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On the record, Garrett plays with a capo on the 7th fret, using shapes in the key of C,
but live, he plays it this way (albeit with a capo on the 1st fret). I figured I would tab it
out without the capo, and you can transpose -7 (or wherever you prefer) and add the capo if you choose.
 G- 320033
 Bm- x24432
 Em- 022000
 C- x32010
 D- xx0232
 Eb- x688xx
[Verse 1]
GHere I go again
BmLiquored up and then
EmSinging Propagandhi Cuntil I lose oDxygen
GProbably want my tab
BmProblem that I have
EmBut luckily for me all Cmy bartender fDriends are rad
GI know I wear my stress
BmI know you're not impressed
EmBut you're not the reason that CI put on my pDarty dress
To Ggo out and have a few
BmAnd if you only knew
EmThat me leaving wasn't the wCorst thing I could Ddo to you
[Pre-Chorus]
CI'm not a Christian man
DI got no gEbrandiose pEmlan
I'm just tDrying to stay alCive
CWith all my money spent pDaying this gEbod damn rent
EmAnd the tDension is hCigh
Do you wDonder why?
[Chorus]
GEverybody dies
BmEverybody dies
EmEverybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhile
GEverybody tries
BmEverybody lies
Em'Cause everybody kind of sCucks deep dDown in their sGoul
GI guess heaven sent Bmanother president
EmBut does it even really mCatter who it Dis anywGay?
GWhen everyone's afraid
BmNo one's getting laid
EmBut everybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhileBm  
EmEverybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhile
[Interlude]
G Bm Em C D
[Pre-Chorus]
CI'm not a Christian man
DI got no gEbrandiose pEmlan
I'm just tDrying to stay alCive
CWith all my money spent pDaying this gEbod damn rent
EmAnd the tDension is hCigh
DDo you ever stop and wonder why?
[Chorus]
GEverybody dies
BmEverybody dies
EmEverybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhile
GEverybody tries
BmBut everybody lies
Em'Cause everybody kind of sCucks deep dDown in their sGoul
GI guess heaven sent Bmanother president
EmBut does it even really mCatter who it Dis anywGay?
GWhen everyone's afraid
BmNo one's getting laid
EmBut everybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhileBm  
EmEverybody gets fCucked every oDnce in a wGhile

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2016 Was

by Garrett Dale

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

On the record, Garrett plays with a capo on the 7th fret, using shapes in the key of C,

but live, he plays it this way (albeit with a capo on the 1st fret). I figured I would tab it

out without the capo, and you can transpose -7 (or wherever you prefer) and add the capo if you choose.

- 320033

- x24432

- 022000

- x32010

- xx0232

- x688xx

[Verse 1]

Here I go again

Liquored up and then

Em C D

Singing Propagandhi until I lose oxygen

Probably want my tab

Problem that I have

Em C D

But luckily for me all my bartender friends are rad

I know I wear my stress

I know you're not impressed

Em C D

But you're not the reason that I put on my party dress

To go out and have a few

And if you only knew

Em C D

That me leaving wasn't the worst thing I could do to you

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm not a Christian man

D Eb Em

I got no grandiose plan

D C

I'm just trying to stay alive

C D Eb

With all my money spent paying this god damn rent

Em D C

And the tension is high

Do you wonder why?

[Chorus]

Everybody dies

Em C D G

Everybody gets fucked every once in a while

Everybody tries

Everybody lies

Em C D G

'Cause everybody kind of sucks deep down in their soul

G Bm

I guess heaven sent another president

Em C D G

But does it even really matter who it is anyway?

When everyone's afraid

No one's getting laid

Em C D G Bm

But everybody gets fucked every once in a while

Em C D G

Everybody gets fucked every once in a while

[Interlude]

G Bm Em C D

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm not a Christian man

D Eb Em

I got no grandiose plan

D C

I'm just trying to stay alive

C D Eb

With all my money spent paying this god damn rent

Em D C

And the tension is high

Do you ever stop and wonder why?

[Chorus]

Everybody dies

Em C D G

Everybody gets fucked every once in a while

Everybody tries

But everybody lies

Em C D G

'Cause everybody kind of sucks deep down in their soul

G Bm

I guess heaven sent another president

Em C D G

But does it even really matter who it is anyway?

When everyone's afraid

No one's getting laid

Em C D G Bm

But everybody gets fucked every once in a while

Em C D G

Everybody gets fucked every once in a while

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