The decline

(início)

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where are all the stupid people from
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and how'd they get to be so dumb?
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bred on purple mountain range
                    A#5
feed amber waves of grains
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to lesser human beings, zero feelings

   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
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star spangled songs (when the questions!)
C5          G5
aren't ever asked
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is anybody learning from the past?
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we're living in united stagnation
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A5                 G5^
father what have i done
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i took that twenty two
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a gift to me from you
D5                  A5
to bed with me each night
A5      F5^               C5
kept it clean polished it well
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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

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
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to kill is why we breed

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

the story books been read
and every line believed

rythem fig.2

cirriculums been set
logic is a threat
reason searched and seized

rythem fig.2

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rythem fig.2

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E5^                            A   Am
(jerry spent some time in michigan)
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a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime
E5^                              C#5  B5
(a dime is worth a lot more in detroit)
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a dime in california a twenty dollar fine

rythem fig.2

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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
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(asphyxiation is simple and fast)
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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

rythem fig.2

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(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.................
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maybe, tear it apart      start with assumption
E5                        C5    A5              E5
that a million people are smart    smarter than one

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rythem fig.3

serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away
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  sara fled thought process gone
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she left her answering machine on
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the greeting left spoke insincere
C5    D5                  G5
messages no one will ever hear
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10,000 messages a day
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a million more transmissions lay
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victims of the laissez faire
A5     C5               G5
10,000 voices a hundred guns
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100 decibels turns to one
A5        C5           G5
one bullet one empty head
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now with serrotonin gone  (gone!)
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rythem fig.3

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rythem fig.3

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rythem fig.3

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rythem fig.3

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C5
the man who used to speak
E5
performs a cute routine
B5                  A5
fell a little patronized
A5        C5                                G5
don't feel bad they found a way inside your head
G5                    D5
and you feel a bit mislead
D5                      A5
its not that they don't care yeah
C5
the televisions put a
E5
thought inside your head
B5               A5
like a barry manilow
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jingle i'd like to teach the world to sing
G5                D5
in perfect har-mo-ny
D5                A5
a symphonic blank stare yeah
C5                  E5
it doesn't make you care (make you care!)
C5                      E5
not designed to make you care (make you care!!)
C5                        E5
they're betting you won't care (you won't care!!)

rythem fig.3

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they'll place a wager on your greed
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a wager on your pride
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why try to beat them when
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a million others tried
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we are the whore
G5^            D5
intellectually spade
C5         E5^
we are the queer
G5^             D5
dysfunctionally raised

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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
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better place
A5                       E5
lost the battle lost the war
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lost the things worth living for
B5                       D5
lost the will to win the fight
D5                        A5
one more pill to kill the pain
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na na na na na
F#5         D5
na na na na na
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na na na na na
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na na na na na
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the bored get tough the tough get dead
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don't pay attention pay the rent
D5                            E5^
our next of kins pay for your sins
E5^                           A5
a little faith should keep us safe

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
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go on with our lives
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we know the truth but prefer lies
          A5               C5
lies are simple, simple is bliss
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why go against tradition when we can
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admit defeat live in decline
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be the victim our own design
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with status quo built on suspect
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why would anyone stick out there neck
F5                         G5
fellow members club we got ours
    C5           A#5             A5
i'd like to introduce you to our host
         F                Fm
he's got his and i've got mine
         C5
meet the decline

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