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The Eternal Tao

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----9-----8-----|-----9------8-8---|
G|-5-8---5-8-------|-5-8----5-8-----5-|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
N.C.
Hi, I'm Fred. Hi, my name's Mike and if you're sitting there watching this tape smoking your cigarette,
N.C.
well, hit the fast forward button because I don't smoke and I don't like people who do smoke
N.C.
I'm not afraid to get sand on my tuxedo if you're not afraid to let the wind mess your
N.C.
hair up a little bit when I take the top down. Perhaps even a, a nice bath with some champagne
[Verse 1]
Cm G# Cm (Repeated quickly, one strum on each chord) 
CmT.EG#.Gm  
CmT.EG#.T.Gm  
CmCanG#not Gmbe wCmhisG#perGmed
CmT.EG#.Gm  
CmT.EG#.TGm  
CmThe G#TaGmo canCm't G#be Gmsung
CmI lG#ong    Gm  Cmto G#knoGmw 
CmwhaG#t iGms beyoCmnd G#meGm  
CmI tG#ry     Gm  Cmto G#chaGmnge 
CmwhaG#t I Gmshould Cmnot G#chGmange
CmReaG#lisGmtically CmoptG#imiGstic
CmI'm G#a Gmphilosopher, Cmnot G#a Gmmystic
CmNo G#morGme playing now, CmI'm G#on Gma mission
CmBut G#I Gmforgive a CmmaG#n iGmf he doesn't listen
CmI sG#ee GmLucifer CmmakG#es Gma good living
CmA pG#hilGmosophy so CmliG#mitGming
[Pre-Chorus 1]
CmEveryone got deciG#sions to Gmmake
CmOh, yeah, baby, G#got bills to Gmpay
CmThe truth lies beG#yond what you Gmsee
               CmI'G#m not mad at yGmou
[Chorus]
FmWhen I get my Bbturn
When I get my Ebturn
Staying on my G#toesGm  
Oh, they will Fmsee
Forget everything you Bbheard
Forget everything you Ebheard
You don't know who's G#feeding it Gmto you
FmWhen I was sBbixteen
When I was sEbixteen
Nobody belieG#vedGm  
"Music's for yFmou"
When my turn it Bbcomes
When my turn it Ebcomes
I will tear the G#system Gmapart
[Interlude]
CmNow we build statues of G#robots
Humanity is Gmalready a meCmmory
[Pre-Chorus 2]
CmNothing's black or wG#hite, it's all Gmgrey
CmHonesty without G#tack is crueGmlty
CmNothing turns me on lG#ike what you Gmsay
CmBending towardG#s pending Gmdemise
[Chorus]
FmWhen I get my Bbturn
When I get my Ebturn
Staying on my G#toesGm  
Oh, they will Fmsee
Forget everything you Bbheard
Forget everything you Ebheard
You don't know who's G#feeding it Gmto you
FmWhen I was sBbixteen
When I was sEbixteen
Nobody belieG#vedGm  
"Music's for yFmou"
It's harder than I Bbthought
But when my time it Ebcomes
Will I be G#prepaGmred?
I guess we'll see
[Bridge]
FmEnd of Bbthe daydream
EbNine zillion G#lane Gmhighway
FmWas not part Bbof the dealEb  
[Outro]
     G#  GmWhen I get my wFmay
When I get my Bbway (Nothing is ever)
When I get my Ebway (Deleted anymore)
When I get my G#way
GmWhen I get my wFmay
When I get my Bbway (The mind wants to play)
When I get my Ebway
(Free from the G#assembly Gmline of thFmought)

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The Eternal Tao

by The Voidz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

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

B|-----9-----8-----|-----9------8-8---|

G|-5-8---5-8-------|-5-8----5-8-----5-|

D|-----------------|------------------|

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

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

N.C.

Hi, I'm Fred. Hi, my name's Mike and if you're sitting there watching this tape smoking your cigarette,

N.C.

well, hit the fast forward button because I don't smoke and I don't like people who do smoke

N.C.

I'm not afraid to get sand on my tuxedo if you're not afraid to let the wind mess your

N.C.

hair up a little bit when I take the top down. Perhaps even a, a nice bath with some champagne

[Verse 1]

Cm G# Cm (Repeated quickly, one strum on each chord)

Cm G# Gm

T.E.

Cm G# Gm

T.E.T.

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

Cannot be whispered

Cm G# Gm

T.E.

Cm G# Gm

T.E.T

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

The Tao can't be sung

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

I long to know

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

what is beyond me

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

I try to change

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

what I should not change

Cm G# Gm Cm G# G

Realistically optimistic

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

I'm a philosopher, not a mystic

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

No more playing now, I'm on a mission

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

But I forgive a man if he doesn't listen

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

I see Lucifer makes a good living

Cm G# Gm Cm G# Gm

A philosophy so limiting

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Cm G# Gm

Everyone got decisions to make

Cm G# Gm

Oh, yeah, baby, got bills to pay

Cm G# Gm

The truth lies beyond what you see

Cm G# Gm

I'm not mad at you

[Chorus]

Fm Bb

When I get my turn

G# Gm

Staying on my toes

Oh, they will see

Forget everything you heard

G# Gm

You don't know who's feeding it to you

Fm Bb

When I was sixteen

G# Gm

Nobody believed

"Music's for you"

When my turn it comes

G# Gm

I will tear the system apart

[Interlude]

Cm G#

Now we build statues of robots

Gm Cm

Humanity is already a memory

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Cm G# Gm

Nothing's black or white, it's all grey

Cm G# Gm

Honesty without tack is cruelty

Cm G# Gm

Nothing turns me on like what you say

Cm G# Gm

Bending towards pending demise

[Chorus]

Fm Bb

When I get my turn

G# Gm

Staying on my toes

Oh, they will see

Forget everything you heard

G# Gm

You don't know who's feeding it to you

Fm Bb

When I was sixteen

G# Gm

Nobody believed

"Music's for you"

It's harder than I thought

But when my time it comes

G# Gm

Will I be prepared?

I guess we'll see

[Bridge]

Fm Bb

End of the daydream

Eb G# Gm

Nine zillion lane highway

Fm Bb Eb

Was not part of the deal

[Outro]

G# Gm Fm

When I get my way

When I get my way (Nothing is ever)

When I get my way (Deleted anymore)

When I get my way

Gm Fm

When I get my way

When I get my way (The mind wants to play)

When I get my way

G# Gm Fm

(Free from the assembly line of thought)

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