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Obsolete Absolute

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Hang
2014 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: F#, C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Ebm-  x68876
 B-    x24442
 C#-   x46664
 F#-   244322
 G#-   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
 Fm-   133111
 F-    133211
 C#M7- x46564
 F#m-  244222
Intro:
Bass: Ebm--B-C#- x4
Distortion:
Ebm---B-C#- x2
B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3
B-F#-Bbm-Fm-
Ebm--B-C#- x2
Ebm---B-C#- x2
B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3
B-F#-Bbm-Fm-
Ebm--Ebm--
F#--Bbm--Ebm--G#m--
Man Speaks:
  F#It is inevitable
he becomes obsoBbmlete
because the things
that define him
beEbmcome obsolete
These things are
Fmpart of who he
is and Fnow they
are irF#relevant
typewriters  C#cursive
handwriting  G#dictionaries
   BbmencyclopeG#dias  F#landlines
C#operators payG#phones
mail   BbmconversaG#tion
  F#touch C#sympathy
      G#         Bbm   F#   Bbm   Ebm   G#m   F#   Bbm   Ebm   FBbm--
empathy love privacy
Verse 1:
   Bbmpleased to meet
you in the G#grey
swinging slowly
in the F#hang
all together
on the Fbeat
new machines
are coming Bbmprimed
seasons change
and comG#bine
starving bees
on dying F#vines
revelations in
your Fmind dark
    F(hold)
and then on fire
Chorus 1:
Bbmobsolete Bbmab--FsoF#luteC#ly
G#absolute G#ob-C#so-Ebmlete
F#I'm Bbmhanging by my
testimony BbmI   FexF#pireC#  
G#all I've known
 G#   C#    Ebm    Fm    F#F#(Bass solo)
ob-so-lete absolute
Verse 2:
Bbmrun running
far beG#hind
faster faster
borrowed F#time
heretics has
lost its Fmind
we are undefined
Chorus 2:
Bbmobsolete Bbmab--FsoF#luteC#ly
G#absolute G#ob-C#so-Ebmlete
F#yeah BbmHanging on
upon nostalgia
Bbman--FtiF#qua-C#ted
G#all we've known
G#ob-C#so-Ebmlete FmabsoF#lute
Bridge:
  C#swinging men on
a C#M7tree    Ebmweighted
bags of deF#mbris
  C#their survival
conC#M7tingent on
their empathy
   Ebmthey aren't
Bbmanything but F#preyBbm  Ebm  G#m  
Man Speaks:
traF#dition convention
   BBm
lineage morality
comEbmpassion eye
contact Fhistory family
Verse 3:
F(hold)
  we aren't anything
but Bbmprey all the
tools taken aG#way
all the words we
used to F#say
salutations
courteFsies
mama papa gracias
Guitar Solo: Bbm--G#--F#--F--
Mama Papa save me
Chorus 3:
Bbmobsolete Bbmab--FsoF#luteC#ly
G#absolute G#ob-C#so-Ebmlete
F#yeah BbmHanging on
our testimonies
Bbmwe  FexF#pireC#  
G#all we really
know we're not
anything but prey
BbmobsoleteBbm  F  F#  C#  
G#absolute G#ab-C#so-EbmluteF#ly
BbmobsoleteBbm  F  F#  C#  
G#absolute G#ab-C#so-EbmluteFmly
Outro:
Bbm-- x4, Bbm(hold)

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Obsolete Absolute

by Lagwagon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bbm

C#M7

F#m

G#m

Hang

2014 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: F#, C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Ebm

- x68876

- x24442

- x46664

- 244322

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 133111

- 133211

C#M7

- x46564

F#m

- 244222

Intro:

Bass: Ebm--B-C#- x4

Distortion:

Ebm---B-C#- x2

B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3

B-F#-Bbm-Fm-

Ebm--B-C#- x2

Ebm---B-C#- x2

B-F#-C#-Ebm- x3

B-F#-Bbm-Fm-

Ebm--Ebm--

F#--Bbm--Ebm--G#m--

Man Speaks:

It is inevitable

Bbm

he becomes obsolete

because the things

that define him

Ebm

become obsolete

These things are

part of who he

is and now they

are irrelevant

typewriters cursive

handwriting dictionaries

Bbm G# F#

encyclopedias landlines

C# G#

operators payphones

Bbm G#

mail conversation

F# C#

touch sympathy

G# Bbm F# Bbm Ebm G#m F# Bbm Ebm F

Bbm--

empathy love privacy

Verse 1:

Bbm

pleased to meet

you in the grey

swinging slowly

in the hang

all together

on the beat

new machines

Bbm

are coming primed

seasons change

and combine

starving bees

on dying vines

revelations in

your mind dark

F(hold)

and then on fire

Chorus 1:

Bbm Bbm F F# C#

obsolete ab--solutely

G# G# C# Ebm

absolute ob-so-lete

F# Bbm

I'm hanging by my

Bbm F F# C#

testimony I expire

all I've known

G# C# Ebm Fm F#

F#(Bass solo)

ob-so-lete absolute

Verse 2:

Bbm

run running

far behind

faster faster

borrowed time

heretics has

lost its mind

we are undefined

Chorus 2:

Bbm Bbm F F# C#

obsolete ab--solutely

G# G# C# Ebm

absolute ob-so-lete

F# Bbm

yeah Hanging on

upon nostalgia

Bbm F F# C#

an--tiqua-ted

all we've known

G# C# Ebm Fm F#

ob-so-lete absolute

Bridge:

swinging men on

C#M7 Ebm

a tree weighted

F#m

bags of debris

their survival

C#M7

contingent on

their empathy

Ebm

they aren't

Bbm F# Bbm Ebm G#m

anything but prey

Man Speaks:

tradition convention

BBm

lineage morality

Ebm

compassion eye

contact history family

Verse 3:

F(hold)

we aren't anything

Bbm

but prey all the

tools taken away

all the words we

used to say

salutations

courtesies

mama papa gracias

Guitar Solo: Bbm--G#--F#--F--

Mama Papa save me

Chorus 3:

Bbm Bbm F F# C#

obsolete ab--solutely

G# G# C# Ebm

absolute ob-so-lete

F# Bbm

yeah Hanging on

our testimonies

Bbm F F# C#

we expire

all we really

know we're not

anything but prey

Bbm Bbm F F# C#

obsolete

G# G# C# Ebm F#

absolute ab-so-lutely

Bbm Bbm F F# C#

obsolete

G# G# C# Ebm Fm

absolute ab-so-lutely

Outro:

Bbm-- x4, Bbm(hold)

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