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Everything You Know Is Wrong

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Standard Tuning EADGBe
A more simplified version of an extremely complicated song (no reference intended)
[Intro]
D  C  G   A    A7 A7
[Verse 1]
DI was driving on the Gfreeway Ain the Dfast lane with a rabid GwolverAine in my Bmunderwear
when Esuddenly a guy bAehind me in the back seat popped right Gup and cupped his hands across my Deyes
DI guessed "Is it UGncle FArank or Cousin LDouie? is it Bob or JGoe or WAalter?
Could it Bmbe Bill or Jim or Ed or EBernie or Steve?"
I probably Awould have kept on guessing but about thaA7t time we crashed into the Bmtruck
And as I'm laying E7bleeding there on the Aasphalt finally I reDcognize the Emface of my hibGachi dealer
who Atakes off his A7prosthetic lips and tells me
[Chorus 1]
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Black is white, up is dGown and shAort is loBmng
And everytEhing you thought was just Aso important A7doesn't matter
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Just forget the woF#7rds and sing alBmong
All you need to uEnderstand is, eveGrything you Aknow is FwrongG  
[Verse 2]
DI was walkin' to the Gkitchen Afor some DGolden Grahams when I aGccidentally Astepped into an aBmlternate dimension
and sEoon I was abdAucted by some aliens from Gspace who kinda looked like Jamie DFarr
DThey sucked out my iGnternaAl organs and they Dtook some polaroids and Gsaid I was a dAarn good sport
BmAs a way of saying Ethank you they offered to trAansport me back to any point in A7history that I would care to Bmgo
And so I had them E7send me back to last TAhursday night so I could Dpay my phone Embill on Gtime
Just then the floating Adisembodied head of Colonel Sanders A7started yelling
[Chorus 2]
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Black is white, up is dGown and shAort is loBmng
And everytEhing you thought was just Aso important A7doesn't matter
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Just forget the woF#7rds and sing alBmong
All you need to uEnderstand is, eveGrything you Aknow is Dwrong
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Accordion Solo]
G    E    F#    G     A
[Saxophone Solo]
Cm   F   G   Am  Bb   Am   Bb   G   C
[Guitar Solo]
  Dm    Eb    F    F#    Am    Bb    G     C   A7   A7(two strums)
[Verse 3]
DI was just about to mGail a letter Ato my Devil twin when I Ggot a Anasty pBmapercut
And well, to Emake a long story Ashort it got infected Gand I dDied
So Dnow I'm up in heaven with St. GPeter Aby the Dpearly gates and it's Gobvious he doeAsn't like the
BmNehru jacket Ethat I'm wearing, he Atells me that they've A7got a dress code,
WBmell, he lets me into heaven E7anyway but I gAet the room next to the nDoisy ice mEmachine for all eGternity
And Aevery day he A7runs by screaming
[Chorus 3]
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Black is white, up is dGown and shAort is loBmng, and
Everything ya used to Ethink was so important doesnt Areally matter anymore A7because the simple fact remains that
DEverytGhing you Aknow is wrDong! Just forget the woF#7rds and sing alBmong
All you need to uEnderstand is, Geverything you Aknow is (Bmeverything you C#mknow is), Geverything you Aknow is Dwrong!

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Everything You Know Is Wrong

by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

C#m

Standard Tuning EADGBe

A more simplified version of an extremely complicated song (no reference intended)

[Intro]

D C G A A7 A7

[Verse 1]

D G A D G A Bm

I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane with a rabid wolverine in my underwear

E A G D

when suddenly a guy behind me in the back seat popped right up and cupped his hands across my eyes

D G A D G A

I guessed "Is it Uncle Frank or Cousin Louie? is it Bob or Joe or Walter?

Bm E

Could it be Bill or Jim or Ed or Bernie or Steve?"

A A7 Bm

I probably would have kept on guessing but about that time we crashed into the truck

E7 A D Em G

And as I'm laying bleeding there on the asphalt finally I recognize the face of my hibachi dealer

A A7

who takes off his prosthetic lips and tells me

[Chorus 1]

D G A D G A Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Black is white, up is down and short is long

E A A7

And everything you thought was just so important doesn't matter

D G A D F#7 Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Just forget the words and sing along

E G A F G

All you need to understand is, everything you know is wrong

[Verse 2]

D G A D G A Bm

I was walkin' to the kitchen for some Golden Grahams when I accidentally stepped into an alternate dimension

E A G D

and soon I was abducted by some aliens from space who kinda looked like Jamie Farr

D G A D G A

They sucked out my internal organs and they took some polaroids and said I was a darn good sport

Bm E A A7 Bm

As a way of saying thank you they offered to transport me back to any point in history that I would care to go

E7 A D Em G

And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time

A A7

Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yelling

[Chorus 2]

D G A D G A Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Black is white, up is down and short is long

E A A7

And everything you thought was just so important doesn't matter

D G A D F#7 Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Just forget the words and sing along

E G A D

All you need to understand is, everything you know is wrong

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Accordion Solo]

G E F# G A

[Saxophone Solo]

Cm F G Am Bb Am Bb G C

[Guitar Solo]

Dm Eb F F# Am Bb G C A7 A7

(two strums)

[Verse 3]

D G A D G A Bm

I was just about to mail a letter to my evil twin when I got a nasty papercut

E A G D

And well, to make a long story short it got infected and I died

D G A D G A

So now I'm up in heaven with St. Peter by the pearly gates and it's obvious he doesn't like the

Bm E A A7

Nehru jacket that I'm wearing, he tells me that they've got a dress code,

Bm E7 A D Em G

Well, he lets me into heaven anyway but I get the room next to the noisy ice machine for all eternity

A A7

And every day he runs by screaming

[Chorus 3]

D G A D G A Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Black is white, up is down and short is long, and

E A A7

Everything ya used to think was so important doesnt really matter anymore because the simple fact remains that

D G A D F#7 Bm

Everything you know is wrong! Just forget the words and sing along

E G A Bm C#m G A D

All you need to understand is, everything you know is (everything you know is), everything you know is wrong!

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