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Hyena

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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1.  During Bass Intro, Guitar plays distortion in the key of G.  At the end of
"Here we go!"  Slide a C to a D.
 G     D#   G     D#   G     D#   C      DX2
GI'm money broke
     B-C-B-C  
It's no joke
GCan't cope
                       B-C-B-C  
Use the rope this time
GKnuckle up, buckle up
              B-C-B-C  
The ride's getting rough
                             G  B-C-B-C  
But I will not lose my mind
		G  B-C-B-C  
I asked them if I could come in
				G  B-C-B-C  
And the first thing they said was no
				G  B-C-B-C  
If I can't come in, that means I can't come back
GThat means I got Fnowhere to go
FI'm a hyena Cfighting Bbfor the lion shareF  
               F            C              Bb              FX2
Sometimes the lion share ain't there
 G     D#   G     D#   G     D#   C      DX2
5.  VERSE 2  (Same chords as the first)
7.  VERSE 3   (A little different.  Also heavy mike distortion.  *Besides the
"  D#  Bb" chords are
basically impossible to pick out.  The bass carries the melody.  However it
a G being raked.)
G*
Every time I turn around it's the same sad story
G*
Getting ganked I wish it would end
G*
And life's comisary
G*					          D#  Bb  
I'm a bad missionary with a wicked message I send
G*
(????) ...is not the way I want to live.
G*
Who could I trust in a world of green?
G*
When I'm taught to take and not give.
D#Who could I trust?
BbWhen I'm taught to take and not give.
9.  SOLO  (Don't have time to tab this out, but these are the chords played
         F            C            Bb         FX 4
Guitar solo played out of a blues scale in the key of F
Play through the chords (F   C   Bb    F) two times alone with the bass before
FI'm a hyena Cfighting Bbfor the lion shareF  
FSometimes the liCon share aiBbn't thereF  
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FSometimeCs the lion shBbare aG#in't thereF  

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Hyena

by Rancid

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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1. During Bass Intro, Guitar plays distortion in the key of G. At the end of

"Here we go!" Slide a C to a D.

G D# G D# G D# C D

I'm money broke

B C B C

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It's no joke

Can't cope

B C B C

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Use the rope this time

Knuckle up, buckle up

B C B C

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The ride's getting rough

G B C B C

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But I will not lose my mind

G B C B C

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I asked them if I could come in

G B C B C

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And the first thing they said was no

G B C B C

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If I can't come in, that means I can't come back

G F

That means I got nowhere to go

F C Bb F

I'm a hyena fighting for the lion share

F C Bb F

Sometimes the lion share ain't there

G D# G D# G D# C D

5. VERSE 2 (Same chords as the first)

7. VERSE 3 (A little different. Also heavy mike distortion. *Besides the

D# Bb

" " chords are

basically impossible to pick out. The bass carries the melody. However it

a G being raked.)

Every time I turn around it's the same sad story

Getting ganked I wish it would end

And life's comisary

G D# Bb

I'm a bad missionary with a wicked message I send

(????) ...is not the way I want to live.

Who could I trust in a world of green?

When I'm taught to take and not give.

Who could I trust?

When I'm taught to take and not give.

9. SOLO (Don't have time to tab this out, but these are the chords played

F C Bb F

X 4

Guitar solo played out of a blues scale in the key of F

Play through the chords (F C Bb F) two times alone with the bass before

F C Bb F

I'm a hyena fighting for the lion share

F C Bb F

Sometimes the lion share ain't there

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F C Bb G# F

Sometimes the lion share ain't there

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