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Killing In The Name

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Biffy Clyro's cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing the Name of". Rather 
strange but here's how you do it, with clear chord markers. 
[Intro]
(thanks to: Banjocal)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----0-----0---0------0-----0---0---|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--4---4------------4---4-----------|
A|----------------------------------------3---3---3--------3---3---3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----0-----0---0------0-----0---0---|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--4---4------------4---4-----------|
A|----------------------------------------3---3---3--------3---3---3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E5Some of those tA5hat work forces, aEmre the same that burn crossBmes
E5Some of those tA5hat work forces, aEmre the same that burn crossBmes
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u to 
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u
EmNow You do,D  C5  
[Link]
EmThose who died are justifieDd, 
for wearing the badge, they're the choseC5n whites (Come on)
[Verse 2]
E5Some of those tA5hat work forces, aEmre the same that burn crossBmes
E5Some of those tA5hat work forces, aEmre the same that burn crossBmes
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u to 
EmNow You do, whDat they told yoC5u
EmNow You do,D  C5  
[Link]
GThose who died are justifiDsus4ed, 
Emfor wearing the badge, tDsus4hey're the chosen whitCes (Come on)
GThose who died are justifiDsus4ed, 
for Emwearing the badge, they're the chosen whites (Come Con) (Come on)
[Chorus]
 Dsus4I won't do what you Gtell me
 BmI won't do what you teCadd9ll me
 Dsus4I won't do what you Gtell me
 BmI won't do what you teCadd9ll me
 Dsus4I won't do what you Gtell me
 BmI won't do what you teCadd9ll me
 Dsus4I won't do what you Gtell me
 BmI won't do what you telCadd9l me
[Outro] 
CMaj7We're killing in the Dsus4name of

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Killing In The Name

by Biffy Clyro

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

Cadd9

CMaj7

Biffy Clyro's cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing the Name of". Rather

strange but here's how you do it, with clear chord markers.

[Intro]

(thanks to: Banjocal)

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

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----0-----0---0------0-----0---0---|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--4---4------------4---4-----------|

A|----------------------------------------3---3---3--------3---3---3-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----0-----0---0------0-----0---0---|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--4---4------------4---4-----------|

A|----------------------------------------3---3---3--------3---3---3-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E5 A5 Em Bm

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

E5 A5 Em Bm

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you to

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you

Em D C5

Now You do,

[Link]

Em D

Those who died are justified,

for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites (Come on)

[Verse 2]

E5 A5 Em Bm

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

E5 A5 Em Bm

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you to

Em D C5

Now You do, what they told you

Em D C5

Now You do,

[Link]

G Dsus4

Those who died are justified,

Em Dsus4 C

for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites (Come on)

G Dsus4

Those who died are justified,

Em C

for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites (Come on) (Come on)

[Chorus]

Dsus4 G

I won't do what you tell me

Bm Cadd9

I won't do what you tell me

Dsus4 G

I won't do what you tell me

Bm Cadd9

I won't do what you tell me

Dsus4 G

I won't do what you tell me

Bm Cadd9

I won't do what you tell me

Dsus4 G

I won't do what you tell me

Bm Cadd9

I won't do what you tell me

[Outro]

CMaj7 Dsus4

We're killing in the name of

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