CREDIT GOES TO: Nikiola =================================================== THE DECLINE - NoFX =================================================== chords in this song (mostly powerchords) low<----->high 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 ================================================== the decline ================================================== |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------2-2-------- |--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--------------------- |------------------------------|---------------- |------------------------------|---------------- |----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---- |------------------------------|----------------- |------------------------------|----------------- |----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---- |------------------------------|----------------- |----------------|--------------------------------- |----------------|--------------------------------- |----------------|-----------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--------- |------------------|------------|------------------ |------------------|------------|------------------ |-----------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--------- |------------------|------------------------------- |------------------|------------------------------- |-----------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

feed amber waves of ^A#5grains to lesser human ^A5beings, zero fee^F5lings

|------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 (blame it on!) |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- F5^ |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- 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

^C5add the bill of rights ^C5subtract the ^F5wrongs (^G#5theres no answers!) ^C5memorize and sing ^C5star spangled ^F5songs (^G#5when the questions!) ^C5aren't ever ^G5asked ^G5is anybody ^A5learning from the^F5 past? ^C5we're living in u^G5nited stagna^F5tion

|-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- A5 G5^ father what have i done

i ^C5took that ^A#5twenty ^A5two a ^F5gift to ^C5me from ^G5you ^D5to bed with me each ^A5night A5 F5^ C5 kept it clean polished it well F5^ C5 C5* F5^ cherished every cartridge every shell ^A5down by the creek under ^F5brush under dirt ^F5theres a ^G5carcass of my second ^A5kill

|--------------- |--------------- |--------------- (i can't get this to sound right!) |--------------- |--------7-6-5-- |--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 [rythem fig.1] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----12-----------------------------| |-----12----12----12----12----12-----| |--10----10----10----10----10----10--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----12---12--------12---------| |----12---12---12---12---12----| |--9----9----9----9----9----9--| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-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-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----12-----------------------------| |-----12----12----12----12----12-----| |--10----10----10----10----10----10--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----12---12--------12---------| |----12---12---12---12---12----| |--9----9----9----9----9----9--| [end rythem fig.1] |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-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-| [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] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----14-----------------------------| |-----14----14----14----14----14-----| |--12----12----12----12----12----12--| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----14----14----------14----------| |-----14----14----14----14----14----| |--11----11----11----11----11----11-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----14----------------------14-----| |----14----14----14----14----14-----| |-10----10----10----10----10----10--| [end rythem fig.2] |----------------------| |----------------------| |--14----14-----14-----| |--14-14-14--14-14-14--| |--12-14-12--14-12-14--| |-----12-----12----12--| [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 |-0------------------------------------------------ |-0------------------------------------------------ |-1------------------------------------------------ |-2----4-6-4---6-4----4-6-4---4-6-4-6-4----7-7-7-7- |-2--7-------7------7-------7-----------7---------- |-0------------------------------------------------ |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--7-6-4--7-7-7-7-6-4----4-6-4--------------------- |----------------------7-------7-4---7-4---4-7-4-7- |----------------------------------7-----7--------- |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--4------------6-6-7-7-6-4----| |----7-4-7--7-7-------------7--| |------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------- |10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-- |-------------------------------------------------- |-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9--9--9--- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------| |10\9-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-10\9-9-9-9-10/12--| |--------------------------------------------| |-7\6-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---7\6-6-6-6--7/9---| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| E5^ A Am (jerry spent some time in michigan)

^E5a twenty year va^C#5cation after ^F#5all he had a ^B5dime E5^ C#5 B5 (a dime is worth a lot more in detroit) ^A5a dime in cali^E5fornia a ^A5twenty dollar ^B5fine

^E5its hard to en^C#5joy yourself while ^F#5bleeding out the ^B5ass E5^ C#5 B5 (asphyxiation is simple and fast) ^A5it beats seven^E5teen fun years of ^A5being someones^B5bitch E5^ don't think (stay!) D5! drink your wine (home!) C#5! watch the fire burn (be!) his problems not ^A5mine (safe!) ^A5just be that model citizen

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^E(i wish i had a schilling) ^E7(for every senseless ^Akilling) (i'd ^Ambuy a government) ^E(americas for sale) ^E7(and you can get a good deal ^Aon it) (and ^Ammake a healthy profit)

or.................

^E5maybe, tear it a^C5part ^A5 start with as^E5sumption ^E5that a million people are ^C5smart ^A5 smarter than ^E5one

[trombone riff] E5 C5 D5 G5 G5* [trombone riff] E5 C5 D5 G5 G5* |--------------------------------------- |--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-- |--------------------------------------- |--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-- |--------------------------------------- |--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--8-8-----7-7-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-- |--------------------------------------- |--5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--8-8-----4-4-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-- |--------------------------------------- |--5-5-----1-1-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 [rythem fig.3] |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-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] |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |------------------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

^C5she left her ^D5answering machine ^G5on E5^ D5! C#5* the greeting left spoke insincere ^C5messag^D5es no one will ever ^G5hear ^A510,000 ^C5messages a ^G5day ^G5a million ^D5more transmissions ^A5lay ^A5victims ^C5of the laissez ^G5faire ^A510,000 ^C5voices a hundred ^G5guns ^G5100 ^D5decibels turns to ^A5one ^A5one bullet^C5 one empty he^G5ad

^E5now with serrotonin ^D5gone (gone!)

C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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