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Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bb- x13331
 F-  133211
 Gm- 355333
 Eb- x68886
 Cm- x35543
Verse 1:
I Bbpromise you I'm
going to be Ebbrief
BbHow can these be
the best two we
can Ebfind? Are we
still Cmblind and
falling through
the Ebdark? And how
did Fwe get down
here in this
purgaEbtory prison
Chorus 1:
With no hope
of paBbrole?Eb  
No hope of paGmrole
No Fhope of paBbroleEb  
No hope of paGmroleF  
Verse 2:
I Bbpromise you they're
lying through their
Ebteeth These Bbpoliticians
feed off their
constituenEbcies But
they've got Cmdeaf ears
and we have blank Ebfaces
They Fhate to see that
we're not buying Ebin
Chorus 2:
And they hate
what they can't
conBbtrol  EbWhat they
can't conGmtrol
They hate what
Fthey can't
conBbtrol  EbWhat
they can't conGmtrolF  
Interlude: Politician speaks
 Eb   Eb   F   Eb   Eb   F   Gm   Fx2
Chorus 3:
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
Chorus 4:
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what Fthey can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what Fthey can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what Fthey can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what they can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what Fthey can't
conBbtrolEb  Gm  
what Fthey can't
   Eb(hold)
control

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They

by MxPx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x13331

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- x35543

Verse 1:

I promise you I'm

going to be brief

How can these be

the best two we

can find? Are we

still blind and

falling through

the dark? And how

did we get down

here in this

purgatory prison

Chorus 1:

With no hope

Bb Eb

of parole?

No hope of parole

F Bb Eb

No hope of parole

Gm F

No hope of parole

Verse 2:

I promise you they're

lying through their

Eb Bb

teeth These politicians

feed off their

constituencies But

they've got deaf ears

and we have blank faces

They hate to see that

we're not buying in

Chorus 2:

And they hate

what they can't

Bb Eb

control What they

can't control

They hate what

they can't

Bb Eb

control What

Gm F

they can't control

Interlude: Politician speaks

Eb Eb F Eb Eb F Gm F

Chorus 3:

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

Chorus 4:

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Bb Eb Gm

control

what they can't

Eb(hold)

control

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