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Holiday In Cambodia

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1/40

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------|
A|----------7-6---------9-8---------7-6---------9-8------------------------|
E|--8-8-8-5-----8-8-8-5-----------5-----8-8-8-5----------------------------|
    <-       repeat   4x?   -> |  <-               riff 1               ->
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------8-8-8-7---6---5-5-5-----|----------8-8-8---7------6-----5-5-5------|
                                  so you been to school for a year or two
[Verse 1]
(riff 1)
So you been to school for a year or two
And you know you've seen it all
In daddy's car thinkin' you'll go far
Back east your type don't crawl
Play Gethnicky jazz to Dparade your snazz
On your Gfive grand stereDo
GBraggin that you know how the Dniggers feel cold
And the Gslums got so much Dsoul
[Pre-Chorus]
It's Dtime to Ctaste what Gyou Cmost Afear
DRight Guard Cwill not Ghelp Cyou Ahere
ABrace yourBself, my CdearB  
ABrace yourBself, my CdearD  
[Chorus]
It's a Aholiday in CCamDbodia
CIt's Atough kid but Cit's Dlife
CIt's a Aholiday in CCamDbodia
     C                A   G             F(riff 1)
Don't forget to pack a wife
[Verse 2]
(riff 1)
You're a Star-Belly Sneech you suck like a leech
You want everyone to act like you
Kiss ass while you bitch so you can get rich 
But your boss gets richer off you
Well Gyou'll work harder with a Dgun in your back
For a Gbowl of rice a Dday
GSlave for soldiers Dtill you starve
Then your Ghead is skewered on a Dstake
[Pre-Chorus]
DNow you can Cgo where the Gpeople Care Aone
DNow you can Cgo where they Gget Cthings Adone
AWhat you Bneed, my CsonB  
AWhat you Bneed, my CsonD  
[Chorus]
It's a Aholiday Cin CamDbodia
CWhere Apeople dress Cin Dblack
CA Aholiday in CCamDbodia
     C                 A    G           Friff1
Where you'll kiss ass or crack
[Instrumental]
APol CPot, DPol FPot, APol CPot, DPol FPot, APol CPot, DPol FPot, 
[Chorus]
It's a Aholiday in CCamDbodia
CWhere Ayou'll do what Cyour Dtold
CA Aholiday in CCamDbodia
CWhere the Aslums got so Gmuch Fsoul    CPol  APot

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Holiday In Cambodia

by Dead Kennedys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------|

A|----------7-6---------9-8---------7-6---------9-8------------------------|

E|--8-8-8-5-----8-8-8-5-----------5-----8-8-8-5----------------------------|

<- repeat 4x? -> | <- riff 1 ->

e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

E|------8-8-8-7---6---5-5-5-----|----------8-8-8---7------6-----5-5-5------|

so you been to school for a year or two

[Verse 1]

(riff 1)

So you been to school for a year or two

And you know you've seen it all

In daddy's car thinkin' you'll go far

Back east your type don't crawl

G D

Play ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz

G D

On your five grand stereo

G D

Braggin that you know how the niggers feel cold

G D

And the slums got so much soul

[Pre-Chorus]

D C G C A

It's time to taste what you most fear

D C G C A

Right Guard will not help you here

A B C B

Brace yourself, my dear

A B C D

Brace yourself, my dear

[Chorus]

A C D

It's a holiday in Cambodia

C A C D

It's tough kid but it's life

C A C D

It's a holiday in Cambodia

C A G F

(riff 1)

Don't forget to pack a wife

[Verse 2]

(riff 1)

You're a Star-Belly Sneech you suck like a leech

You want everyone to act like you

Kiss ass while you bitch so you can get rich

But your boss gets richer off you

G D

Well you'll work harder with a gun in your back

G D

For a bowl of rice a day

G D

Slave for soldiers till you starve

G D

Then your head is skewered on a stake

[Pre-Chorus]

D C G C A

Now you can go where the people are one

D C G C A

Now you can go where they get things done

A B C B

What you need, my son

A B C D

What you need, my son

[Chorus]

A C D

It's a holiday in Cambodia

C A C D

Where people dress in black

C A C D

A holiday in Cambodia

C A G F

riff1

Where you'll kiss ass or crack

[Instrumental]

A C D F A C D F A C D F

Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot,

[Chorus]

A C D

It's a holiday in Cambodia

C A C D

Where you'll do what your told

C A C D

A holiday in Cambodia

C A G F C A

Where the slums got so much soul Pol Pot

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