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[Intro]
C Am F G
[Verse 1]
I Cthought that it Emwas Amus against the world
But now it's Fme against something so big and abstract
That I can't tell what it Gis
All Cwhile you're Emout there, Amgrinding on some poor girl
Who is Fbackstage at the 6.8 rock fGest
EmI thought that you'd be on our Amside
I tuned it Emout when I heard you shit-talking our DmfriendsG  
Well, our Emworld's in free fall and we're Amterrified
And everyFone's just out to grab what they can gGet
[Verse 2]
I Cthought I Emhad a Ambunch of friends, I guess
I Fjust had people pissed at me for Gshit
And the Ccheaper Emthat the Ammusic starts to get
It's like Fthey're trying to make us cheep along with Git
I watched you Emturn into your very oAmpposite
Into Emeverything we were trying to DmrejectG  
And I Emfigured you had had enough of Amit
Watching the Fwhole world turn while all you earned was Grespect
[Verse 3]
And Clook at Emus; just Amtwo dumb country hicks
as we're Ftrying to bum-rush that VIGP
Up Cthere, out Emwhere the Ambeautiful people live
But is that Fever who we even wanted to Gbe?
Do you Emremember, baby, back in 'Am96?
When some Emrecord was enough to make you raise your Dmfist?G  
When some Emsinger would make you sure that you Amexist?
Well, I Fnever thought I'd feel like that Gagain
Just let gCo
I had to let it Amgo
I gotta gotta Flet it go
Gotta let it Ggo
All right, man?
[Outro]
C Am F G

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The Industry

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am F G

[Verse 1]

C Em Am

I thought that it was us against the world

But now it's me against something so big and abstract

That I can't tell what it is

C Em Am

All while you're out there, grinding on some poor girl

F G

Who is backstage at the 6.8 rock fest

Em Am

I thought that you'd be on our side

Em Dm G

I tuned it out when I heard you shit-talking our friends

Em Am

Well, our world's in free fall and we're terrified

F G

And everyone's just out to grab what they can get

[Verse 2]

C Em Am

I thought I had a bunch of friends, I guess

F G

I just had people pissed at me for shit

C Em Am

And the cheaper that the music starts to get

F G

It's like they're trying to make us cheep along with it

Em Am

I watched you turn into your very opposite

Em Dm G

Into everything we were trying to reject

Em Am

And I figured you had had enough of it

F G

Watching the whole world turn while all you earned was respect

[Verse 3]

C Em Am

And look at us; just two dumb country hicks

F G

as we're trying to bum-rush that VIP

C Em Am

Up there, out where the beautiful people live

F G

But is that ever who we even wanted to be?

Em Am

Do you remember, baby, back in '96?

Em Dm G

When some record was enough to make you raise your fist?

Em Am

When some singer would make you sure that you exist?

F G

Well, I never thought I'd feel like that again

Just let go

I had to let it go

I gotta gotta let it go

Gotta let it go

All right, man?

[Outro]

C Am F G

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