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Tension
Todd Snider
ATension ss
DTension ss
                        A  E||
Tension ssit's all that I know 
I got teAnsion out in traffic 
I got teDnsion in my office 
I got teAnsion and it's everywhere that I Ego A  
(Spoken) 
AAfter the bad guy killed off all the unEderdeveloped characters 
ThF#me good guy put a bullet right throuAgh his head 
The screenwriter stood up and told us that all the loEose ends had been 
tied, justice is irrF#melevant 
Violent problems need viDolent solutions 
'Cause in America Awe like our bad guys dead E  
It's called box office, baby 
It's bigger than the damn Stones A  D  E  A  
(Spoken) 
AWell they roped off all of my problems and pointed their fEingers at addiction 
'Cause they kF#mnow if you're doin' the poDintin' Ano one's lookin' at you 
But you know this war on drugs it's funded by the Tobacco and AElcohol Commissions 
It's not what drugs F#myou're strung out on they care about as much as wDhose 
AYou see people....people still lEove drugs 
Y'all do anywayD...I'm over itA  D  E  A  
Tension ss
Tension ss
Tension ssit's all that I know 
I got tension in my classroom 
I got tension in my courtroom 
I got tension and it's everywhere that I go 
(Spoken) 
AWhen rock and roll first came around the prEeachers all went crazy 
But F#msoon that wasn't enough to brDing people in the dAoor 
ASo now they jump on any scandal that tEhey can to try and save me 
F#m'Cause they know I don't buy that cDrap about the Devil's mAusic anymore E  
ARepublicansD  
That's what scares people thEese days 
That and Democrats A  D  E  A  
(Chorus)

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Tension

by Todd Snider

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F#m

Tension

Todd Snider

Tension ss

A E

Tension ssit's all that I know

I got tension out in traffic

I got tension in my office

A E A

I got tension and it's everywhere that I go

(Spoken)

A E

After the bad guy killed off all the underdeveloped characters

F#m A

The good guy put a bullet right through his head

The screenwriter stood up and told us that all the loose ends had been

F#m

tied, justice is irrelevant

Violent problems need violent solutions

A E

'Cause in America we like our bad guys dead

It's called box office, baby

A D E A

It's bigger than the damn Stones

(Spoken)

A E

Well they roped off all of my problems and pointed their fingers at addiction

F#m D A

'Cause they know if you're doin' the pointin' no one's lookin' at you

But you know this war on drugs it's funded by the Tobacco and Alcohol Commissions

F#m D

It's not what drugs you're strung out on they care about as much as whose

A E

You see people....people still love drugs

D A D E A

Y'all do anyway...I'm over it

Tension ss

Tension ssit's all that I know

I got tension in my classroom

I got tension in my courtroom

I got tension and it's everywhere that I go

(Spoken)

A E

When rock and roll first came around the preachers all went crazy

F#m D A

But soon that wasn't enough to bring people in the door

A E

So now they jump on any scandal that they can to try and save me

F#m D A E

'Cause they know I don't buy that crap about the Devil's music anymore

A D

Republicans

That's what scares people these days

A D E A

That and Democrats

(Chorus)

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