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Hedwig And The Angry Inch - Tear Me Down

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Hedwig
[Intro]
C7Don't you know me Kansas city
FI'm the New Berlin wall
BbTry and tear me Cdown
[Verse]
C7I was born on the other F7side
OBb7f a town ripped in C7two
C7I made it over the great F7divide
Now Bb7I'm comin' for yoC7u
[Chorus]
C7Enemies and adversariesF7  
Bb7They try and tear me doC7wn
C7You want me baby, I dare F7you
Bb7Try and tear me downC7  
[Bridge]
F   Eb  C C
F   Eb  C C
Eb D Eb D
C
[Verse]
C7I rose from off of the dF7octor's slab
Bb7Like Lazarus from the pC7it
C7Now everyone wants to taF7ke a stab
Bb7And decorate me with blC7ood graffiti and spit
[Chorus]
C7Enemies and adveF7rsaries
Bb7They try and tear me doC7wn
C7You want me baby, I dare F7you
Bb7Try and tear me doC7wn
[Bridge]
F   Eb  C C
F   Eb  C C
Eb D Eb D
C
[Riff] 
F     Bb     C
[Spoken part]
N.C.
On August 13th, 1961
A wall was erected
Down the middle of the city of Berlin
N.C.
The world was divided by a cold war
And the Berlin wall
Was the most hated symbol of that divide
N.C.
Reviled, graffitied, spit upon
We thought the wall would stand forever.
And now that it's gone
N.C.
We don't know who we are anymore
Ladies and gentlemen
Hedwig is like that wall
N.C.
Standing before you in the divide
Between east and west
Slavery and freedom
N.C.
Man and woman, top and bottom
And you can try and tear her down
But before you do
N.C.
You must remember one thing
[Verse]
C7Hey, there ain't much of F7a difference
Bb7Between a bridge and a C7wall
C7Without me right in the F7middle, babe
Bb7You would be nothin' at C7all
[Chorus]
C7Enemies and adversariesF7  
Bb7They try and tear me doC7wn
C7You want me baby, I dare F7you
Bb7Try and tear me downC7  
C7Enemies and adversariesF7  
Bb7They try and tear me doC7wn
C7You want me baby, I dare F7you
Bb7Try and tear me downC7  
ending
FFrom east Berlin to junction city
EbHello New York hello Missouri
FWhat you try and tear me down?
EbCome on and tear, come on and tear me down

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Hedwig And The Angry Inch - Tear Me Down

by Misc Musicals

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Bb7

Hedwig

[Intro]

Don't you know me Kansas city

I'm the New Berlin wall

Bb C

Try and tear me down

[Verse]

C7 F7

I was born on the other side

Bb7 C7

Of a town ripped in two

C7 F7

I made it over the great divide

Bb7 C7

Now I'm comin' for you

[Chorus]

C7 F7

Enemies and adversaries

Bb7 C7

They try and tear me down

C7 F7

You want me baby, I dare you

Bb7 C7

Try and tear me down

[Bridge]

F Eb C C

Eb D Eb D

[Verse]

C7 F7

I rose from off of the doctor's slab

Bb7 C7

Like Lazarus from the pit

C7 F7

Now everyone wants to take a stab

Bb7 C7

And decorate me with blood graffiti and spit

[Chorus]

C7 F7

Enemies and adversaries

Bb7 C7

They try and tear me down

C7 F7

You want me baby, I dare you

Bb7 C7

Try and tear me down

[Bridge]

F Eb C C

Eb D Eb D

[Riff]

F Bb C

[Spoken part]

N.C.

On August 13th, 1961

A wall was erected

Down the middle of the city of Berlin

N.C.

The world was divided by a cold war

And the Berlin wall

Was the most hated symbol of that divide

N.C.

Reviled, graffitied, spit upon

We thought the wall would stand forever.

And now that it's gone

N.C.

We don't know who we are anymore

Ladies and gentlemen

Hedwig is like that wall

N.C.

Standing before you in the divide

Between east and west

Slavery and freedom

N.C.

Man and woman, top and bottom

And you can try and tear her down

But before you do

N.C.

You must remember one thing

[Verse]

C7 F7

Hey, there ain't much of a difference

Bb7 C7

Between a bridge and a wall

C7 F7

Without me right in the middle, babe

Bb7 C7

You would be nothin' at all

[Chorus]

C7 F7

Enemies and adversaries

Bb7 C7

They try and tear me down

C7 F7

You want me baby, I dare you

Bb7 C7

Try and tear me down

C7 F7

Enemies and adversaries

Bb7 C7

They try and tear me down

C7 F7

You want me baby, I dare you

Bb7 C7

Try and tear me down

ending

From east Berlin to junction city

Hello New York hello Missouri

What you try and tear me down?

Come on and tear, come on and tear me down

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