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'Suspect Device'
by Stiff Little Fingers
[Intro Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9--9-9------------------------------|
D|--------9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9--9-9------------------------------|
A|--------7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7--7-7------------------------------|
E|--7--9-------------------------------------------------------|
(repeats)
(with intro riff)
E5Inflammable material is planted in my head
It's a E5suspect device that's left 2000 dead
[Verse 1]
  BTheir solutions are our problems
  AThey put Eup the Bwall
On each side time and prime us
  AAnd make sure we Eget fuck[*] DallA  E  D  A  E  
  BThey play their games of power
  AThey cut and Emark the Bpack
  BThey deal us to the bottom
  ABut what do Ethey put Dback?A  E  D  A  E  
[Chorus]
Don't beElieve them
Don't believe them
BDon't be Abitten Etwice
You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,
BSuss susApect deEvice
[Verse 2]
  BThey take away our freedom
  AIn the name of EliberBty
Why can't they all just clear off?
  AWhy can't they Elet us Dbe?A  E  D  A  E  
  BThey make us feel indebted
  AFor saving Eus from Bhell
And then they put us through it
  AIt's time the Ebastards DfellA  E  D  A  E  
[Chorus]
Don't beElieve them
Don't believe them
BDon't be Abitten Etwice
You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,
BSuss susApect deEvice
  A    G      E    A    G    Ex2
E
Don't beElieve them
Don't believe them
(I tell you) BQuestion everyAthing you're Etold
[Verse 3]
  BJust take a look around you
  AAt the bitterEness and Bspite
Why can't we take over
  AAnd try to Eput it Dright?A  E  D  A  E  
[Chorus]
Don't beElieve us
Don't believe us
BDon't be Abitten Etwice
You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,
BSuss susApect deEvice
[Outro] (with intro riff)
We're a E5suspect device if we do what we are told
But a E5suspect device can score an own goal
I'm a E5suspect device the Army can't defuse
You're a E5suspect device they know they can't refuse
We're gonna blow up in their face
[*] the publicly released version says '...sod all' here.

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Suspect Device

by Stiff Little Fingers

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'Suspect Device'

by Stiff Little Fingers

[Intro Riff]

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

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9--9-9------------------------------|

D|--------9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9--9-9------------------------------|

A|--------7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7--7-7------------------------------|

E|--7--9-------------------------------------------------------|

(repeats)

(with intro riff)

Inflammable material is planted in my head

It's a suspect device that's left 2000 dead

[Verse 1]

Their solutions are our problems

A E B

They put up the wall

On each side time and prime us

A E D A E D A E

And make sure we get fuck[*] all

They play their games of power

A E B

They cut and mark the pack

They deal us to the bottom

A E D A E D A E

But what do they put back?

[Chorus]

Don't believe them

B A E

Don't be bitten twice

You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,

B A E

Suss suspect device

[Verse 2]

They take away our freedom

A E B

In the name of liberty

Why can't they all just clear off?

A E D A E D A E

Why can't they let us be?

They make us feel indebted

A E B

For saving us from hell

And then they put us through it

A E D A E D A E

It's time the bastards fell

[Chorus]

Don't believe them

B A E

Don't be bitten twice

You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,

B A E

Suss suspect device

A G E A G E

Don't believe them

B A E

(I tell you) Question everything you're told

[Verse 3]

Just take a look around you

A E B

At the bitterness and spite

Why can't we take over

A E D A E D A E

And try to put it right?

[Chorus]

Don't believe us

B A E

Don't be bitten twice

You gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss, suss,

B A E

Suss suspect device

[Outro] (with intro riff)

We're a suspect device if we do what we are told

But a suspect device can score an own goal

I'm a suspect device the Army can't defuse

You're a suspect device they know they can't refuse

We're gonna blow up in their face

[*] the publicly released version says '...sod all' here.

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