{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2070759,"song":"Systematic Death","artist":"Jeffrey Lewis","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11450966-systematic-death-chords-by-jeffrey-lewis/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2070759?type=chord","rating":4.59177,"votes":3,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - death in life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - the surgeons knife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - hacking at the cord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - a child is born[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little fucker, poor little kid[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever asked for life, no she never did[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little baby, poor little mite[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCrying out for food as her parents fight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCrying out for food as her parents fight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - send him to school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - force him to crawl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - teach him how to cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - kick him off his feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little schoolboy, poor little lad[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey'll pat him if he's good, beat him if he's bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little kiddy, poor little chap[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey'll force feed his mind with their useless crap[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nForce feed his mind with their useless crap[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - they'll teach her how to cook[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - they'll teach her how to look[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - they'll teach her all the tricks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - create another victim for their greasy pricks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little girly, poor little wench[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnother little object to prod and pinch[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little sweety, poor little filly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey'll fuck her mind so they can fuck her silly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFuck her mind so they can fuck her silly[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - he's grown to be a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - He's been taught to fit the plan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - forty years of jobs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - Pushing little buttons, pulling little knobs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor fucking worker, poor little serf[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWorking like a mule for half of what he's worth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor fucking grafter, poor little gent[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWorking for the cash that he's already spent[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWorking for the cash that he's already spent[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'll selling his life, she's his loyal wife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nTimid as a mouse, she's got her little house[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's got his little car and they share the cocktail bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe likes to cook his meals, you know, something that appeals[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSometimes he works til late so his supper has to wait[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut she doesn't really mind cos he's getting overtime[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe likes to put a bit away just for that rainy day[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCos every little counts when the cost of living mounts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey do the pools each week hoping for that lucky break[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen they'd take a trip abroad, do all the things they can't afford[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe'd really like to have a fur, he'd like a bigger car[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey could buy a bungalow, with a Georgian door for show[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe might think of leaving work, but no, he wouldn't like to shirk[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'd much prefer to stay and get his honest days pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's got a life of work ahead, there's no rest for the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe's tried to make it nice, he's said thank you once or twice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - deprived of any hope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - taught they couldn't cope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - slaves right from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSystem, system, system - til death do them part[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little fuckers, what a sorry pair[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHad their lives stolen, but they didn't really care[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoor little darlings, just your ordinary folks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nVictims of the system and it's cruel jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nVictims of the system and it's cruel jokes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe couple views the wreckage and dreams of home sweet home[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey'd almost paid their mortgage when the system dropped its bomb[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA A G A\nA A G A\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","G","Em","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}