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The Decline
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[Chords]
Am F C G
Am C D(a few times)
E C D(once)
C C/B
Am C D(a few times)
E C D(once)
C C/B D
[Verse ]
AmWhere are all the stupid people Dmfrom?
AmAnd Fhow'd they get to Cbe so dumGb?
CBred on purple mountain C/Brange
Feed amber waves of gBbrains
To lesser human F/Abeings, zero feelFings
AmBlame Bit Con
HumaFn nature, mans destiny (mCans destiny)
FBlame it on the greediocCracy (greediocracy)
Fear of Dmgod
The fear of Bbchange
The fear of Ftruth
CAdd the bill of rights, subtract the Fwrongs
G#There's no answers
CMemorize and sing star spangled Fsongs
G#When the questions
CAren't ever Gasked
Is anybody Amlearning from the Fpast?
We're lCiving in Gunited stagnatioFnE
Am F G E
Am F G E
AmFather what have I Gdone?
I Ctook C/Bthat 2Am2
A gFift to Cme from Gyou
To beDmd with me each Amnight
Kept it clFean
Polished it Cwell
CheFrished every Ccartridge, C/Bevery Fshell
AmDown, by the creek, under Fbrush, under dirt
There's a Gcarcass of my second kAmillG# G F# F E
AmDown, by the park, under Fstone, under pine
There's a Gcarcass of my brother WAmilliam
Brother wFhere, have you gone to?
I swear, I never thought I Ccould
I see so many times
They told me to shoot Dmstraight
Don't pull the trigger, squeeze
That will insure a Ckill
A kill is what you want
A kill is why we bFreCedF C F C
D D/C# C G D G D G D
D D/C# D G D G D G D
The chrDistians love their D/C#guns
The chuCrch and nGraD G D G D
Pray for Dtheir salvatD/C#ions
Prey on Cthe lower faGitDhsG D G D
EThe story book's been E/D#read
And every line bDelievedA E A E A E
ECurriculum's been E/D#set
Logic is a tDhreat
Reason searched and seiAzeEdA E A E
E E7 A Am
E E7 A Am
E E B A
E C#m A B
EJerry spent some time in MichiAganAm
A tEwenty year vacC#mation, after F#mall he had a dimBe
A dEime is worth a E/D#lot more in DetC#mroitB
A diAme in caliEfornia, a twAenty dollar Bfine
E E B A
E C#m A B
EJerry only stayed a couple AmonthsAm
EIt's hard to enjC#moy yourself while bF#mleeding out the Bass
EAsphyxiation E/D#is simple and C#mfastB
AIt beats sevenEteen fun years of Abeing someones Bbitch
Don't thinEk (stay)
Drink your wDine (home)
Watch the fire D/C#burn (be)
His problems not Amine (safe)
Just be that model citiEzeAnE E
EI wish I had a schillingE7
For every senseless Akilling
I'd bAmuy a government
EAmerica's for saleE7
And you can get a good deal Aon it
AmAnd make a healthy profit
Or maEybe, tear it apCart
AmStart with assumpEtion
EThat a million people are Csmart
AmSmarter than oEneC D G D/F#
Weird rhythm
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
Em C D G
Em B C G
EmSerotonin's gonBe
She gave up, drCifted awayG
EmSara fDled, thought process D/C#gone
CShe left her anDswering machine Gon
EmThe greeting lDeft spoken sincD/C#ere
CMessages Dno one will ever Ghear
AmTen thousand Cmessages a Gday
A million Dmore transmissions Amlay
Victims Cof the laissez Gfaire
AmTen thousand Cvoices, a hundred Gguns
A hundred Ddecibels turns to Amone
One Cbullet, one empty Ghead
EmNow with serotonin Dgone
C B Am GEoctave Ewith maj3 Eoctave Emaj3
C B Am G E
CThe man who used to speak
PerforEms a cute routine
DFeel a little patroD/C#nized
Don't feel bCad
They found a way inside your Ghead
And you feel a bit misDled
It's not that they don't Amcare, yeah
The telCevision's put a Ethought inside your head
DLike a barry maniD/C#low, jingle
I'd liCke, to teach the world to Gsing
In perfect harmoDny
A symphonic blank Amstare, yeah
CIt doesn't make you Ecare (make you care)
CNot designed to make you Ecare (make you care)
CThey're betting you won't Ecare (you won't...)
C E C Am G
C D G Em
C B Am G Em
Tough Bass (I just play chords) D Em Glow E ring
Em D Em D
CPlace a Gwager Don your Emgreed
A waCger Emon your pDride
CWhy Gtry to Dbeat them Emwhen, a miCllion Emothers tDried?
CWe are the wEmhore
GIntellectually Dspayed
CWe are the qEmueer
GDysfunctionally rDaised
Em C D G D/F#
EmEm (lCet rDing)G D/F#
D string picked
5th fret G string picked
4th fret G string picked
1st fret G string picked
EOne G#mmore pill to kill the pain
One more pill to kill the pain
EOne more pill to kill the Cpain
DLiving through conAformity
E G#m
EOne more prayer to keep me G#msafe
One more prayer to keep us warm
EOne more prayer to keep us Csafe
DThere's gonna be a Abetter place
E B D
ALost the battle, lost the Ewar
Lost the things worth living Bmfor
Lost the will to win the Dfight
One more pill to kill the pain
ANa na na na na
F#mLa na na na na
DNa na na na na
ENa na na na na
AThe going get tough, the tough get debt
F#mDon't pay attention, pay the rent
DNext of kins pay for your sins
EA little faith should keep us Asafe
Dm F C E
Dm
FSave us
CThe human, existence
EIs failing, resistance
DmEssential, the future
FWritten off, the odds are
CAstronomically against us
EOnly moron and genius
DmWould fight a losing battle
FAgainst the super ego
C E(hold)
When giving in is so damn comforting
And so we Dmgo, on with our Flives
We know the Ctruth, but prefer Elies
Lies are Amsimple, simple is Cbliss
Why Dmgo against tradition when we Fcan
Admit deCfeat, live in decEline
AmBe the victim of our own deFsign
The status Dmquo, built on susFpect
CWhy would anyC/Bone stick out their Amneck?
Fellow memFbers
Club "we've got Gours"
I'd Clike to introC/Bduce you to our Amhost
He's got Fhis, and I've got Fmmine
Meet the decCline
EmWe arCe thDe quGeeD/F#r
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
We are worker
We love our queen
We sacrifice
We're soilent green
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
Em(EvenCtualDly mGodD/F#ulates up a whole step to)
F#m D E A A/G#
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The Decline
by NOFX
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
F
C
G
D
E
C/B
Dm
Bb
F/A
B
G#
F#
D/C#
E/D#
A
E7
C#m
F#m
D/F#
Em
G#m
Bm
Fm
[Chords]
Am F C G
Am C D
(a few times)
E C D
(once)
C C/B
Am C D
(a few times)
E C D
(once)
C C/B D
[Verse ]
Am Dm
Where are all the stupid people from?
Am F C G
And how'd they get to be so dumb?
C C/B
Bred on purple mountain range
Bb
Feed amber waves of grains
F/A F
To lesser human beings, zero feelings
Am B C
Blame it on
F C
Human nature, mans destiny (mans destiny)
F C
Blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy)
Dm
Fear of god
Bb
The fear of change
F
The fear of truth
C F
Add the bill of rights, subtract the wrongs
G#
There's no answers
C F
Memorize and sing star spangled songs
G#
When the questions
C G
Aren't ever asked
Am F
Is anybody learning from the past?
C G F E
We're living in united stagnation
Am F G E
Am F G E
Am G
Father what have I done?
C C/B Am
I took that 22
F C G
A gift to me from you
Dm Am
To bed with me each night
F
Kept it clean
C
Polished it well
F C C/B F
Cherished every cartridge, every shell
Am F
Down, by the creek, under brush, under dirt
G Am G# G F# F E
There's a carcass of my second kill
Am F
Down, by the park, under stone, under pine
G Am
There's a carcass of my brother William
F
Brother where, have you gone to?
C
I swear, I never thought I could
I see so many times
Dm
They told me to shoot straight
Don't pull the trigger, squeeze
C
That will insure a kill
A kill is what you want
F C F C F C
A kill is why we breed
D D/C# C G D G D G D
D D/C# D G D G D G D
D D/C#
The christians love their guns
C G D G D G D
The church and nra
D D/C#
Pray for their salvations
C G D G D G D
Prey on the lower faiths
E E/D#
The story book's been read
D A E A E A E
And every line believed
E E/D#
Curriculum's been set
D
Logic is a threat
A E A E A E
Reason searched and seized
E E7 A Am
E E7 A Am
E E B A
E C#m A B
E A Am
Jerry spent some time in Michigan
E C#m F#m B
A twenty year vacation, after all he had a dime
E E/D# C#m B
A dime is worth a lot more in Detroit
A E A B
A dime in california, a twenty dollar fine
E E B A
E C#m A B
E A Am
Jerry only stayed a couple months
E C#m F#m B
It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
E E/D# C#m B
Asphyxiation is simple and fast
A E A B
It beats seventeen fun years of being someones bitch
E
Don't think (stay)
D
Drink your wine (home)
D/C#
Watch the fire burn (be)
A
His problems not mine (safe)
E A E E
Just be that model citizen
E E7
I wish I had a schilling
A
For every senseless killing
Am
I'd buy a government
E E7
America's for sale
A
And you can get a good deal on it
Am
And make a healthy profit
E C
Or maybe, tear it apart
Am E
Start with assumption
E C
That a million people are smart
Am E C D G D/F#
Smarter than one
Weird rhythm
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
Em C D G
Em B C G
Em B
Serotonin's gone
C G
She gave up, drifted away
Em D D/C#
Sara fled, thought process gone
C D G
She left her answering machine on
Em D D/C#
The greeting left spoken sincere
C D G
Messages no one will ever hear
Am C G
Ten thousand messages a day
D Am
A million more transmissions lay
C G
Victims of the laissez faire
Am C G
Ten thousand voices, a hundred guns
D Am
A hundred decibels turns to one
C G
One bullet, one empty head
Em D
Now with serotonin gone
C B Am G E
Eoctave with maj3 Eoctave Emaj3
C B Am G E
C
The man who used to speak
E
Performs a cute routine
D D/C#
Feel a little patronized
C
Don't feel bad
G
They found a way inside your head
D
And you feel a bit misled
Am
It's not that they don't care, yeah
C E
The television's put a thought inside your head
D D/C#
Like a barry manilow, jingle
C G
I'd like, to teach the world to sing
D
In perfect harmony
Am
A symphonic blank stare, yeah
C E
It doesn't make you care (make you care)
C E
Not designed to make you care (make you care)
C E
They're betting you won't care (you won't...)
C E C Am G
C D G Em
C B Am G Em
D Em G
Tough Bass (I just play chords) low E ring
Em D Em D
C G D Em
Place a wager on your greed
C Em D
A wager on your pride
C G D Em C Em D
Why try to beat them when, a million others tried?
C Em
We are the whore
G D
Intellectually spayed
C Em
We are the queer
G D
Dysfunctionally raised
Em C D G D/F#
Em C D G D/F#
Em (let ring)
D string picked
5th fret G string picked
4th fret G string picked
1st fret G string picked
E G#m
One more pill to kill the pain
One more pill to kill the pain
E C
One more pill to kill the pain
D A
Living through conformity
E G#m
E G#m
One more prayer to keep me safe
One more prayer to keep us warm
E C
One more prayer to keep us safe
D A
There's gonna be a better place
E B D
A E
Lost the battle, lost the war
Bm
Lost the things worth living for
D
Lost the will to win the fight
One more pill to kill the pain
A
Na na na na na
F#m
La na na na na
D
Na na na na na
E
Na na na na na
A
The going get tough, the tough get debt
F#m
Don't pay attention, pay the rent
D
Next of kins pay for your sins
E A
A little faith should keep us safe
Dm F C E
Dm
F
Save us
C
The human, existence
E
Is failing, resistance
Dm
Essential, the future
F
Written off, the odds are
C
Astronomically against us
E
Only moron and genius
Dm
Would fight a losing battle
F
Against the super ego
C E
(hold)
When giving in is so damn comforting
Dm F
And so we go, on with our lives
C E
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Am C
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Dm F
Why go against tradition when we can
C E
Admit defeat, live in decline
Am F
Be the victim of our own design
Dm F
The status quo, built on suspect
C C/B Am
Why would anyone stick out their neck?
F
Fellow members
G
Club "we've got ours"
C C/B Am
I'd like to introduce you to our host
F Fm
He's got his, and I've got mine
C
Meet the decline
Em C D G D/F#
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
We are worker
We love our queen
We sacrifice
We're soilent green
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
Em C D G D/F#
(Eventually modulates up a whole step to)
F#m D E A A/G#
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