK SLIPS, FOUR D C G C G WHERE “FAMILY VALUES” ARE A VALUE MOST CAN’T AFFORD C G RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, TO THE NEW HIT SONGS C G RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE, CALLED “HOW CAN WE BE WRONG“ C G D RALLY ‘ROUND A CAGE C’MON DO THE GOOSE STEP TO A STATE-SUBSIDIZED SING-ALONG C E WITH ONE SIDE YANKING A LINE CALLED DAMAGE CONTROL C D E WHILE GROANING CUZ THEY FELT THAT THE NATIONAL RAZOR WENT DULL C G BUT THE OTHER IS A PLACE I CALL HOME C G WHERE SOLIDARITY IS SELDOM SHOWN C G D WHERE TAXES PAID IS LIKE GETTING SPADE TO A DOG WITH A THRIFT-STORE BONE E F# G THIS ISN’T ME, THIS ISN’T ME, E F# G C THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, THIS ISN’T ME E F# G C THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, THIS ISN’T ME E C G THIS ISN’T ME, IT COULDN’T BE, IT WILL NEVER BE. SHINEY THINGS IS GOOD D (B) (G) (A) D (B) (G) (A) D (B) (G) (A) D (B) (G) (A) D SOMETIMES YOU CAN FEEL THE RUG PULLED FROM B G BELOW YOUR FEET D IT’S LIKE ONE MINUTE YOU’RE LIKE A ROCK STANDING STRONG AND THE B G NEXT YOU‘RE BEAT D IT’S NOT UP TO YOU, SOMETHING ALWAYS THERE, WORKING B G BEHIND THE SCENES D INVISIBLE HANDS HANDCUFFING AND LAST CHANCE BLUFFING A G FEEDING THEIR GREED D G E G PACIFIED REASON D G E G IT’S ADDING UP TO TREASON. D G E G WE ARE YOUR SLAP IN THE FACE NOW,THE SON’S WHO’VE BEEN CAST OUT D G E G SLIP UNDER THE WIRE, OUR SPARK IGNITES THE FIRE D E G A D IT’S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS AND A TRANSPARENT TRUTH D E G A D HOLD IT UP BUT DON’T TRUST IT D E G A D IT’S ALL A HOODWINK DISAPPEARING INK ON THE PAGE D E G BUILT YOU UP AND THEN CRUSHED IT D B G IT’S ALL A BAIT AND SWITCH, A BLINDFOLD THAT WE MUST WEAR D B G A PROMISE OF A LIFE SO REAL SO CLOSE YOU CAN GRAB IT BUT IT’S THIN AS AIR D B G EACH AND EVERY ONE GETS A DAY IN THE SUN AND YOU JUST MIGHT GET ONE TOO D IF YOU JUST BELIEVE WHAT THEY’RE TELLING AND BUY WHAT THEY’RE SELLING A G IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU D G E G PACIFIED REASON D G E G IT’S ADDING UP TO TREASON. D G E G WE ARE YOUR SLAP IN THE FACE NOW,THE SON’S WHO’VE BEEN CAST OUT D G E G SLIP UNDER THE WIRE, OUR SPARK IGNITES THE FIRE D E G A D IT’S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS AND A TRANSPARENT TRUTH D E G A D HOLD IT UP BUT DON’T TRUST IT D E G A D IT’S ALL A HOODWINK DISAPPEARING INK ON THE PAGE D E G BUILT YOU UP AND THEN CRUSHED IT D B G D B G B C#BC# D YOU GIVE IT ALL GET NOTHING BACK B JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOUR HEAD INTACT C#BC# D YOU’RE JUST A SHAPE WITHOUT A SOUL B C#BC# D YOU GRIND ALONG UNTIL YOU DIE B YOUR MEANING COMES FROM WHAT YOU BUY C#BC# D SPEND YOUR LIFE IN THE DARK, END IT WITH A QUESTION MARK. D G E G D G E G D G E G WE ARE YOUR SLAP IN THE FACE NOW,THE SON’S WHO’VE BEEN CAST OUT D G E G SLIP UNDER THE WIRE, OUR SPARK IGNITES THE FIRE D E G A D IT’S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS AND A TRANSPARENT TRUTH D E G A D HOLD IT UP BUT DON’T TRUST IT D E G A D IT’S ALL A HOODWINK DISAPPEARING INK ON THE PAGE D E BUILT YOU UP AND THEN CRUSHED IT G D J. HARRIS F# G# A A E C# I ASKED WHY I WAS THERE AND MY ANSWER CAME IN TWO F# G# A A E C# YOU ARE A VICTIM OF A PREDATOR AND THIS TIME HE’LL GET HIS DUE F# G# A A E C# THE PRESSURE IT SWELLED IN MY BRAIN THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO F# G# A A E C# I WAS JUST AS MUCH A PRISONER NOW ANOTHER WOULD BE TOO AA AA AA D D D A F# AND THE TRUTH IS WHAT WE’VE TOLD YOU, D G# A DON’T ANSWER, DON’T SPEAK UNTIL WE’VE SPOKEN F# D KEEP YOUR NECK UNDER THE YOKE F# G# A I KNEW THEN WHAT I HAD DONE A E C# BUT THE END I COULDN’T CHANGE F# G# A IT LEFT A HOLE IN ME AS BLACK AS NIGHT, A E C# JUST A PAWN IN THEIR CHARADE F# G# A AND THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO A E C# WAS HAVE TO MEET HIM FACE TO FACE F# G# A SO MUCH EASIER TO WALK AWAY, A E C# A TRY TO FORGET I’D BECOME WHAT I HATE AA AA D D D A F# AND THE TRUTH IS WHAT WE’VE TOLD YOU, D G# A DON’T ANSWER, DON’T SPEAK UNTIL WE’VE SPOKEN F# D KEEP YOUR NECK UNDER THE YOKE E F# A E F# A E F# A E F# A I KNEW THEN WHAT I HAD DONE BUT THE END I COULDN’T CHANGE IT LEFT A HOLE IN ME AS BLACK AS NIGHT, JUST A PAWN IN THEIR CHARADE F# G# A AND THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO A E C# WAS HAVE TO MEET HIM FACE TO FACE F# G# A SO MUCH EASIER TO WALK AWAY, A E C# A TRY TO FORGET I’D BECOME WHAT I HATE AA AA D D D A F# AND THE TRUTH IS WHAT WE’VE TOLD YOU, D G# A DON’T ANSWER, DON’T SPEAK UNTIL WE’VE SPOKEN Q, HOW MANY PUNKS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB Note A* = E --- B --- G --- D -7- A -6- E -5- D A F# C# D A F# C# D A F# C# D A F# C# A F# CHECK THAT WRITING ON THE WALL D G# IT’S BEEN THERE ALL ALONG BUT WE PAID NO ATTENTION A F# PACKAGED DISSENT FOR ALL D G# SO EAGER TO BUY IN BUT NEVER QUESTIONED INTENTIONS A* A* D A* A* A CHANGE OF APPEARANCE, NOTHING MORE THAN ADHERENCE D E F# THE NEW YOU’S LOOKING STRANGELY LIKE THE OLD D G# I GUESS THAT THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# AND SHED THEIR SKINS A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# AND SHED THEIR SKINS A F# SINGING ALONG WITH ALL YOUR BREATH D G# BUT NO SOUND COMES OUT CUZ THERE’S JUST WIND BEHIND IT A F# SWALLOW BUT YOU DON’T DIGEST D G# YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL ONCE AND DON’T LIKE TO BE REMINDED A* A* D A* A* A CHANGE OF APPEARANCE, NOTHING MORE THAN ADHERENCE D E F# THE NEW YOU’S LOOKING STRANGELY LIKE THE OLD D G# I GUESS THAT THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# AND SHED THEIR SKINS A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# A AND SHED THEIR SKINS A F# E A F# E A F# E A F# E D F# NOT GOING TO GLORIFY THE PAST, IT WAS THE SAME D F# WE FELT LIKE THE FIRE COULDN’T BE THE CONTAINED D F# AND IT WAS YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD D E A BUT WE WERE ALREADY EATING OUT OF THEIR HANDS ??????? (I think this includes at least D and A open chords) A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# AND SHED THEIR SKINS A D F# D ALL THE KIDS SO SATISFIED TO SHUT THEIR EYES A D F# G# A AND SHED THEIR SKINS WRECKTHEPLACEFANTASTIC E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E EYES BURNING FROM THE SUN SHINING BRIGHT I HIDE FROM THE LIGHT I CHOKE DOWN A SMOKE AND WAIT FOR THE NIGHT HOORAY FOR ALL THE PROGRESS WE’VE MADE THE HOLLOW INVENTIONS AND RIGID CONVENTIONS AND RULES WE’VE OBEYED WATCH THEM FALL, WATCH THEM ALL FADE AWAY HOORAY FOR THE GUN, HOORAY FOR THE CHAIR HOORAY FOR THE PRISONS AND POISONOUS AIR MAYBE IT MATTERS AND MAYBE IT DON’T I THINK IT MATTERS TO ME AND IF THERE’S ONE THING WE LEARN TODAY IT’S WATCH WHAT YOU SAY E B RAISE A GLASS TO YEARS GONE PAST C# A AND SMASH IT ON THE FLOOR E DESTROY ALL THE YESTERDAYS B TOO LITTLE TOO LATE C# A THEY’RE NOTHING ANYMORE E WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN IT COMES TO AN END C# EMBRACING THE FALSEHOODS ON WHICH YOU DEPEND E OR TAKING THE MOMENT TO SPIT IN THE EYE C# OF THE ONE’S YOU’VE STOOD BESIDE F# DON’T THINK YOU CAN HIDE IT AWAY IT SHOWS RIGHT ON YOUR FACE E B RAISE A GLASS TO YEARS GONE PAST C# A AND SMASH IT ON THE FLOOR E DESTROY ALL THE YESTERDAYS B TOO LITTLE TOO LATE C# A THEY’RE NOTHING ANYMORE, THEY’RE NOTHING (I’m not sure about this section here. I think these are the bass notes (E D C# A), perhaps with different chords on top. Maybe there are multiple chords on top of one another? ) EEEE ??? ??? AAA I DON’T THINK WE’LL FORGIVE OR FORGET WE’LL MOVE AHEAD WITHOUT REGRET WE’RE TETHERED LIKE A DOG ON A ROPE CONDEMNED TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES BUT EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE HOPE E D A CELEBRATE THE FILTH IN OUR LIVE E D A NO REMORSE OR REGRETS INSIDE E D A CELEBRATE THE FILTH IN OUR LIVE E D A NO REMORSE OR REGRETS INSIDE E Noble Stabbings!! Note A* = E--- B--- G--- D-6- A-0- E--- A*A*A* A*A*A* A*A*A* A*A*A* D A E D A E D A E D A E D D A B You like to stand on the other side D E Point and laugh so self-satisfied A B Lines drawn so plain and clear to you D E So plain and clear they distort your view A B Won't be ashamed of the things I've done D E Live for myself I can't march to your drum A B You were lost to me long ago D Tried to get past your self righteousness E But you kept me below A* I am not unforgiving F# But I won't take the fall D Let the ashes surround us D I am not gonna crawl through A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A E C# I don't care if yesterday burns D Stoke up the fire A B It's like a shot when you realize D E Destroying yourself is not a compromise A B Cut off your nose to spite your face D There are some things in life E That time can't erase, you know A B We all choose paths that we know are wrong D And live with ourselves E When the meaning is gone A B It could be you, me, anyone D E But I don't need to feel another's under my thumb A* I am not unforgiving F# But I won't take the fall D Let the ashes surround us D I am not gonna crawl through A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A B G# F# Broken glass and razor wire A E C# I don't care if yesterday burns D Stoke up the fire A B D A B D A B D A B D A B D In spite of the things you've done, you're left with an army of one A B D In spite of the things you do, there'll be no one left there with you A B D In spite of the things you want, you will get what you're due A B D In spite of the things you've done, you're left with an army of one A B D In spite of the things you've done, you're left with an army of one A B D In spite of the things you do, there'll be no one left there with you A G D In spite of the things you want, you will get what you're due A B In spite of the things you've done A Floater Left With Pleasure In The Executive Washroom A F Single file lines born by design G E With a brass ring so deceiving A F Chipped away to a status cult G C Where indifference breeds control A F And then with time comes "toe the line" C E Cherish this pride made numb from feeling A G The we have denial C "It's all in my head" F G Will we do anything for bread? A E If anything we've ever said F G Means nothing now than it never did F Believe me F/E F This isn't what we want F/E F This isn't what we need F/E G This is what we can afford A C G A G F C (C’mon) A C G A A# A C G Where once there was a pat on the back Is now just a crack of the whip Where once there was a celebrated coming of age C Is just a uniform that doesn't fit A F Witness this most common breed C E Whittled down to property A G And keep on singin' C "It's all in my head" F G Will we do anything for bread? A E If anything we've ever said F G Means nothing now than it never did F Believe me F/E F This isn't what we want F/E F This isn't what we need F/E G This is what we can afford AAAAAA G Celebrate this sorry state D A With anecdotes of what you hate G D And try to take comfort in the fact A (G) That you're not alone D C# This isn't you A It's just what you do G D (C#) Don't mistake the irony of calling it a "living" D If you feel like no one A If you feel like nothing G D You've only been taking what they're giving Fuzzy Pink Hand-Cuffs BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE B She's got a little book She thinks it tells the truth Easy answers so simple she can't refuse It's disingenuous, just like the smile on her face Somewhere here there's a mind that has been misplaced F#F# G# G#E EE E E E E E EE Taking the easy way always get you through the day BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE B He's got a bank account B He's got a house in the hills D# G# E B He burns the midnight oil, he can't get off the pills D# G# E B He'd give it all away to get a little more D# G# E He's a bright exterior, an empty core F# F#G# G#E EE Doubt if he'll ever see E EE EEE They're burning him in effigy BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE E Losing yourself in the path that you've taken B D# You are nothing if not vacant E Fill yourself up just to end up more hollow C# E Fall to your knees for the false that you follow BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE B D# She's got a catalog G# E B It's full of hopes and dreams D# G# E B It makes her hate herself, it's what she wants to be D# G# E B She spends more every day, she wants the fairy tale D# G# E And everytime she tries, and everytime she fails F# F# G# G# E EE She wallows in her shame E E E E EE No one but herself to blame BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE E Losing yourself in the path that you've taken B D# You are nothing if not vacant E Fill yourself up just to end up more hollow C# E Fall to your knees for the false that you follow BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# EE EEE BBB D#D# G#G# E F#F#F# F#F# EEE B The Father, The Son, And the Homosexual... B E B G# E They called it faith F# They called it fair B They called it resolution G# E F# I call it shit when we were alone G# E They simply paid no mind F# B You'd suffered such a crime G# Then there you were E F# A mother way too soon G# F# They said you'd made your bed E Then they filled your head With the sound B The bells of a cathedral G# You say you're still ashamed F# I wish that I could make it stop E B Like salt thrown over shoulder G# B A coin tossed in a fountain E B F# Not unlike a knock on wood E B G# B E B F# G# E You said only in as much F# B As you were sensitive to touch G# E F# Did you feel like a human when they spoke G# E And so you hid your life F# B All bottled up inside G# E Just enough to make F# Your angels choke G# You took all you heard F# And tried to make them your own words E Only deafened by the sound B The bells of a cathedral G# F# Now you hate yourself and I wish that I could make it fucking stop E B Like salt thrown over shoulder G# B A coin tossed in a fountain E B F# Not unlike a knock on wood E B G# B E B F# E E F# C# G# A E B E F# All my life C# G# Surrounded, unfounded A E Teachings taught as threats B I won't forget A B E SELLTHEHOUSESELLTHECARSELLTHEKIDSFORGETITI'MNEVERCOMINGBACKFORGETIT E E I've lost more sleep than I can say And blurred the lines between the days A Pour myself another cup F# Put one out light another up E My mind's stopped making any sense I've lost track of the present tense A Don't wanna leave, don't wanna stay F# I'd kill to bring back yesterday E Folded up and left for dad The things I wish I would've said A The times I should've turned and run F# But the damage was already done E And I dug myself a deeper hole Raked myself over the coals A Reason brings redemption F# But redemption won't be mind E A Suppressed my frustation F# But it returned E A Lost in the translation F# I'm not concerned E A Smoke 'em if you got 'em F# 'Cause we're never gonna learn A B E And dance upon the ashes of this world E Got hours more and miles to go I feel the clock begin to slow A Play the hand that I was dealt F# By the enemy that is myself E If I don't get out from under this I might never know what I fucking missed A I'm at the breaking point F# But don't know where to draw the line E A Lost in the translation F# I'm not concerned E A Smoke 'em if you got 'em F# 'Cause we're never gonna learn A B And dance upon the ashes of this C# I'm ticking like a fucking bomb B A Had the best of intentions E C# My resolve outlasts my apprehensions B Won't be the first time A Not gonna be the last E I looked ahead through bleary eyes And wondered what was left C# Wondered will I pass the test E I've lost myself and found myself C# And then I lost it all again F# A E It comes down to me in the end F# The more I know A E The less I comprehend F# A E It comes down to me in the end Folk Song D G D B A G A D G D It's like picking up the pieces is a daily chore D A G Thinking of your time card forms a habit B G D Watching rich folks on T.V.'s like picking a sore A Fuck it all, they can have it D G D And now I'm loaded like a gun again D A G Like a plague of locusts heaven sent B G D Just a ball of dissension with a death perception G A D I won't sweat the definition of content G D They said "better safe than sorry" and "look out for #1" G F# E I heard "only play the cards your shown" D E Fuck what they say D B It doesn't matter anyway G A D Only in your grave are you alone D G D B A G A D G D Like grown men staring with little boy's eyes D A G And actresses speaking with conviction B G D These people should demand a Pulitzer prize G A D For various works of fiction G "Judge a book by it's cover" D And "keep one eye on your back" G F# E I heard "only play the cards your shown" D E I say fuck what they say D B It doesn't matter anyway G A D Only in your grave are you alone So many people with so much to show Rotting away in their own little holes D G D One can only wonder why D A I'll celebrate my home G But know that I'm not alone A D G D Only fools are "along for the ride" D A G In thinking of the size of the world that's right outside A D G D Please don't waste it trying to hide G D G D A D A D Fired-Side Chat B C# B C# C# E B F# E Did you hear the latest one B About the footprints on your back F# About how they lied E About how they stole B To keep each other in the black E F# B I really wonder when it all comes down Who will be dancing at the finish line E F# G# A E Ten to one it'll be the ones without a spine E F# B Once again the truth fades into extinction E F# G# A E Short and sweet, this might burn a little now A E It burns a little now B C# I've stopped looking for the medicine B C# I've stopped thinking it won't happen again C# It's one thing to accept it E B Another thing to let it catch you from behind C# To shake you down B To live with it C# And not make a sound C# E I've stopped looking for the medicine F# E I'm so sick that we're surprised B Every time we're shown that power corrupts F# Thump our chests at the man on the screen E Cursing the green B Tell ourselves that enough is enough E F# B I really wonder when it all comes down Who will be dancing at the finish line E F# G# A E Ten to one it'll be the ones without a spine E F# B Once again the truth fades into extinction E F# G# A E Short and sweet, this might burn a little now A E It burns a little now B C# I've stopped looking for the medicine B C# I've stopped thinking it won't happen again C# It's one thing to accept it E B Another thing to let it catch you from behind C# To shake you down B To live with it C# And not make a sound C# E I've stopped looking for the medicine F# B G# F# E B G# F# E B G# F# E B G# F# E B Another day F# Another dollar B E Another way to live with a life so intolerable B G# F# B I Was Born On A Pirate Ship (holdyourtongue) B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# B F#F# F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB F# BE Is it right, left, right BF# BE I forgot how it goes again BF# BE There goes my head again BF# BE Drowing all its discipline G# I could stand and stare you down E If I got off the ground F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB F# BE Set me up one more BF# BE I'm tired of keeping track BF# BE I'm on a mission now BF# BE Keep the monkey on my back G# Chase it with another one E This has only just begun F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB G# Hold me down, break my wings E Wouldn't change a fucking thing F# Sort of like feeling that you won B Then someone says you lose Your bonds only break F# When it's what you choose Like staring at the sun B You can only go so long But damned if you haven't tried it anyway D# C# Gone again, leave me for now B Gonna get worse Let the morning sort it out F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB F# BE Did I burn too bright? BF# BE Did I step out of line again BF# BE There goes your mouth again BF# BE Moving but I'm not hearing G# Anything that's coming out E I don't care what you're about F#F#F#B EEEB F#F#F#B EEEB G# Think I'll have another drop E Drown the world before I pop F# Sort of like feeling that you won B Then someone says you lose Your bonds only break F# When it's what you choose Like staring at the sun B You can only go so long But damned if you haven't tried it anyway D# C# Gone again, leave me for now B Gonna get worse, Gonna get worse, gonna get F#F# EE F#F# EE F# Spinning in circles E Don't know forward from back C# Barreling down B Like a train off the track F# I will piss on your parade E Crush your crusade C# E It's not over till the last shot's gone F# Till the last shot's gone F# C# B E A F# C# B E A F# C# B E A F# C# B E A F# B F# B F# Sort of like feeling that you won B Then someone says you lose Your bonds only break F# When it's what you choose Like staring at the sun B You can only go so long But damned if you haven't tried it anyway D# C# Gone again, leave me for now B Gonna get worse Let the morning sort it out F# D4= Putting the "F" Back in "Art". G Forgive me A F G For a second I thought we were eye to eye G My mistake A I shouldn't have faked it F G And now it's cheers to a waste of time F G I don't remember asking your permission F G To have my own goddamn opinion F And if this is how it goes At all of your shows G Please point me to the exit C A What a circus of clowns we are F G Politicians could learn some tricks here C A It's hard to see past all the stars F G Please point me to the beer F G This routine’s back on the rise C B A E Drop a name and cut it down to size F Check out my new dance G C I call it the walk away C A F G C A F G F G Since when did drinking at the bar A C G Feel like a meeting of the board F G Like charlatans patting each other's back C E A In a tag-team sales attack F G Please let me know F G When they all go F Until then I'll be practicing G C A The walk away, walk away F G Walk away C A Walk away F G Walk away C A Walk away F G Walk away C A Walk away F G Walk away C Walk away All Rise for the Rational Anthem G D G D G D A G G D G D G D A G D B A Never been safe to live in contrast D B They're passing out muzzles E With the gas masks D A This one's for you and all you've done D G And what we will become When they tear out your throat Because you're singing different notes D B A They call it the "New McCarthyism" D B The only thing that's new E Is the name it's coming from D A Just leave your opinions at the door D G They're not welcome anymore G A E Extinguish the light in your mind so they can get some sleep E Less is never more G Hear them knocking at your door D Take one for the team Bury what you think Save yourself now Let ideology sink E Hypocrisy surrounds G Say what you want D G D G D A G Don't say it outloud D B A It's not as simple as the last time D B But everybody suffers E When we accept the party line D A Just simple arguments D G Now accusations of dissent A statement of fact A Now there's no chance To turn your back E Less is never more G Hear them knocking at your door D Take one for the team Bury what you think Save yourself now Let ideology sink E Hypocrisy surrounds G Say what you want Don't say it outloud (the repeating single note line is like this F# G D F# G D F#F# F# G D F# G D F#F# F# G D F# G D F#F#) B G D G D G B G D G D B Walking a tight rope G D So close to falling down You take a wrong step You're tumbling to the ground B We've lost our senses G D And we are falling down B Walking a tight rope G D So close to falling down You take a wrong step You're tumbling to the ground B We've lost our senses G D And we are falling down Labourissuesinthetoydepartment (I’m uncertain of from, “know your place, until “be the same forever.” It sounds OK if you play octaves instead of chords during that part. Same goes for later in the song) E B E A E B G# A E B C# C# G# A# C# G# A# C# "know your place" G# It's like a voice A# C# G# A# that won't go away C# like vices we hold to tradition G# A# like children not allowed across the street C# starving for some recognition G# A# where want and honesty meet F# G# nothing known can match the bitter pain C# of knowing happiness is just beyond G# the reach of your chain A# and the overwhelming feeling it G# F# G# will be the same forever C# G# F# A C# G# now here I am looking down a hole again F# treating damage and despair like A they're long lost friends C# with no remedy at all G# i'm waiting for the fall F# staring out the window A like what's outside's unattainable E G A C E G A A# C# B cover me with roses for the funeral pyre E shoot this dashing carcass out to A fucking sea C# B I cant wait, in this state A this voice, these hands B E don't feel like they're really me E B E A E B G# A E F# C# i'm the blinded who can feel that he's surrounded by walls G# A# and relief is very seldom cheap C# now I think i'm gonna snap like prey in a trap G# A# watch as desperation takes a seat F# G# forgive me my trespasses C# G# like I know i'll trespass tonight A# G# don't want to hear any (fucking) voices at all F# G# even if they're saying i'm alright. C# G# memorys beating soundly on the body F# A cursing what's left of the story shell C# G# i'd give anything to make this heart stop pounding F# staring out the window A like what's outside's unattainable E G A C E G A A# C# B cover me with roses for the funeral pyre E shoot this dashing carcass out to A fucking sea C# B I cant wait, in this state A this voice, these hands B don't feel like they're really E B now life’s like a b-movie E B that no one wants to see E C# here comes the zombie F# A portraying me E B what was once so crystal clear C# A is now cranked past the norm E B A C# B A E and i can't take it anymore. (your going to fight them after all) File Under "Adult Urban Contemporary" NOTE – G#/E = E--------- B--------- G----13-- D----X--- A----11-- E----0---- A A G# F# E D C# A G# F# E D C# A G# F# E D C# E watch them laugh unashamed A when they tear your rights away D A they're counting on your silence E broken down by the weight A of the climate they create D A psychological violence E and it's all for one A and none for us D A just pretend you don't see it E try to blame only one A D A but accept that we've become a system that feeds it E F# F# E F# F# we're taken a beating G# A A G# A A the crooked arm of the law E F# F# E F# F# authority over-reaching G# A A G# A A B dignity crushed in its claws G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E E A take a look around won't be long before you found D A blatant intimidation E at the hand of a few A decorated all in blue D A the suppress the accusations E keep your head bowed down A and don't look back D A keep your hands in your pockets E A people have died for less than that D made one wrong move A they got it in the back E F# F# E F# F# the moment of outrage G# A A G# A A matter not in the least E F# F# E F# F# a little slap upon the wrist G# A A G# A A B welcome to the belly of the beast G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E E B little men with little minds E A little roles that they define C# these things are connected E trust them with power B without thinking twice E A every man has got a price C# do you feel protected E B the chance is too much to resist E A to hold another under your fist C# i'd like to believe that E each time another’s lost B something is gained E the blue becomes a A reddish stain C# and we are reminded G#/E of who they really are G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E G#/E F#/E E/E New Punk Fashions for the Spring Formal A B E A B E Man this place feels like a catalog. A B E I wonder if your close-ups taken too long. A B E Would you like a snapshot sent to your mother, boy? C# I don't care. I don't want to know. B It's never been a part of me. A B E A B E Just like a junkie fears the light of day, A B E I wonder if it's just another role we play. A B E Like a celebrity on minimum wage. C# I never understood. ever thought I should. B It's never been a part of me. A Still having nothing B ain't a fucking blessing. E Still it ain't a curse, though. A Cuz I've known worse. A B So I'll just keep on wearing this old crown A B E I found on the ground. A B E Three cheers for anything holding us down. A B E Watching as aesthetic over-powers the sound. A B E Sort of like a martyr so proud of his picture. C# I don't want to know. Let it all go. B It's never been a part of me. A Still having nothing B ain't a fucking blessing. E Still it ain't a curse, though. A Cuz I've known worse. A B So I'll just keep on wearing this old crown E E B I found on the ground. E E B E E E E E E E Your new found dreams are a nightmare. And I wonder if you even know, A are you ready to be Davey to the new Goliath? E Taking notes at your all-ages show. C# It's like the marketing department has finally figured out that 'The Pit' can always make more room. A I'd love to sneer at the camera for your revolution, but I just can't afford the fucking costume. EEEEEEEEEE E B Are you scared to go outside? C# Will it cut you down to size? A Where's the do or die? E It's staring you in the eye... B C# A E E B A A E O.K. F.M. D.O.A. (a.k.a. the basements of Minneapolis burn tonight) B F# G# WITNESS A JADED TOWN E B F# G# E GOT SOME CHAMPAGNE FOR A FORTY OUNCE FROWN B F# G# I'VE WORKED MY THEORIES THROUGH E B F# G# E ALREADY HALF DEAD AND NOTHING MORE TO LOSE (B E F# C# E F# B E F# C# E F#) (D# - OCTAVE) B E FORGET NOW WHAT WE'VE GOT C# E AND ALL YOUR OLD STORIES CELEBRATING WOUNDS7 B E I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF "THOSE DAYS ARE GONE" C# E BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER TIME TO PLAY THE FOOL B E COME ON, KILL THE LIGHTS WITH TROUBLE MAKE C# E COME ON, SMASH THE LIGHT AND CELEBRATE B E C# LET'S TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND THE NECKS E OF THE MOTHERFUCKERS LIVING FOR THE GIVING IN B E MOVE WITH THE ROGUE SET CHOKING OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E FROM TOP TO BOTTOM KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES B A G# F# B E I’LL NOT STOP UNTIL WE CHOKE OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES, WHOA B E WHY WAKE UP IN THE PAST C# E WITH WELL-FRAMED PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF RULES B E I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF "WHERE WERE YOU THEN" C# E BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT COLLECTING DUES B E COME ON, KILL THE LIGHTS WITH TROUBLE MAKE C# E COME ON, SMASH THE LIGHT AND CELEBRATE B E C# LET'S TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND THE NECKS E OF THE MOTHERFUCKERS LIVING FOR THE GIVING IN B E MOVE WITH THE ROGUE SET CHOKING OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E FROM TOP TO BOTTOM KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES B A G# F# B E I’LL NOT STOP UNTIL WE CHOKE OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES, WHOA B A G# F# E C# B E I SAW IT COMING NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME C# FIRST YOU HAD D.I.Y. CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER B E THEN YOU GOT AN EGO FIFTY FANZINES WIDE DON'T GIVE ME THOSE EYES C# B THAT CONFIDENCE YOU'RE SELLING I WON'T BUY E MAYBE THE COSTUME FITS F# BUT THE SCRIPTS STILL SHIT E B E MOVE WITH THE ROGUE SET CHOKING OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E FROM TOP TO BOTTOM KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES B A G# F# B E I’LL NOT STOP UNTIL WE CHOKE OUT THE RADIO B E A THOUSAND VOICES BOOMING OUT IN STEREO G# E KNOCK THEM DOWN LIKE DOMINOES, WHOA B A G# F# E #51 DICK BUTKUS A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D G D A MOTHER SAID I CAN'T LISTEN TO RADIO HAVANA D E C AND I READ WITH A FLASHLIGHT LATE THAT NIGHT G D ON THESE NORTH SIDE STREETS TRY AVOIDING THE LIGHTS A D TRY AVOIDING ANY TYPE OF POLITICAL FIGHT SO ALONE ARE ALL THESE "NEW DEAL" HOMES E IT CAN'T ONLY MATTER WHAT YOU KNOW BUT HOW YOU LET YOUR ANGER SHOW A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D HAROLD WASHINGTON A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D IN A GARTER BELT AND STOCKINGS G FATHER WASN'T PICKING SIDES D A D BUT DOG-EARED PAGES GAVE CLUES TO THE THOUGHTS INSIDE E C THE BLACK SHEEP PRINCE BOWED FOR THE CROWN TODAY G D TRIED KEEPING THINGS QUIET, TRIED KEEPING THINGS STILL A D TRIED KEEPING HIS CONSCIENCE FROM AN HONEST CHILL CAN TRADITION SETTLE IN LIKE RUST? E THE RECORD KNOWS SO LET IT SHOW THAT DESPERATE IS AS CLEVER DOES A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D HARRY CARRY A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D A MAKING SICK OFF CLARK ST. D# D WELCOME TO MY 588-2300 EMPIRE A G G# A G G# A G G# D# D A G G# A G G# ITS' A FINE LINE BETWEEN A MONKEY AND A ROBOT F# C# E F# C# E F# C# E F# C# C# E A E C# E A E C# E A E C# E A G# E A E B SPEND A DAY TRYING TO SUM IT UP WITH ONE QUOTATION F# A B SPEND A LIFETIME AS A MODEL OF THE PHRASE E A E B MODERN MAN AUTOMATED TO WITHHOLD OUR THOUGHTS WITH HESITATION F# A F# C# LIFE OF REDUNDANCY WITH SINGLE MIND AND DOUBLE FACE E F# C# AND I GOT TO WONDER WHERE SUCH A SMALL MAN GOT SO MUCH HATE C# E A E GOT YOUR OWN OPINIONS BUT DON'T THROW THEM ON THE OPEN FLOOR C# E A E GET LOST IN REPUTATION AND DON'T WANT TO HEAR THEM ANYMORE C# E A E THOUSANDS OF US DEAD TODAY, THOUSANDS WENT UNFED TODAY C# E A G# E AND ALL WE TALK ABOUT’S THE FUCKING WEATHER A E GOT YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EAR B F# BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE A B ROLL YOUR EYES AS IF THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY E A E HERE IT IS NOTHINGS CHANGING AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING B F# WE CAN NOT IGNORE A F# C# DISMISS YOU BOREDOM BECAUSE I WON'T BE WHAT YOU BECAME E F# C# LIFE'S SO HAPPY OVER THERE ON THE SIDELINES AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL STAY C# E A E GOT OUR OWN OPINIONS BUT DON'T THROW THEM ON THE OPEN FLOOR C# E A E GET LOST IN REPETITION AND DON'T WANT TO HEAR THEM ANYMORE C# E A E THOUSANDS OF US DEAD TODAY, THOUSANDS WENT UNFED TODAY C# E A AND ALL WE TALK ABOUT'S THE FUCKING WEATHER E E F# G# A AND I'LL KEEP SINGING THE SAME SONGS I'M SORRY IF YOU'RE BORE NOW E F# BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND SPENDING LIFE IGNORING E A THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY E F# SPENDING LIFE IGNORING A THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY E F# SPENDING LIFE IGNORING A THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY E F# SPENDING LIFE IGNORING A THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST AS A FUCKING ASSHOLE AAA DDD AAA DDD AAA DDD AAA CD A D A D COULD THIS BE THE END? ALERT THE MEDIA A D A D HOLLER OUT MESSAGE SENT, AND PASS THE BOTTLE NOW E A E D I'LL WRECK TODAY NOT UNLIKE THE WAY YOU SAW ME YESTERDAY A D A I'LL WRECK TODAY AND DOUBLE OVER LAUGHING WITH PAIN D E A CHECK THOSE FEARS AT THE DOOR AND HANG AROUND A WHILE D E A I'LL LOSE THIS HEART FROM MY SLEEVE JUST TO SEE WHAT BURNS D E A F# IS THIS A QUESTION OF WHAT FELL OR JUST A STATEMENT OF WHAT SELLS B D AND CAN ANYONE REALLY SAY THERE’S NO FREE DRINKS IN HELL A D A C# D F# E THIS NATIONS CHEMISTRY A D A C# D F# E IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND D ME A D A D I'M NEITHER A POET NOR A BABY SITTER A D A D BUT I GOT A GUITAR AND A WAY TO KILL AN HOUR NOW E A E D I GOT NO PITY FOR THE FOOLS WHO BROKE THEIR EYES A D A TRYING TO BREAK A WHOLE CULTURE DOWN TO SIZE D E A CHECK THOSE FEARS AT THE DOOR AND HANG AROUND A WHILE D E A I'LL LOSE THIS HEART FROM MY SLEEVE JUST TO SEE WHAT BURNS D E A F# IS THIS A QUESTION OF WHAT FELL OR JUST A STATEMENT OF WHAT SELLS B D AND CAN ANYONE REALLY SAY THERE’S NO STIFF DRINKS IN HELL A D A C# D F# E THIS NATIONS CHEMISTRY A D A C# D F# E IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND D ME D E C# F# WHILE FIGHTING FOR CONTROL NOW HAVE WE LOST TOUCH WITH WHO WE ARE B D DO YOU LOVE TELLING YOUR WAR STORIES WHILE HIDING YOUR SCARS? AA DD AA DD AA DD A TWENTY ONE SAID THREE TIMES QUICKLY PAST TEN AND I START TO LOSE MY SIGHT SIX HOURS GONE, TWO FISTING TRY TO TALK BUT NOTHING COMES OUT RIGHT TRY TO MAKE IT WORK TOMORROW E A D G#A YESTERDAY WE WERE BARELY IN COMMAND E A D G#A FULL OF DUMB IDEAS, LIKE CHILDREN E A D G#A I BLINK AND THE WORLD DROPPED MY HAND E A D DON’T LET IT SHW, BUT I’M STUMBLING G#A AB G#A NOW I’VE LOST TRACK OF THE THINGS THAT I ONCE KNEW AB G#A I KNOW WHAT I WANT BUT I DON’T GOT THE TOOLS AB G#A CARRY THE WEIGHT UPON MY BACK AB E I’M KILLING TIME UNTIL THE HEART ATTACK (G# F# E) C# C (G# F# E) C# C A E B E C# B NOW THAT YOUR TWENTY-ONE YOU’VE GOT TO LET IT GO A E B E C# B LOOK BACK ON BETTER TIMES, FUCK ALL TILL TWENTY-TWO F# A E (G# F# E) C# NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE C NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE E A D G#A I’VE GOT NO WILL TO MOVE AHEAD E A D G#A DON’T UNDERSTAND JUST HOW WE GOT HERE E A D G#A MY MEMORY DANGLES BY A THREAD E A D TRY TO BRING IT BACK BUT IT’S FADING G#A AB G#A NOW I’VE LOST TRACK OF THE THINGS THAT I ONCE KNEW AB G#A I KNOW WHAT I WANT BUT I DON’T GOT THE TOOLS AB G#A CARRY THE WEIGHT UPON MY BACK AB E I’M KILLING TIME UNTIL THE HEART ATTACK (G# F# E) C# C (G# F# E) C# C A E B E C# B NOW THAT YOUR TWENTY-ONE YOU’VE GOT TO LET IT GO A E B E C# B LOOK BACK ON BETTER TIMES, FUCK ALL TILL TWENTY-TWO F# A E (G# F# E) C# NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE C NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE G# E C C# A E C C# A E C C# A E C C# A EE G# F# C# A EE G# F# C# A E B E C# B NOW THAT YOUR TWENTY-ONE YOU’VE GOT TO LET IT GO A E B E C# B LOOK BACK ON BETTER TIMES, FUCK ALL TILL TWENTY-TWO F# A E (G# F# E) C# NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE C NOW THAT YOU’RE TWENTY-ONE SUPERPOWERS ENABLE ME TO BLEND IN WITH MACHINERY E D E-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-5-4-5-5-8--- B---------------------------------- G---------------------------------- D---------------------------------- A----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- A E F# D A D IT'S ALL WRINKLED ELBOW SHIRTS AND POKER FACES ON THIS BUS A E F# D A E BACK TO A NOTCH DUG JUST LIKE A DITCH IN THE CITY'S WEATHERED CRUST A E F# D BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE CITY'S GRAY A D THAT SEEMS TO SAY ALL THERE IS TO SAY A G# F# E RIDDLED WITH REGIMENT, VINDICTIVE INTENT D E FAKING LOYALTY AND GETTING PAID A E D B FUCK THEM ALL A E D FUCK THEM ALL A E F# D A D SHE KEEPS THE VARIETY SECTION AND SHE GIVES THE REST TO ME A E F# D SHE SAYS SHE REMEMBERS WHEN BUSES WHERE NICER A E "THERE'S NO DIGNITY IN PLASTIC SEATS" A E F# D BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY SHE SAID A D "THE ONLY GOOD BOSS IS ONE THAT'S DEAD" A G# F# E THESE BROAD SHOULDERS GIGGLED ALL OVER THE BUS D E AND WORK ETHIC CRUMBLED INTO "THEM AND US" A E D B FUCK THEM ALL A E D FUCK THEM ALL F# AND ALL THESE SPECTERS OF THE WORK PLACE A TURNED FROM EDIFY BACK TO REALITY F# D AND YEAH I WISH IT WAS THAT SIMPLE A TO THINK A BELLY LAUGH IS REALLY ALL WE NEED E D BUT IT'S THE SLOW DECAY FROM THE DAY TO DAY A THAT SAYS TAKE YOUR PAY CHECK, ACCEPT YOUR PLACE E AND FADE AWAY D A BUT THERE WAS DIGNITY IN PLASTIC SEATS THAT DAY DOUBLEWHISKEYCOKENOICE AAA DDD AA GG DD A A D! FOUR! AAA DDD AA GG DD A AAA DDD AA GG DD A GG DD A G D A SOMETIMES IT'S SIMPLE THINGS THAT MAKE IT HARD G D A SPOILED BABY T's WITH CREDIT CARDS G D A OVERTIME ALWAYS ON MY MIND COULD HAVE BEENS EAT AWAY INSIDE NOW D B PRAISE GOD AND PASS THE BOTTLE OF BEAM A G BECAUSE TONIGHT I CAN'T SEEM TO SAY WHAT I MEAN B G A DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD, EVEN IF I COULD, AMEN D B SOMEHOW THIS SEEMS LIKE BORROWED TIME A G PAY IT NO MIND, EVERYTHING IS FINE B G BUT SOMETIMES I'D RATHER HEAR LAUGHTER A G D A WHILE THIS WHOLE PLACE DIED. G D A A JOHNNY JUMP-UP IS A LOVELY THING G D A A PINT OF CIDER AND SOME WHISKEY G D A I HAD FOUR DEAD INSIDE OF ME JUST TO HEAR THIS JACKASS SING HIS D B LINE ABOUT HOW HE USED TO HANG OUT A G SOMEWHERE "BACK IN THE DAY B G KNOWING TERMS ONLY AN ASSHOLE WOULD SAY A SO I SAT THERE DRINKING MORE THINKING ABOUT DRINKING MORE D B NELSON ALGREN CAME TO ME A G AND SAID CELEBRATE THE UGLY THINGS B G THE BEAT UP SIDE OF WHAT THEY CALL PRIDE A COULD BE THE MEASURE OF THESE DAYS D C# HI, THIS IS THE BIG O E I WAS JUST STANDING HERE THINKING ABOUT YOU G AND THOUGHT I’D WRITE A SONG ABOUT YOU D AND DEDICATE IT TO YOU TAKE A LISTEN D C# E GOD SAVE OTIS REDDING BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S NEVER GONE G D AS SICK FALLS FROM THIS MOUTH HEAR ME SING IT WRONG D C# E IS IT "CIGARETTES AND COFFEE" NOW OR DREAMS TO BE REMEMBERED G D I'LL LEAVE REGRETS FOR DEAD AND SING ALONG D G SO I'M REACHING FOR THE PHONE, I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE E G I WANT TO GET SOME FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT D G I GOT A BASEMENT FULL OF BOOZE AND SOME BLUES TO LOSE E G I'LL IGNORE THE WHOLE WORLD TONIGHT D IT WILL BE ALRIGHT SUPERMODELS DON'T DRINK COLT 45. BB BB A E THEY KNOW YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE A E E B BECAUSE IF YOU’D HAD A CHANCE YOU WOULD'VE LOST THAT TOO B B A E DAZZLED BY THE IMAGE OF THE SELF-MADE MAN A E E C# THEY HOLD OUT SHINY THINGS AND THEN THEY SLAP YOUR HAND F# E IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ARE, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO B IT IS WHAT YOU'VE GOT AND WHO YOU'LL SCREW C# F# E YOUR BOOT STRAPS WERE BROKEN BEFORE YOU ARRIVED F# A B (E) B THROW YOUR HANDS UP AT THIS WORLD SOMETIMES F# A PEOPLE GET SHOT FOR FUCKING CLOTHING B (E) B THE NATION'S BEST DRESSED GENOCIDE E B STYLE IS THE BAIT PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKET E B ENVY IS THE HOOK AND THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP IT E F# THEY’LL REEL YOU IN EVERY TIME B A E YOU WATCH THE IMAGES ON YOUR TV. A E E B IT'S FULL OF PLASTIC PEOPLE WHO YOU'LL NEVER BE B A E THEY WANT YOU TO FEEL UGLY BECAUSE IT SELLS MORE SHIT A E E C# YOU'VE GOT TO MEASURE UP OR ELSE YOU'LL NEVER FIT F# E IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY, IT'S NOT YOUR OUTLOOK B C# IT IS WHAT YOU'VE GOT, IT IS HOW YOU LOOK F# E THE PAGEANT WAS OVER BEFORE YOU ARRIVED F# A B (E) B THROW MY HANDS UP AT THIS WORLD SOMETIMES F# A PEOPLE CARVE UP THEIR FUCKING FACES B (E) B PEOPLE GET SICK FOR OTHER'S EYES E B STYLE IS THE BAIT PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKET E B ENVY IS THE HOOK AND THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP IT E F# THEY’LL REEL YOU IN EVERY TIME ~E C# D# E B SIT BACK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT NOTHING F# C# E DOES ANYBODY SEE THE IRONY OF CLONING SHEEP? B F# YEAH, THAT'S JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEED, MORE SHEEP C# LIKE THERE AREN'T ALREADY MILLIONS OF US E THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US B THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US F# C# THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US E THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US B THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US F# C# THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US E THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US B THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US F# C# THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US E THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US B THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US F# C# THERE'S ALREADY MILLIONS OF US E SHUT YOUR TRAP(A SONG FOR JAKE) G G F E D G D I KNOW IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE G D BUT PART OF ME WAS SCARED TO LEAVE E THEY WERE SO CONCERNED WITH WHAT I DESERVED C THEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I’D NEED G D AND I KNOW MY FRIENDS FROM HIGH SCHOOL G D ARE DROPPING MY NAME BECAUSE THEY THINK IT’S SO COOL E THAT I’M CAUGHT IN A CAGE MATCH RUN BY THE STATE C WITH MIDDLE-AGED MEN WHISPERING SOFTLY ABOUT RAPE G G/F# G WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE ME, WHERE SHOULD I GO C G TRAPPED WITH WORSE EVILS THAN I’VE EVER KNOWN D E C THINK OF WHAT YOU HAD SEEN WHEN YOU WERE SIXTEEN G E G C G E G THEN THINK OF ME C G NOW I’M JUST A GUY WHO’S GOT HALF HIS TIME TO GO D G IF GOOD BEHAVIOR MEANS A TWO-YEAR SHOW C G D (E) (F#) OTHER CONS ARE TALKING ABOUT ME NOW THEY CALL ME THE KID C G D AND THE JUDGE WHO SENT ME UP MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION C FOR THE NEXT ELECTION C G BUT WHAT THE MEDIA WON’T SAY IS EVEN WITH MY FREEDOM D I STILL WOULDN’T BE OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE AGAINST HIM NOW G G/F# G SOME NIGHTS ALL I COULD DO WAS SIT AND CRY C G IS THIS WHAT THEY WANT OR DO THEY WANT ME TO DIE? D E C IF THAT’S THE CASE, SPARK UP THE CHAIR, TAPE UP MY FACE E C KILL ME RIGHT HERE, BECAUSE I CAN’T TAKE THIS LIVING IN FEAR E C G D C AND WHAT I’M GETTING OUT OF THIS HAS NEVER MAD IT SELF CLEAR G D E C C D AS A FREE MAN I HAD TO FIGHT WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME G C PARANOIA AND CONSTANT BIGOTRY C D G A MIND-SET DESIGNED AND PROVIDED JUST TO HOLD ME DOWN C D WHERE RESPECT CAME ONLY THROUGH INTIMIDATION G C SO I’M ALWAYS EXPECTING A CONFRONTATION C D G APPARENTLY THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL REHABILITATION. MOSH FOR JESUS RIFF * = E------------- B------------- D------------- G-11-1-122- A-22-2-222- E------------- * * A VAGUE EXPRESSION AND A SILENT MOTIVE * * TO TAKE THIS SHITHOLE BY THE FUCKING THROAT C# E AND THEN IT'S ON OUR HANDS B AND THAT'S HOW THE NEW WORLD BEGAN B A PASSING PHRASE OF SILENT INDIGESTION B A MOLOTOV TO START THE CONFLAGRATION C# E TILL WE'VE LOST OUR VOICE B B WE'LL MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE E B A PENNY FOR YOUR TREASON E F# IS WORTH A THOUSAND MORE OF HOLLOW FREEDOM E B THE WORLD IS FEELING TWICE AS COLD TODAY E F# AND THERE'S NO MORE DISGUISING IT'S DECAY G# E F# ALL THIS SHIT I GOTTA BELIEVE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT B A RANDOM CHANCE G# E IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE ABOUNDING F# * * HOW COULD THIS BE A PART OF ANY GREATER PLAN B A NEW DISCUSSION OF AN AGE OLD QUESTION B AN AGE OLD METHOD TOWARDS A NEW DIRECTION C# E WHEN THE GOINGS TOUGH B WE'LL BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS B BREAK THE FIST THAT ABUSES B BE THE VOICE OF TRUTH B IN A WORLD SO TRUTHLESS C# E AND JUVENILE B A STAB IN THE BACK WITH A SMILE E B A PENNY FOR YOUR TREASON E F# IS WORTH A THOUSAND MORE OF HOLLOW FREEDOM E B THE WORLD IS FEELING TWICE AS COLD TODAY E F# AND THERE'S NO MORE DISGUISING IT'S DECAY G# E F# ALL THIS SHIT I GOTTA BELIEVE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT B A RANDOM CHANCE G# E IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE ABOUNDING F# * * HOW COULD THIS BE A PART OF ANY GREATER PLAN E G# E B E G# F# E B NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH E F# AND I’M GOING, HEY HEY HEY HEY E B THE WORLD IS FEELING TWICE AS COLD TODAY E F# AND THERE'S NO MORE DISGUISING IT'S DECAY G# E F# ALL THIS SHIT I GOTTA BELIEVE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT B A RANDOM CHANCE G# E IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE ABOUNDING F# HOW COULD THIS BE A PART OF ANY GREATER PLAN G# E F# ALL THIS SHIT I GOTTA BELIEVE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT B A RANDOM CHANCE G# E IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE ABOUNDING F# B HOW COULD THIS BE A PART OF ANY GREATER PLAN HANDMADE HARD TIMES HANDED BACK INTRO 4X (3RD AND 4TH TIME PLAY CHORDS IN PARENTHESES) (D) (G) (“A” 4TH TIME) E------------------10-12—10-10-10-10-10--------------10-12-12--10--10—10-10-10- B-11--11--11-12-----------------------------12--12—12--------------------------------- G-0-------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D G G A D WHEN I WAS JUST A KID WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW CRUEL THE WORLD COULD BE G G A E FADED PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN TIMES OF ENDLESS MISERY E G A D I LIT A CANDLE BUT I COULD NOT KNOW WHY G G A D WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE, THE PAGE ALREADY TURNED G OF ALL THE THINGS THEY HAD TRIED TO TEACH G A E INDIFFERENCE IS WHAT I LEARNED G A D "LIGHT A CANDLE AND YOU HAVE DONE ALL YOU CAN" A G D WELL I'VE WATCHED AS BLIND EYES TURNED AWAY AGAIN A G E AND SEEN IRON WROUGHT CONVICTIONS AS THEY'VE BENT D G G A WANT TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S NOT ON YOUR HANDS D G A SO EASY TO PRETEND THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE WHO GIVES A DAMN E G A D SO EASY, BUT SO HARD TO FORGET A G D WELL I'VE WATCHED AS BLIND EYES TURNED AWAY AGAIN A G E AND SEEN IRON WROUGHT CONVICTIONS AS THEY'VE BENT B C G D YOU CAN CHANGE THE CHANNEL BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE END B C D E G A IT LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS AS USUAL AGAIN D E G A D E DROWNED IN OUR CULTURE OF "PEACE" G A YOU TURN YOUR BACK TO THE "BEAST" D E IT'S SO EASY TO DO G A SO EASY D E DROWNED IN OUR CULTURE OF "PEACE" G A YOU TURN YOUR BACK TO THE "BEAST" D E IT'S SO EASY TO DO G A SO EASY D E DROWNED IN OUR CULTURE OF "PEACE" G A YOU TURN YOUR BACK TO THE "BEAST" D E IT'S SO EASY TO DO G A SO EASY D HONEY, I SHIT THE HOTTUB C G D G C D G C G D G WATCH THE CLOUDS FORM OUTSIDE MY WINDOW C G C D I LIGHT ANOTHER AS THE CITY GOES GRAY C G D G FACE THE WHIRLWIND WITH A POLITE SMILE C G D G RESIST THE MOTION OF SELF RIGHTEOUS CRUSADES C G D G SOME OF THE OTHERS LIVE FOR DEPRIVATION C G C D IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD EVER DO C G D G I GET MY KICKS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION C G D G A BROWN PAPER BOTTLE TO KILL YESTERDAYS NEWS C G D G THE RIGHT SIGHT BUT THE WRONG KIND OF VISION C G C D A GRAIN OF SALT COULD DO US ALL A LITTLE GOOD C G D G JUST WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS SO UNDERSTANDING C G D G IT KNOCKS YOU OVER WITH A SILENT LEFT HOOK C G D G SOME OF THE OTHERS LIVE FOR DEPRIVATION C G C D IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD EVER DO C G D G I GET MY KICKS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION C G D G A BROWN PAPER BOTTLE TO KILL YESTERDAYS NEWS E C G C G C I FACED A THOUSAND ATTITUDES LIKE THIS ONE BEFORE E YOU CAN SHOW ME YOUR RESTRICTIONS C WHILE I'M SHOWING YOU THE DOOR C G D G SOME OF THE OTHERS LIVE FOR DEPRIVATION C G C D IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD EVER DO C G D G I GET MY KICKS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION C G D G A BROWN PAPER BOTTLE TO KILL YESTERDAYS NEWS E C G C G C I FACED A THOUSAND ATTITUDES LIKE THIS ONE BEFORE E YOU CAN SHOW ME YOUR RESTRICTIONS C WHILE I'M SHOWING YOU THE DOOR C G D G C G C D C G D G C G C D C G D G SOME OF THE OTHERS LIVE FOR DEPRIVATION C G C D IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD EVER DO C G D G I GET MY KICKS FROM COMPLETE ANNIHILATION C G D G A BROWN PAPER BOTTLE TO KILL YESTERDAYS NEWS THE GREAT AMERICAN GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE (DURING VOICE-OVER) E ABBB AABBAG# E ABBB AABBAG# E ABBB AABBAG# E AAG#E (E) E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------6---7---6--------------------------------- D------------6---7---6-------------X---X---X--------------6---7---6---9--- A-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7---7---7----7-7-7-7-7---7---7---7--- E-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0---------------0--- E A E A WE WERE RAISED TO BE JUST WHAT WE ARE IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW E A B IF I OFFERED UP TO YOU SOME PROOF WOULD YOU LET YOUR ANGER SHOW E A E A OR WOULD YOU LET YOUR MIND SLEEP KEPT WARM BY SIMPLE NOVELTIES E A B A HISTORY THAT'S REALLY NOT YOUR OWN E B IS FREEDOM JUST THE PRIVILEGE OF HATRED GUARANTEED G# A IS COMPASSION JUST A SECOND THOUGHT OF HOPE BROUGHT TO IT'S KNEES G# A F# F# G# CAN DIGNITY SEE FIT TO WORK PAST ALL IT DOESN'T WANT TO SEE? A B E A SEVEN GUNS FOR DEGRADATION A B E A THREE CHEERS FOR CRUEL TRADITION A B E A E E E E RED, WHITE, AND BLACK EYES FOREVER E A SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF RESPECT TONIGHT E A THIS TENSION'S WRAPPED UP NICE AND TIGHT E A B THE STATIC'S FELT BUT NEVER MAKES A SOUND E A A MAN FINDS NOTHING LEFT TO EAT E A ANOTHER SELLS HIS BODY FOR A PLACE TO SLEEP E A B AS KLANSMEN FLOOD A CONFERENCE HALL DOWNTOWN E B THIS TV. 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