Tuning:

DECLINE - Nofx A C D E G F B C# D# G# F# a c e g f g# f# e--5--3--5--0--3--1--2--4--6--4--2--12--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- B--5--5--7--0--3--1--4--6--8--4--2--12--17--9--12--10-13--11------- G--6--5--7--1--4--2--4--6--8--5--3--13--17--9--12--10-13--11------- D--7--5--7--2--5--3--4--6--8--6--4--14--17--9--12--10-13--11------- A--7--3--5--2--5--3--2--4--6--6--4--14--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- E--5--3--5--0--3--1--2--4--6--4--2--12--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- Starts with bass (for this part, every note written is a time you strum) (bass) A C A A C A (bass) C B (lets go!) A A A C D C A A A C D C A A A C D C A C A A C A A A C D C A C D C D D C C E

^EWhere are all these ^Dstupid people ^Afr
(F)
om ^A and f
how'd they get to ^Cbe so ^Ddumb

e Bred on purple mountain range fed amber waves of grain to lesser

human ^Cbeings zero feelings (string grind) e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D-----------------------------------------------(blame it on) A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x18)-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x12) E----------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x18)-2-2-2-3-3-3------(end on "destiny") E---------------------------------------------------- while rythem dose: f e f e C Human nature, Man's destiny (man's destin...) Blame it on the f e greediocracy (greediocra) g C Fear of god, the fear of change, the fear of truth from "god" to "truth" lead dose: e---------------------------- B---------------------------- G---------------------------- D---------------------------- A-5(x9)-10-8-5(x9)-8-10-3(x9) E---------------------------- e C D# add the bill of rights subtract the wrongs (theres no answer) e C D# memorize and sing star spangled songs (when the questions)

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aren't ev^Ger asked, i^As anybody^F learning from the past We're l^Civing in ^Gunited s^Ftagnation

E CDC (E) BCB (E) CDC (E) BCB (E) e g fe f e d Father, What have I done? I took that 22, a gift to me from you D A f e To bed with me each night, kept it clean polished it well f e D C Cherished every cartridge every shell C f B Down by the creek under brush under dirt there's the carcas of my

second ^Akill AG#G AG#G

C f B Down by the park under stone under pine there's the carcas of my

brother ^AWilliam, Brother f C Where, have you gone to? I swear, I never thought I could f I see so many times, they told me to shoot straight, don't pull the tri^Cgger squeeze, that will ensure a kill, f C f C fC A kill is what you want, a kill is why we breed

(bass) when lead comes in: e-------------------------- B-------------------------- G-------------------------- D-------------------------- A-5--4--3--10-5-10-5-10-5 x2 E-------------------------- (f C f C f C) same during: The Christians love their guns, the church and NRA Pray for their salvation, pray on the lower faith (move it all up 2 frets) The storybook's been read, and every line belived Curriculum's been set, logic is a threat, reason searched and seized. While bass goes: E G#(not sure of this one) e a x2 lead: e----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------- D-7-6-6-6-6-7-9-9-9-9(x3)-7-6-6-6-6-7-6- A----------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------- while rhythm does: e A B A e B G# A

^BJerry Spent ^Esome t^Aime in Michagin g# e C# f# A 20 year vacation after all he had a dime A dim
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e is wort^D#h a lot mo^C#re in D^Betroit a g# e f# A dime in California, A 20 dollar fine

previous lead/rythem again

^BJerry only st^Eayed a^A couple months g# e C# f# It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass Asphy
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xiation i^D#s simple an^C#d fast ^B a g# e f# It beats seventeen fun years of being someone's bitch

lead (all on A string) g# Don't Think (stay) 12-11-12-14 g# Drink your wine (home) 12-11-12-14 e Watch the fire burn (be) 12-11-12 a His problems not mine(safe) 12-11-14-14-14-12-12-12-9 (end on "-zen" in citizen) e Just be that modle citizen B E A E B E BB A G# A G# x4 (last time end on A) E G# e a I wish I had a schilling for every sensless killing I'd buy a (-very sensless kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiling) government E G# e a America's for sale and you can get a good deal on it and make a (a good deal onnnnnnnnnn ittttttttttt) healthy profit

or mayb^G#e tea^Er it ap^Aart s^Etart w
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ith ass
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umption ^B That a milli^Con peop^Ale are s^Emart smarter than one

E C D G F# x2 w/trombone if you want, trombone part: e------------------ B--9-7-5-----7-5-4 G------------------ D------------------ x2 A-7---------5----- E------------------ then lead: e--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10---10--10-10--10-10--10--9-9--10-10--10... E--------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A-10--10-7-7--10-10--10-10--10-------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- the timing is really weird on this, listen along to figure it out. rythem during lead: E C D (w/ bass) Seritonin's gone, she gave up, drifted away

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Sara fl^Ded the pro^Ecess g^Cone Sh^Ae left he^Br answering machine on e
The ^Dgreeting ^Eleft s^Cpoken ^Asincer ^Bmessages no one will ever hear

solo starting here goes through "empty head": e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A-0-0-3-5-7-7-5-3-5--7-5-0----0-3-5-3-5-3-2--3-2-1 x2 (2nd time w/out E---------------------------------------------------- last 4 notes)

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10,000 ^Cmessages^B a day, a ^Amillion mo^Cre transmissions lay victim^As of the L^Baissez Faire e
10,000 voices 1^B00 gun^As, 100 decible^Cs turns t^Ao 1, one bullet, one empty ^Bhead ^E Now with ^ASeritonin gone

^C(lead ^Con low ^BE stri^Ang) ^A ^G ^E E-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4

C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0

^C The ma^En who used to speak performes a cute routine ^B Feel a ^Alittle patronized, don't feel ^Gbad about wh^Bats inside y^Aour head and you feel a bit misled, its not

that they don't care yeah

^C The te^Elevisions put a thought inside you're head ^B Like ^Aa Barry Manilow, Jinggle, I'd ^GLike to teac^Bh the worl^Ad to sing in perfect harmony, a symphonic blank

stare, yeah

^G It do^Bsen't ma^Ake you c^Gare (make you care) ^G Not de^Bsigned t^Ao make ^Gyou care (make you care) G B A... There betting you won't care (you won't...)

rythem during solo: G E C A B C A G B C A E Solo: can't figure it out verbatim. dosen't need to be any ways, its a solo. Its in the key of G though. after everything fades out, bass starts up again, then guitar comes in: B A x2

^CPlace a g
wager o^Dn you're e
greed a ^Cwager o^Gn you're ^Dpride ^C W
g
hy try t^Do beat t
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hem whe^Cn a mill^Gion oth^Ders tried ^G (We ^Eare the whore) g f# Intelectually spayed ^G (We ^Eare the queer) g f# Dysfunctionally raised

trombone part again with same rythem: E C D G F# x2 Fade out on E little lead thing comes in: e--------------------------- B--------------------------- G-------5(x32)-4(x32)-1(x58) this note note for all of this part, except on "living through D--------------------------- conformity", it dose: A-5(x32)-------------------- E--------------------------- e----------- ---------- ----------- B----------- ---------- ----------- G-0(x16)----then back to-1-1-1-1...and on "gonna be a...",dose-0(x8) D----------- ---------- ----------- A----------- ---------- ----------- E-------0(x8) ---------- ----------- Rhythm: E G# X2

^E One mo^G#re pill to kill the pain x3 ^G Livi^Eng through conformity

G# G# E G#

^E One mo^G#re prayer should keep me safe x3 Theres ^Ggonna be ^Aa BETTE^AR PLACE^A ^E ^E ^E ^B ^B ^B ^D ^D ^D (won)^A Lost the bat^Btle lost the war, lost the things worth living for Lost the wi^All to win the fight, one more pill to kill the pain na na na^F# na na, na ^Dna na na na
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, na na na^A na na, na na na na na The going get^F# tought the tough get debt, don't pay attebtion pay the D e rent, next of kins pay for your sins, a little faith should keep us ^Asafe ^A ^A ^A ^A ^A

The wierd guitar part here, as far as I can tell, is: f C small lead goes with it (on A string) A-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12 other lead has weird timing, it starts with: e--------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------- A---------------------11-10-11--11-10-11 E-12-11-12--12-11-12------------------- but then the rest goes: e--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------10-9-10--10-9-10------------------------------------- A-8-7-8--8-7-8--------------------------------------11-10-11--11-10-11 E--------------------------------12-11-12--12-11-12---------------- x2 (save us) (existance) (resist.) The Human Is failing lead becomes: D---------10------------------------- A-8-------------------------11------- E------------------12---------------- during: Essential (The future) Written off (The odds are) Astronomically againsts us (Only moron and genius) We'll fight a losing battle (Against the super ego) when giving in is so *** comforting (these are actually played with single note instead of bar cords) f e g# And so we go, on with our lives, we know the truth , but prefer lies a c a g c g A Lies are simple, simple is bliss, why go against tradition when we c can, e g f Admit defeat, live in deline, be the victims of our own design

The sta^Dtus quo built o^Cn suspec
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t, why w^Could anyone^D stick out their neck Fellow me^Cmbers, ^Bclub we've got our's g f C I'd like to introduce you to our host He's got ^Chis, and I 've got mine, meet THE DECLINE.

C e-8-8-- B--8-8- G------ D------ A------ E------ Ends with trombone part again and rythem: E C D G F# lead comes in to replace trombone after a few trombone parts that lead is: e-------------------- B-------------------- G-------------------- D-------------------- A----2-3----------2-- E-3-5--------2-3-5--5 after 11 times w/lead, move everything up 2 frets, and let it fade out until its over.

Nofx - The decline