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The Airborne Toxic Event - The Winning Side
Standard Tuning
Capo: 5
Riff
e--3-1---------|
b------3-0-1---|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a--------------|
e--------------|
Intro:
 C   C   FRiff
C C F F
CWell I admit to the mistakes 
At least privately in takes
And heFre's another one
CI said "we'd be okay"
"But that's a lie, man"
I mean.. "HFey, we're all dying.. young!!"
CIt's no worse off than it seems.. 
but it's more like a terrifying dream 
And I'm Fserious!!
It's eitCher whiskey, or a bong, or a car crash, or a bomb
I'm seFrious!!
It's the Gonly thing I think 
When I Amwake up in my bed
When my Gstomach churns, as these Ampages turn 
Is the wForld burnin'
Or is it only.. in my Ghead?
On a screCen on a TV
On a scene in front of me
With all the wFhite noise n the static 
And the stifling of the screams
This is Cwar, this is death, this is real you better bet!
On the wFinning side, the winning side, 
The winning side, the winning side
And I'm Csittin' in a train 
Over Brooklyn in the rain
All by mFyself
CWhen a thought occurs to me..
That all these people wanna be 
Just soFmewhere.. else
Like eveCry day is just a loss, 
spent arguing with your boss
Over a cFoffee break
Oh and tChe same is true for me, 
I mean, one more indignity
And I’m gFoing to break
Because the oGnly thing I think when he wAmalks out on the screen
He says, “The sGky falls, and your Amduty calls”
Man it Ftakes some balls to be so obscGene
On a sCcreen on a TV
On a scene in front of me
With all the wFhite noise n the static 
And the stifling of the screams
This is Cwar, this is death, this is real you better bet!
On the wFinning side, the winning side 
The winning side, the winning side
The rGight side, the right side
Well they Amshipped you off, and your parents cried
And it all Gfalls away so quietly
When you Amwake up to reality..
But ReFality?
What's reality? What's rGeality? What's reality?
It's a fucking buCllet!!F  
Well I got a Cbrother in Iraq
I got no way to get him back
Like all those Fpeople in the sands, 
Buried in Afghanistan 
I got a Cchild in a crib
I got a father in a bib
I got no Fpills 
I got no skills
I got no idea what I did
I just Cwonder every second 
of every minute that passes by
Are we lFiving?
Are we dreaming?
Are we winning where we die?
In a Gcloud of dust, in a mushroom burst
In a Amseries of degradations first
FAll alone, in a hospital bed?
Wondering what we might of done insGtead!
With a Clifetime, lifetime
       F
 Alifetime,  Alifetime
       C
 Alifetime,  Alifetime
       F
 Alifetime,  Alifetime
       G
 Alifetime,  Alifetime
Well, we Ampaid our dues, and we did our time
But tell me wGhat exactly was our crime?
Well I Amstand and stood for this fallen line
While Fyou decide who lives, who dies
I hope you Gchoke on all.. your... Clies

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The Winning Side

by The Airborne Toxic Event

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

The Airborne Toxic Event - The Winning Side

Standard Tuning

Capo: 5

Riff

e--3-1---------|

b------3-0-1---|

g--------------|

d--------------|

a--------------|

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

Intro:

C C F

Riff

C C F F

Well I admit to the mistakes

At least privately in takes

And here's another one

I said "we'd be okay"

"But that's a lie, man"

I mean.. "Hey, we're all dying.. young!!"

It's no worse off than it seems..

but it's more like a terrifying dream

And I'm serious!!

It's either whiskey, or a bong, or a car crash, or a bomb

I'm serious!!

It's the only thing I think

When I wake up in my bed

G Am

When my stomach churns, as these pages turn

Is the world burnin'

Or is it only.. in my head?

On a screen on a TV

On a scene in front of me

With all the white noise n the static

And the stifling of the screams

This is war, this is death, this is real you better bet!

On the winning side, the winning side,

The winning side, the winning side

And I'm sittin' in a train

Over Brooklyn in the rain

All by myself

When a thought occurs to me..

That all these people wanna be

Just somewhere.. else

Like every day is just a loss,

spent arguing with your boss

Over a coffee break

Oh and the same is true for me,

I mean, one more indignity

And I’m going to break

G Am

Because the only thing I think when he walks out on the screen

G Am

He says, “The sky falls, and your duty calls”

F G

Man it takes some balls to be so obscene

On a screen on a TV

On a scene in front of me

With all the white noise n the static

And the stifling of the screams

This is war, this is death, this is real you better bet!

On the winning side, the winning side

The winning side, the winning side

The right side, the right side

Well they shipped you off, and your parents cried

And it all falls away so quietly

When you wake up to reality..

But Reality?

What's reality? What's reality? What's reality?

C F

It's a fucking bullet!!

Well I got a brother in Iraq

I got no way to get him back

Like all those people in the sands,

Buried in Afghanistan

I got a child in a crib

I got a father in a bib

I got no pills

I got no skills

I got no idea what I did

I just wonder every second

of every minute that passes by

Are we living?

Are we dreaming?

Are we winning where we die?

In a cloud of dust, in a mushroom burst

In a series of degradations first

All alone, in a hospital bed?

Wondering what we might of done instead!

With a lifetime, lifetime

A A

lifetime, lifetime

A A

lifetime, lifetime

A A

lifetime, lifetime

A A

lifetime, lifetime

Well, we paid our dues, and we did our time

But tell me what exactly was our crime?

Well I stand and stood for this fallen line

While you decide who lives, who dies

G C

I hope you choke on all.. your... lies

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