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Sawed Off Shotgun

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[Drum Intro]
N.C.
[Verse 1]
(For verse 1, recommend picking individual notes of the E and A chords)
EMother, I don't wanna take my medicine
24 years in the gutter again
I'm Alosing it, I'm losing it
EEverybody's acting like they're all alright
I can barely get myself to sleep at night
I'm Asick of it, yeah, I'm sick of it
[Chorus 1]
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
[Verse 2]
(For verse 2, recommend picking individual notes of the E and A chords)
I'd Erather be crazy than to take these pills
I'm sick of being okay against my will
I'm Alosing it, I'm losing it
Ain't a Ething in this world that I'm gonna miss
It's all fake smiles and leather jackets
We're Afull of it, yeah, we're full of shit
[Pre-Chorus 1]
    F#mI don't E/G#know who to trAust
[Chorus 2]
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
[Solo 1]
e|-E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(x2)--------------------------------|
G|-/16-16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-13-13-13-13----------11-13----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-(x2)--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 1]
I'm Alosing it
I bought a sawed-off shotgun
[Solo 2]
e|-E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/17-17-17-17-17----------------------|
G|-/16-16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-13-13-13-13-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------11-13----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-(x2)--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2]
I'm Alosing it
I bought a sawed-off shotgun
[Pre-Chorus 2]
    F#mI don't E/G#know who to trAust
    F#mThey need E/G#people like Aus
[Chorus 3]
N.C.
Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
EYeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxyAcodone
They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun
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Sawed Off Shotgun

by The Glorious Sons

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F#m

E/G#

[Drum Intro]

N.C.

[Verse 1]

(For verse 1, recommend picking individual notes of the E and A chords)

Mother, I don't wanna take my medicine

24 years in the gutter again

I'm losing it, I'm losing it

Everybody's acting like they're all alright

I can barely get myself to sleep at night

I'm sick of it, yeah, I'm sick of it

[Chorus 1]

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

[Verse 2]

(For verse 2, recommend picking individual notes of the E and A chords)

I'd rather be crazy than to take these pills

I'm sick of being okay against my will

I'm losing it, I'm losing it

Ain't a thing in this world that I'm gonna miss

It's all fake smiles and leather jackets

We're full of it, yeah, we're full of shit

[Pre-Chorus 1]

F#m E/G# A

I don't know who to trust

[Chorus 2]

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

[Solo 1]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(x2)--------------------------------|

G|-/16-16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-13-13-13-13----------11-13----------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-(x2)--|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge 1]

I'm losing it

I bought a sawed-off shotgun

[Solo 2]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/17-17-17-17-17----------------------|

G|-/16-16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-13-13-13-13-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------11-13----------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-(x2)--|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge 2]

I'm losing it

I bought a sawed-off shotgun

[Pre-Chorus 2]

F#m E/G# A

I don't know who to trust

F#m E/G# A

They need people like us

[Chorus 3]

N.C.

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

E A

Yeah, they sent the taxman, I lost my job, and you got hooked on oxycodone

They shut the lights off, they took the car, and I bought a sawed-off shotgun

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