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Tuning: standard
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
C:   x.3.2.0.1.0
Am:  x.0.2.2.1.0
G:   3.2.0.0.0.3
F:   1.3.3.2.1.1
F/C: x.3.3.2.1.0
Intro:
C  F  C  Am
Am C  G  C  C
Verse:
 CWhen I was a Fyoung man I Ccarried my Ampack
And Clived the Gfree live of the Crover
I Csmoked on Fsativa, Cguitar on my Amback
And Cplayed my little Gsongs all Cover
Pre-chorus:
But Gin two-thousand-ten my Fcountry saCid: 'Son
GIt's time to stop rambling, Fthere's work Cto be done.'
And Cthey gave me a Ftin hat, and they Cgave me a Amgun
And they Cflew me Gaway to the Cwar
Chorus:
And the AmDJ played F/CMiley CCyrus,
'A AmParty In F/CThe USCA'
Yeah, the AmDJ played F/CMiley CCyrus,
And we Cflew to the GAfghan that Cday
Break:
C  G  C
Verse:
I Cremember the Fday our Corders came Amin
I Cwas scared, my Gstomach was Csinking
And Cwhen Martinez got Fshot I Ccried with my Amgun, Pow
And I Cfired right Gback without Cblinking
Pre-chorus:
And we Gmoved down the range, we Fpumped ourselves Cwell
We Gchased them with bullets, we Fshowered them with Cshells
And in Cten minutes flFood we Cblown them to Amhell
 CI thought of Gmy mum in CAtlanta
Chorus:
Because Amshe always loved F/CMiley CCyrus,
'A AmParty In F/CThe USCA'
Though Amthe words seemed to F/Ctake on new Cmeaning
As CI turned Gnineteen on that Cday
Break:
C  G  C
Verse:
I Clooked at my Fbrothers who'Cd once been young Amboys
And Ctheir eyes have Ggone black from the Cslaughters
And for Cten weary Fweeks I Ckept myself for Amlife
As we Cmoved down the Grange towards the Cwater
Pre-chorus:
But Gthen one day a shell Fknocked my ass over Chead
And Gwhen I woked up in my Fhospital Cbed
And when I Csaw what it had Fdone I Cwished I was Amdead
I never Cknew there were Gworse things than Cdying
Chorus:
And the Amnurses hummed F/CMiley CCyrus,
As the Amdoctors F/Cexplained what was Cwrong
Yeah, the Amnurses hummed F/CMiley CCyrus,
But I Cno longer Gcared for that Csong
Break II:
C  G  C
C  F  C  Am
C  G  C
Verse:
CThey collected the Fwounded, the Ccrippled, the Ammaimed
And they Cflew us Gall home to CAtlanta
The Carmless, the Flegless, the Cblind and the Aminsane
I wore Cfatigues and Gblood red Cbandanas
Pre-chorus:
We Glanded on the same runway we'd Flefted on FebruaCry
And Gwhen I looked down where my Flegs used to Cbe
I Cthanked God that no Fone Cwas waiting for Amme
To Cgrieve and to Gmourn and to Cpity
End-chorus:
And the AmDJ played F/CMiley CCyrus, again
'A AmParty In F/CThe USCA'
And Amno one cheered they F/Cjust stared at Cus
And Cslowly turned Gtheir heads Caway
Yes, they Cslowly turned Gtheir heads awCay

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Miley Cyrus

by Mike Posner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Tuning: standard

Capo: NO capo

Chords used:

C: x.3.2.0.1.0

Am: x.0.2.2.1.0

G: 3.2.0.0.0.3

F: 1.3.3.2.1.1

F/C: x.3.3.2.1.0

Intro:

C F C Am

Am C G C C

Verse:

C F C Am

When I was a young man I carried my pack

C G C

And lived the free live of the rover

C F C Am

I smoked on sativa, guitar on my back

C G C

And played my little songs all over

Pre-chorus:

G F C

But in two-thousand-ten my country said: 'Son

G F C

It's time to stop rambling, there's work to be done.'

C F C Am

And they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun

C G C

And they flew me away to the war

Chorus:

Am F/C C

And the DJ played Miley Cyrus,

Am F/C C

'A Party In The USA'

Am F/C C

Yeah, the DJ played Miley Cyrus,

C G C

And we flew to the Afghan that day

Break:

C G C

Verse:

C F C Am

I remember the day our orders came in

C G C

I was scared, my stomach was sinking

C F C Am

And when Martinez got shot I cried with my gun, Pow

C G C

And I fired right back without blinking

Pre-chorus:

G F C

And we moved down the range, we pumped ourselves well

G F C

We chased them with bullets, we showered them with shells

C F C Am

And in ten minutes flood we blown them to hell

C G C

I thought of my mum in Atlanta

Chorus:

Am F/C C

Because she always loved Miley Cyrus,

Am F/C C

'A Party In The USA'

Am F/C C

Though the words seemed to take on new meaning

C G C

As I turned nineteen on that day

Break:

C G C

Verse:

C F C Am

I looked at my brothers who'd once been young boys

C G C

And their eyes have gone black from the slaughters

C F C Am

And for ten weary weeks I kept myself for life

C G C

As we moved down the range towards the water

Pre-chorus:

G F C

But then one day a shell knocked my ass over head

G F C

And when I woked up in my hospital bed

C F C Am

And when I saw what it had done I wished I was dead

C G C

I never knew there were worse things than dying

Chorus:

Am F/C C

And the nurses hummed Miley Cyrus,

Am F/C C

As the doctors explained what was wrong

Am F/C C

Yeah, the nurses hummed Miley Cyrus,

C G C

But I no longer cared for that song

Break II:

C G C

C F C Am

C G C

Verse:

C F C Am

They collected the wounded, the crippled, the maimed

C G C

And they flew us all home to Atlanta

C F C Am

The armless, the legless, the blind and the insane

C G C

I wore fatigues and blood red bandanas

Pre-chorus:

G F C

We landed on the same runway we'd lefted on February

G F C

And when I looked down where my legs used to be

C F C Am

I thanked God that no one was waiting for me

C G C

To grieve and to mourn and to pity

End-chorus:

Am F/C C

And the DJ played Miley Cyrus, again

Am F/C C

'A Party In The USA'

Am F/C C

And no one cheered they just stared at us

C G C

And slowly turned their heads away

C G C

Yes, they slowly turned their heads away

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