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1996 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-   x32010
 C/E- 032xxx
 Em-  022000
 Am-  x02210
 F-   133211
 G-   320003
 Dm-  xx0231
[Intro] Bass Solo
 C   C/E   F    Gx3
[Verse 1]
The other Cday I
swear to God I got
a letter in the mail
that Said Amregister with
us or you're Gonna go
to jail You'll be Fput
inside a cage then
Forced to enGlist Well
I Claughed out loud
said I Won't comply
To be Amlabeled as one
of those Who qualify
to be Fshipped off to
DmFight some fucking Gwars
[Chorus 1]
Cause Fwar is not about
Gpolicy reCligion It's
about eAmconomy and
FI'm not dying to Gset
                C   C/E   F   Gx4
your country free
[Verse 2]
I'll never Cbow to
your expecFtations
I never Amhave I
never Gwill I'm not
a Cpuppet pawn or
FFigure head I'm
a Dmman of my Own
free Gwill Our Cfreedoms
are slowly Fsurrendered
As they Dmtake more than
their Gfill CHow much
power is Amever enough
for The Gmen the men
              C   C/E   F   Gx4
on Capitol Hill
[Verse 3]
They're Ccutting back
on welfare IlegaAmlizing
harmlessness am FI the
Only one to see there's
Gsomething Wrong with this
CI don't have the answers
won't PreAmtend to say I
will but to Fput My trust
in government I Gthink
                      C   Em   F   Am   Gx4
I think I'd rather kill
[Verse 4]
Off Cmighty word
democracy Spells
Amfreedom for you
and me The Fbooks
have all been written
And the Gprophets
denied CLittle by
little watch this
sAmtate Begin to fall
as we aFwaken from 
This dream and
find ourGselves
                 C   C/E   F   Gx4
Nailed to the wall
[Instrumental] Bass Solo
 C   C/E   F    Gx3
[Chorus 2]
Oh Cfirecracker patriotic
lie you were BC/Eurning
bright the day the
country Died in Fall
your glory in Gall your
Pride CLight the way
torch of Liberty C/ELight
the sky for the whole
world To see in Fall
your glory in Gall
Your pride
[Outro]
 C   C/E   F    Gx4
then
C

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Firecracker

by Strung Out

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

1996 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

C/E

- 032xxx

- 022000

- x02210

- 133211

- 320003

- xx0231

[Intro] Bass Solo

C C/E F G

[Verse 1]

The other day I

swear to God I got

a letter in the mail

that Said register with

us or you're Gonna go

to jail You'll be put

inside a cage then

Forced to enlist Well

I laughed out loud

said I Won't comply

To be labeled as one

of those Who qualify

to be shipped off to

Dm G

Fight some fucking wars

[Chorus 1]

Cause war is not about

G C

policy religion It's

about economy and

F G

I'm not dying to set

C C/E F G

your country free

[Verse 2]

I'll never bow to

your expectations

I never have I

never will I'm not

a puppet pawn or

Figure head I'm

a man of my Own

G C

free will Our freedoms

are slowly surrendered

As they take more than

G C

their fill How much

power is ever enough

for The men the men

C C/E F G

on Capitol Hill

[Verse 3]

They're cutting back

on welfare Ilegalizing

harmlessness am I the

Only one to see there's

something Wrong with this

I don't have the answers

won't Pretend to say I

will but to put My trust

in government I think

C Em F Am G

I think I'd rather kill

[Verse 4]

Off mighty word

democracy Spells

freedom for you

and me The books

have all been written

And the prophets

denied Little by

little watch this

state Begin to fall

as we awaken from

This dream and

find ourselves

C C/E F G

Nailed to the wall

[Instrumental] Bass Solo

C C/E F G

[Chorus 2]

Oh firecracker patriotic

C/E

lie you were Burning

bright the day the

country Died in all

your glory in all your

Pride Light the way

C/E

torch of Liberty Light

the sky for the whole

world To see in all

your glory in all

Your pride

[Outro]

C C/E F G

then

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