Nofx The decline

Tom: D E 0-2-2-1-0-0 E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 E 0-2-2-x-x-x F 1-3-3-2-1-1 Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 F 1-3-3-x-x-x G 3-5-5-x-x-x G 2-5-5-x-x-x Ab 4-6-6-x-x-x A 0-0-2-2-2-0 Am 0-0-2-2-1-0 A 5-7-7-x-x-x A 4-7-7-x-x-x Bb 6-8-8-x-x-x B 7-9-9-x-x-x ou x-2-4-4-x-x C 8-10-10-x-x-x ou x-3-5-5-x-x C 7-10-10-x-x-x Db 9-11-11-x-x-x ou x-4-6-6-x-x Db 8-11-11-x-x-x ou x-3-6-6-x-x D x-5-7-7-x-x ou 10-12-12-x-x-x D! x-5-9-x-x-x E x-7-9-9-x-x F x-8-10-10-x-x G x-10-12-12-x-x A x-12-14-14-x-x A D where are all the stupid people from A F C G and how'd they get to be so dumb? C C bred on purple mountain range Bb feed amber waves of grains A F to lesser human beings, zero feelings A A A A (blame it on!) F A A F C human nature, man's destiny (man's destiny) F C blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy) C G Bb F the fear of God the fear of change fear of truth C add the bill of rights C F Ab subtract the wrongs (theres no answers!) C memorize and sing C F Ab star spangled songs (when the questions!) C G aren't ever asked G A F is anybody learning from the past? C G F we're living in united stagnation F E A F G E A F G E A F G E A F G E A G father what have i done C Bb A i took that twenty two F C G a gift to me from you D A to bed with me each night A F C kept it clean polished it well F C C F cherished every cartridge every shell A F down by the creek under brush under dirt F G A theres a carcass of my second kill A F down at the park under stone under under pine F G A theres a carcass of my brother william A F brother where have you gone to i swear F C i never thought i could i see so many times C F they told me to shoot straight F don't pull the trigger squeeze F C that will insure a kill a kill is what you want C F C F C F C to kill is why we breed [rythem fig.1] [end rythem fig.1] [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] [end rythem fig.2] [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 E B A E Db A B E A Am (jerry spent some time in michigan) E Db Gb B a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime E Db B (a dime is worth a lot more in detroit) A E A B a dime in california a twenty dollar fine E B A E Db A B E A Am (jerry only stayed a couple months) E Db its hard to enjoy yourself Gb B while bleeding out the ass E Db B (asphyxiation is simple and fast) A E A B it beats seventeen fun years of being someonesbitch E don't think (stay!) D! drink your wine (home!) Db watch the fire burn (be!) A his problems not mine (safe!) A just be that model citizen 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................. E C A E maybe, tear it apart start with assumption E C A E that a million people are smart smarter than one [trombone riff] E C D G G [trombone riff] E C D G G E C D E E E C D E E E C D E E E C D E E [rythem fig.3] [end rythem fig.3] [rythem fig.3] serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away E D! Db sara fled thought process gone C D G she left her answering machine on E D! Db the greeting left spoke insincere C D G messages no one will ever hear A C G 10,000 messages a day G D A a million more transmissions lay A C G victims of the laissez faire A C G 10,000 voices a hundred guns G D A 100 decibels turns to one A C G one bullet one empty head E D now with serrotonin gone (gone!) C B A G E C B A G E C B A G E C B A G E C B A G E C the man who used to speak E performs a cute routine B A fell a little patronized A C G don't feel bad they found a way inside your head G D and you feel a bit mislead D A its not that they don't care yeah C the televisions put a E thought inside your head B A like a barry manilow A C G jingle i'd like to teach the world to sing G D in perfect har-mo-ny D A a symphonic blank stare yeah C E it doesn't make you care (make you care!) C E not designed to make you care (make you care!!) C E they're betting you won't care (you won't care!!) (play with wah-wah pedal) C G D E they'll place a wager on your greed C E D a wager on your pride C G D E why try to beat them when C E D a million others tried C E we are the whore G D intellectually spade C E we are the queer G D dysfunctionally raised [trombone riff] E C D G G [trombone riff] E C D G G E [rythem fig.4] [end rythem fig.4] [rythem fig.4] one more pill to kill the pain one more pill to kill the pain one more pill to kill the pain living through conformity [rythme fig.4] one more prayer to keep me safe one more prayer to keep us warm one more prayer to keep us safe theres gonna be a A E B D better place A E lost the battle lost the war E B lost the things worth living for B D lost the will to win the fight D A one more pill to kill the pain A Gb na na na na na Gb D na na na na na D E na na na na na E A na na na na na A Gb the bored get tough the tough get dead Gb D don't pay attention pay the rent D E our next of kins pay for your sins E A a little faith should keep us safe [rythem fig.5] [end rythem fig.5] (save us!) [rythem fig.5] the human (existence) is failing (resistance) essential (the future) written off (the odds are) astronomically against (only moron and genius) would fight a losing battle (against the superego) when giving in is so damn comorting and so we A F go on with our lives C E we know the truth but prefer lies A C lies are simple, simple is bliss D F why go against tradition when we can A E admit defeat live in decline A F be the victim our own design D F with status quo built on suspect C Bb A why would anyone stick out there neck F G fellow members club we got ours C Bb A i'd like to introduce you to our host F Fm he's got his and i've got mine C meet the decline [trombone riff] E C D G G (15 times) Gb D E A A (8 times/fade out)