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This was the only song I had any trouble figuring out on my own because of the unusual
chords and progression, so I decided to go ahead and make an account and put this up.
A few notes:
  >I'm not sure if the G is always played as a dominant seventh chord, but the two are
pretty interchangable anyway.
  >The Em is always played as an Am shaped bar chord on the 7th fret and the Am that
comes after it is played on the 5th fret, while the C before the Em is easiest to play on
the 8th fret or the 3rd fret as a bar chord.  If the Am follows the E major then you 
just play a regular open E and Am.
  >On the diminished chord, if you keep your fingers in the same shape but move your
fingers up 3 frets every beat you get that cool ascending arpeggiated chord sound they do
on that measure.
  >The walk up part right before the second verse is a G7 arpeggio.  If you can't play
it just keep playing the G7 until the verse.
Intro:
C   Cdim
C   Em  Am
E   Dm
G7
Verse:
CCome get your hands on it Cdimbrother (my brother)
the Cchance won't cEmome agaAmin, (no no no)
EFollow your neighbors lead get eDmverything a man could need
G7with a card in the palm of your hand
CCome get your hands on your Cdimmother
CeverytEmhing must Amgo, (no no no)
EFur coats, and diamond rings, and Dmgiant plasma tv screens.
G7You owe it to yourself don't you know?
E(repeat E and Am once pAmer line for the next 3 lines)
so put your faith in the plastic my friend,
your dreams are a swipe away.
Don't you worry where the bounty comes from
G7if you do it might haunt you one day
Chorus:
FWhen the sun comes up and it's bFmurning in the sCkyC7  
FRest assured that it's dFmark on the other G7side
Verse:
CThe stores are boarding up their Cdimwindows
as the Cshopping Emmalls cave Amin
Eeverything in chaos now, Dmsomeone screaming tell me how can
G7we spend our money my friend
CI tell em go build a Cdimcastle,
Clock it Emup real Amtight
Ewith nothing left to consume Dmcan't you see we're clearly doomed
G7and the world just might hear tonight
Half Time:
                     E    Am(repeat)
recession, depression call it what you will,
we're the victims of our own greed.
With cheaters for leaders our own empty dreams
will come G7back as nightmares ..
Even halfier time:
             Dm               E        Am
GBut therFe's a clearing in the fog that might just be hope up ahead
      Dm              E               Am       G
     D7/F#(or just D/F#)
If we hurry, there's a chance, we could make it through to the end
So Dmtell me my friends was it G7worth what you spent?
Instrumental Break:
   C   Am(x3)
G7
Chorus:
When the Fsun comes up and it's Fmburning in the CskyC7  
FRest assured that it's Fmdark on the other G7side, side side.
The end is those crazy G7 arpeggios ascending followed by a C arpeggio descending.
Good luck!

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Call It What You Will

by Larry and His Flask

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Cdim

This was the only song I had any trouble figuring out on my own because of the unusual

chords and progression, so I decided to go ahead and make an account and put this up.

A few notes:

>I'm not sure if the G is always played as a dominant seventh chord, but the two are

pretty interchangable anyway.

>The Em is always played as an Am shaped bar chord on the 7th fret and the Am that

comes after it is played on the 5th fret, while the C before the Em is easiest to play on

the 8th fret or the 3rd fret as a bar chord. If the Am follows the E major then you

just play a regular open E and Am.

>On the diminished chord, if you keep your fingers in the same shape but move your

fingers up 3 frets every beat you get that cool ascending arpeggiated chord sound they do

on that measure.

>The walk up part right before the second verse is a G7 arpeggio. If you can't play

it just keep playing the G7 until the verse.

Intro:

C Cdim

C Em Am

E Dm

Verse:

C Cdim

Come get your hands on it brother (my brother)

C Em Am

the chance won't come again, (no no no)

E Dm

Follow your neighbors lead get everything a man could need

with a card in the palm of your hand

C Cdim

Come get your hands on your mother

C Em Am

everything must go, (no no no)

E Dm

Fur coats, and diamond rings, and giant plasma tv screens.

You owe it to yourself don't you know?

E Am

(repeat E and Am once per line for the next 3 lines)

so put your faith in the plastic my friend,

your dreams are a swipe away.

Don't you worry where the bounty comes from

if you do it might haunt you one day

Chorus:

F Fm C C7

When the sun comes up and it's burning in the sky

F Fm G7

Rest assured that it's dark on the other side

Verse:

C Cdim

The stores are boarding up their windows

C Em Am

as the shopping malls cave in

E Dm

everything in chaos now, someone screaming tell me how can

we spend our money my friend

C Cdim

I tell em go build a castle,

C Em Am

lock it up real tight

E Dm

with nothing left to consume can't you see we're clearly doomed

and the world just might hear tonight

Half Time:

E Am

(repeat)

recession, depression call it what you will,

we're the victims of our own greed.

With cheaters for leaders our own empty dreams

will come back as nightmares ..

Even halfier time:

Dm E Am

G F

But there's a clearing in the fog that might just be hope up ahead

Dm E Am G

D7 D

/F#(or just /F#)

If we hurry, there's a chance, we could make it through to the end

Dm G7

So tell me my friends was it worth what you spent?

Instrumental Break:

C Am

(x3)

Chorus:

F Fm C C7

When the sun comes up and it's burning in the sky

F Fm G7

Rest assured that it's dark on the other side, side side.

The end is those crazy G7 arpeggios ascending followed by a C arpeggio descending.

Good luck!

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