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THE DECLINE – NoFX
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chords in this song (mostly powerchords)
lowhigh
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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|–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———————
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|—-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—-
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|—-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—-
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|—————-|———–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———
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|———–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———
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|———–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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|–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
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|—–12—-12—-12—-12—-12—–|
|–10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10–|
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|—-12—12——–12———|
|—-12—12—12—12—12—-|
|–9—-9—-9—-9—-9—-9–|
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|—————————-|-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-|
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|—–12—————————–|
|—–12—-12—-12—-12—-12—–|
|–10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10–|
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|—-12—12——–12———|
|—-12—12—12—12—12—-|
|–9—-9—-9—-9—-9—-9–|
[end rythem fig.1]
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|—————————-|-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-|
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—–|
|–12—-12—-12—-12—-12—-12–|
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|—–14—-14———-14———-|
|—–14—-14—-14—-14—-14—-|
|–11—-11—-11—-11—-11—-11-|
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|—-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–|
and every line believed [rythem fig.2] cirriculums been set
logic is a threat
reason searched and seized
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|-2—-4-6-4—6-4—-4-6-4—4-6-4-6-4—-7-7-7-7-
|-2–7——-7——7——-7———–7———-
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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———
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|–4————6-6-7-7-6-4—-|
|—-7-4-7–7-7————-7–|
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|109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12–
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|-76-6-6-6-7/-9–9–9–9—76-6-6-6–7/9–9–9—
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|109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-10/12–|
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|-76-6-6-6-7/-9–9–9–9—76-6-6-6–7/9—|
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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
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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–
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|–5-5—–1-1—–5-5—–5-5—–5-5–
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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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
