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[INTRO:]  C#-  F#-  C#-  F#-  C#-  B-  A-  B  
          C#-  F#-  C#-  B-  A-  B-  C#- F#  
[VERSE 1]:                C#-            B-             A-       B-  C#- F#  
          I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm
                  C#-          B-       A-    B-  C#- F#  
          I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
              C#-        B-       A- B  
          I am the world's forgotten boy
              C#-           B-       A- B  
          The one who searches and destroys
[BRIDGE 1:]          F#-                         A-                     E-              G#  
          Honey gotta help me please, Somebody gotta save my soul, Baby detonates for me
[VERSE 2:]        C#-                B-        A-       B-  C#-  F#  
          Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology !
                  C#-          B-      A-   B-  C#- F#  
          Ain't got time to make no apology
              C#-        B-         A- B  
          Soul radiation in the dead of night
              C#-           B-       A- B  
          Love in the middle of a fire fight
[BRIDGE 2:]          F#-                          A-                     E-              G#  
          Honey gotta strike me blind,Somebody gotta save my soul,Baby penetrates my mind
[CHORUS 1:]    C#-            B-        A-          B  
                   And I'm the world's forgotten boy
            C#-            B-             A-            B  
                  The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
            C#-            B-        A-          B  
                  And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
            C#-            B-                   A-              B  
                 The one who's searchin', searchin' in order to destroy
[GUITAR BREAK:]  C#-  B-  A-  B-  C#- F#  
               C#-  B-  A-  B-  C#- F#  
[VERSE 3:]        C#-                B-        A-       B-  C#-  F#  
          Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology !
                  C#-          B-      A-   B-  C#- F#  
          Ain't got time to make no apology
              C#-        B-         A- B  
          Soul radiation in the dead of night
              C#-           B-       A- B  
          Love in the middle of a fire fight
[BRIDGE 3:]          F#-                          A-                     E-              G#  
          Honey gotta strike me blind,Somebody gotta save my soul,Baby penetrates my mind
[CHORUS 2:]   C#-            B-        A-          B  
                   And I'm the world's forgotten boy
            C#-            B-             A-            B  
                  The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
            C#-            B-        A-          B  
                  And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
            C#-            B-                   A-              B  
                 The one who's searchin', searchin' in order to destroy
[END] BIT:  C#-      B-       A-  B  
              Forgotten boy,    forgotten boy 
          C#-      B-                  A-     B  
              Forgotten boy said,hey forgotten boy
          C#-      B-                  A-     B  
            He-hey he---ey       he he he hey hey
          C#-      B-     A-  B  
         Get awaay heey
         End on C#  

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Search And Destroy

by The Stooges

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C# F# C# F# C# B A B

[INTRO:] - - - - - - -

C# F# C# B A B C# F#

- - - - - - -

C# B A B C# F#

[VERSE 1]: - - - - -

I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm

C# B A B C# F#

- - - - -

I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb

C# B A B

- - -

I am the world's forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

The one who searches and destroys

F# A E G#

[BRIDGE 1:] - - -

Honey gotta help me please, Somebody gotta save my soul, Baby detonates for me

C# B A B C# F#

[VERSE 2:] - - - - -

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology !

C# B A B C# F#

- - - - -

Ain't got time to make no apology

C# B A B

- - -

Soul radiation in the dead of night

C# B A B

- - -

Love in the middle of a fire fight

F# A E G#

[BRIDGE 2:] - - -

Honey gotta strike me blind,Somebody gotta save my soul,Baby penetrates my mind

C# B A B

[CHORUS 1:] - - -

And I'm the world's forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy

C# B A B

- - -

And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

The one who's searchin', searchin' in order to destroy

C# B A B C# F#

[GUITAR BREAK:] - - - - -

C# B A B C# F#

- - - - -

C# B A B C# F#

[VERSE 3:] - - - - -

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology !

C# B A B C# F#

- - - - -

Ain't got time to make no apology

C# B A B

- - -

Soul radiation in the dead of night

C# B A B

- - -

Love in the middle of a fire fight

F# A E G#

[BRIDGE 3:] - - -

Honey gotta strike me blind,Somebody gotta save my soul,Baby penetrates my mind

C# B A B

[CHORUS 2:] - - -

And I'm the world's forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy

C# B A B

- - -

And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

The one who's searchin', searchin' in order to destroy

B C# B A B

[END] IT: - - -

Forgotten boy, forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

Forgotten boy said,hey forgotten boy

C# B A B

- - -

He-hey he---ey he he he hey hey

C# B A B

- - -

Get awaay heey

End on

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