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Stop Being So Cool And Get Silly

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In the key of D minor. I play these with full power chords
The strumming is slightly more complex, but I listed it as 1234 to get the note changes if needed
Intro/Outro (can even be interchanged with Chorus)
[| Dm   DmF* Dm|  C    C   Dm  Dm| Dm   DmF* F*| Gm   Gm    F   F|]
Or an open Dm chord with the 4th n 5th strings doin' somethin' like this.
D|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-|
Verse
[| Dm   Bb   Dm  Bb| Dm   Bb    F  Am|]
Pre-Chorus
[| Am   Am   Am  Am| Gm   Gm   Gm  Gm|]
Chorus
[| Dm   Dm    F   F| Dm   Dm   Gm   F|]
F  = Low  F power chord 1st fret, 6th string
F* = High F power chord 8th fret, 5th string
Intro
Verse
He's at the Dmshow
talking Bbfeminism to Dmget into your Bbpants oh yeah
Well   Dmhe'll quote Emma BbGoldman 
but he'll Fnever get up to Amdance
And who are  Dmthese kids who Bbcome to the shows
Dmdetermined Bbnot to have fun, well
DmI see them everyBbwhere I go with their Farms crossed
in the Amback the whole night Dmlong
Intro
Pre-Chorus
AmOne thing about rock and roll is Gmthat it's freedom yeah
Intro
Pre-Chorus
AmThe symbol and the literal and the Gmtheory and the practice
Chorus
So if you aren't  Dmdead then you Fmight as well be DmdancingGm  F  
and if you aren't  Dmdancing then you Fmight as well be DmdeadGm  F  
Intro
Verse
I'm waiting for the Dmshow to Bbend
in Dmrioting oh Bbyeah
Dmto show us life is Bbstruggle
so we're Ffighting or we're Amdying and my
Dmpolitics of Bbdancing is the Dmonly cause worth Bbfighting for
cause  Dmafter the Bbrevolution every Fintersection will Ambe a dance Dmfloor
Intro
Pre-Chorus
AmOne thing about rock and roll is Gmthat it's freedom yeah
Intro
Pre-Chorus
AmThe symbol and the literal and the Gmtheory and the practice
Chorus
So if you aren't  Dmdead then you Fmight as well be DmdancingGm  F  
and if you aren't  Dmdancing then you Fmight as well be DmdeadGm  F  
yeah if you aren't  Dmdancing then you Fmight as well be DmdeadGm  F  
yeah if you aren't  Dmdancing then you Fmight as well be DmdeadGm  F  
Intro
Dm

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Stop Being So Cool And Get Silly

by Wingnut Dishwashers Union

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

In the key of D minor. I play these with full power chords

The strumming is slightly more complex, but I listed it as 1234 to get the note changes if needed

Intro/Outro (can even be interchanged with Chorus)

Dm Dm Dm C C Dm Dm Dm Dm Gm Gm F F

[| F* | | F* F*| |]

Or an open Dm chord with the 4th n 5th strings doin' somethin' like this.

D|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|

A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-|

Verse

Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb F Am

[| | |]

Pre-Chorus

Am Am Am Am Gm Gm Gm Gm

[| | |]

Chorus

Dm Dm F F Dm Dm Gm F

[| | |]

F = Low F power chord 1st fret, 6th string

F* = High F power chord 8th fret, 5th string

Intro

Verse

He's at the show

Bb Dm Bb

talking feminism to get into your pants oh yeah

Dm Bb

Well he'll quote Emma Goldman

F Am

but he'll never get up to dance

Dm Bb

And who are these kids who come to the shows

Dm Bb

determined not to have fun, well

Dm Bb F

I see them everywhere I go with their arms crossed

Am Dm

in the back the whole night long

Intro

Pre-Chorus

Am Gm

One thing about rock and roll is that it's freedom yeah

Intro

Pre-Chorus

Am Gm

The symbol and the literal and the theory and the practice

Chorus

Dm F Dm Gm F

So if you aren't dead then you might as well be dancing

Dm F Dm Gm F

and if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead

Intro

Verse

Dm Bb

I'm waiting for the show to end

Dm Bb

in rioting oh yeah

Dm Bb

to show us life is struggle

F Am

so we're fighting or we're dying and my

Dm Bb Dm Bb

politics of dancing is the only cause worth fighting for

Dm Bb F Am Dm

cause after the revolution every intersection will be a dance floor

Intro

Pre-Chorus

Am Gm

One thing about rock and roll is that it's freedom yeah

Intro

Pre-Chorus

Am Gm

The symbol and the literal and the theory and the practice

Chorus

Dm F Dm Gm F

So if you aren't dead then you might as well be dancing

Dm F Dm Gm F

and if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead

Dm F Dm Gm F

yeah if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead

Dm F Dm Gm F

yeah if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead

Intro

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