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Behind The Music

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The Intro Goes like this:
I------------------------------------------------------------I
I-2-0--0-2-0--0-0---0-0---------------000--------------------I
I-----2------2---2/1---2/1--Repeat 2X----111-2-(let ring)----I
I------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------I
Chords:
IA---I   IEm---I    IG---I   ID---I  IF#---I
Beggining (Palm Mute):
WAell we finished up the record........     
WEme wanted to go huge but.........
AGnd the guy.........
ADnd he thinks that......
Next Part (Open):
TAhe plan's just so tight........
AEmnd we got..........
WGith the radio.....
TDo see if we can.....
Next Part (Palm Mute):
SGo we watied by the phone,
AAnd they finnaly let us know,
TGhat the record label's quote-,
 A (only play once and let ring)
"Very Excited-"
Verse (open, but palm mute last line):
TDhis could be the big one,A  
TDime to celebrate peArhaps,
ODur fate is in the hands of sAtrangers,
                      G      A   G/F#(Play  F#once then pause)
Go-ing gold or down the hole...you can kiss my a....
-Repeat Beggining-
Then (Palm Mute):
SAo we got.....
BEmut the....
CGause he's gotta play.....
FDor the 80's flashback.....
Then  (Open):
TAhough our.......
BEmut it cost $100 grand...
AGnd were trying to.....
TDhat there's enough in.....
Then:
SGo were playing......
AAnd were trying to get.....
                               G   A(let ring)          
And we got a good review and, music connections.
-Repeat Verse-
-Repeat Beggining- 
Then (Play In Regular chords-*not bar chords*)
 A (let ring)
 Em (let ring)
 G (let ring)
 D (let ring-with induvidual string picking)
Then:
SGo were giving it a shot,
 A (heavy palm mute)
AGnd the drummer quit.....
SAo were holding....
-Repeat Verse-
-Repeat Beggining-
Then:           
                A           AAA
This could be the big one,
ATime to celebrate pAerhaps,A  
       A        A     A        AAA
This could be the big one,
(No Music)

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Behind The Music

by The Vandals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

The Intro Goes like this:

I------------------------------------------------------------I

I-2-0--0-2-0--0-0---0-0---------------000--------------------I

I-----2------2---2/1---2/1--Repeat 2X----111-2-(let ring)----I

I------------------------------------------------------------I

Chords:

A Em G D F#

I---I I---I I---I I---I I---I

Beggining (Palm Mute):

Well we finished up the record........

We wanted to go huge but.........

And the guy.........

And he thinks that......

Next Part (Open):

The plan's just so tight........

And we got..........

With the radio.....

To see if we can.....

Next Part (Palm Mute):

So we watied by the phone,

And they finnaly let us know,

That the record label's quote-,

A (only play once and let ring)

"Very Excited-"

Verse (open, but palm mute last line):

D A

This could be the big one,

D A

Time to celebrate perhaps,

D A

Our fate is in the hands of strangers,

G A G/F# F#

(Play once then pause)

Go-ing gold or down the hole...you can kiss my a....

-Repeat Beggining-

Then (Palm Mute):

So we got.....

But the....

Cause he's gotta play.....

For the 80's flashback.....

Then (Open):

Though our.......

But it cost $100 grand...

And were trying to.....

That there's enough in.....

Then:

So were playing......

And were trying to get.....

G A

(let ring)

And we got a good review and, music connections.

-Repeat Verse-

-Repeat Beggining-

Then (Play In Regular chords-*not bar chords*)

A (let ring)

Em (let ring)

G (let ring)

D (let ring-with induvidual string picking)

Then:

So were giving it a shot,

A (heavy palm mute)

And the drummer quit.....

So were holding....

-Repeat Verse-

-Repeat Beggining-

Then:

A A

This could be the big one,

A A A

Time to celebrate perhaps,

A A A A

This could be the big one,

(No Music)

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