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Public Defender

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

E|--C#------D--------------------------|
B|-----2---3---2---3---2---3---2----|
G|-------2---2---2---2---2---2------| 4x
D|----------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   F#    A    EThere’s something you must understand
   F#    A    EThey have a final plan
   F#    A    ETo spread their rule across the land
   F#    A    EWe have to make a stand
  F#They wanna Dbfight Alosers BUnite
  F#Let’s give ‘em Dbsomething they’ll reAmemBber
  F#Hey BourgeoiDbsie Alisten to Bme
  F#We need a Dbnew public deAfenBder
   F#    A   EDon’t turn your head don’t look away
   F#    A   EWe gotta force our fate
   F#    A   EThey hold the cards they rig the game
   F#    A   ETil you refuse to play
  F#They wanna Dbfight Alosers BUnite
  F#Let’s give ‘em Dbsomething they’ll reAmemBber
  F#Hey BourgeoiDbsie Alisten to Bme
  F#We need a Dbnew public deAfenBder
   F#    A    EThere’s something you must understand
   F#    A    EThey have a final plan
   F#    A    ETo spread their rule across the land
   F#    A    EWe have to make a stand
  F#They wanna Dbfight Alosers BUnite
  F#Let’s give ‘em Dbsomething they’ll reAmemBber
  F#Hey BourgeoiDbsie Alisten to Bme
  F#We need a Dbnew public deAfenBder

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Public Defender

by Pennywise

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C# D

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

B|-----2---3---2---3---2---3---2----|

G|-------2---2---2---2---2---2------| 4x

D|----------------------------------|

A|--0-------------------------------|

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

F# A E

There’s something you must understand

F# A E

They have a final plan

F# A E

To spread their rule across the land

F# A E

We have to make a stand

F# Db A B

They wanna fight losers Unite

F# Db A B

Let’s give ‘em something they’ll remember

F# Db A B

Hey Bourgeoisie listen to me

F# Db A B

We need a new public defender

F# A E

Don’t turn your head don’t look away

F# A E

We gotta force our fate

F# A E

They hold the cards they rig the game

F# A E

Til you refuse to play

F# Db A B

They wanna fight losers Unite

F# Db A B

Let’s give ‘em something they’ll remember

F# Db A B

Hey Bourgeoisie listen to me

F# Db A B

We need a new public defender

F# A E

There’s something you must understand

F# A E

They have a final plan

F# A E

To spread their rule across the land

F# A E

We have to make a stand

F# Db A B

They wanna fight losers Unite

F# Db A B

Let’s give ‘em something they’ll remember

F# Db A B

Hey Bourgeoisie listen to me

F# Db A B

We need a new public defender

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