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Joe Citizen Blues

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Dmajor
90BPM
Lyrics & ChordsClick chords to see diagrams
Words and Music by Jay Farrar
CAPO 2
Chords used (some names may be incorrect):
D- 3230xx
G - 330023
Asus2- 03220x
G/D - 330002
G6- 33002x
A6/7sus - 03045x
A6/7* - 05005X
Intro: verse chords
He left his DdreaGms in the Asus2alley
GBetrayed by G/Dfalse Dbeliefs
GChecks the G/Dtime on his G6watch again
This world is Dspinning into overAsus2drive
DHistory is Ghappening Asus2now
GLessons of G/Dabject Dfailure
Do the Gleaders G/Dsleep while G6thousands die
To Dprotect from weapons of Asus2imagination
A6/7susThese Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
When Dopportunity means Gfiring a Asus2gun
[G]Looks Alot [G/D]like past Em[D]pires
The Gruling G/Dclass doesn't G6fight the wars
With stock Doptions and fortunes Asus2to be made
More Dreason for Ghope in the Asus2future
When this Gpresent is G/Dalmost Dpast
GSweet black G/Dcrude and G6Red White and Blue
May the Dinnocent find the Asus2answer
A6/7susTo these Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
A6/7susTo these Joe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
A6/7susJoe Citizen [A6/7*] blues
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
And the Dworld Asus2spins around with Ghead bowed down
At oneDthousand Asus2seventy Gmiles an hour
[A6/7sus] [A6/7*] repeated, end on D  
All chords in this song (8)

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