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A#so sorry F#son yoC#u're wAorrying your mother
A#no eF#xplanationG#'s gonnFa make it seem alright
A#young F#boy, C#listen to youAr father
A#it's mF#ore G#thaFn just your life, it's more than suicide
F#how doeFs it feel?
when F#you're G#looking down the barrel of a loaded gun...
(JUST THE LYRICS, NO GUITAR)
tell me how it feels
A#did F#you see your life
C#flash rAight before your eyes?
A#stop plaF#ying G#games and Fget yourself up off the floor
A#young F#boy wC#e're Agoing to send you to the lions
the A#men all dreF#ssed in white,
when G#you beFcame undone
F#how doeFs it feel
wF#hen i might G#have brought you up but you are not my son
(JUST VOCALS)
tell me how it feels
[SOLO PART: SECOND GUITAR]
 A# F#
 A# F# C# A
 A# F# G# F
 A# F# C# A
 A# F# G# F
F#so many Ftimes i tried to A#bring you up you G#brought me down
F#i won't Fconsider you A#againG#  
F#stop looking Fat me like you A#care
i worked my G#fingers F#to the bone
i'm noFt yoA#ur fG#ather or a friend
you F#might have G#lived here once but this is not your home
(VOCALS)
tell me how it feels
A#you don't F#mean much to me
C#i didAn't plant the seed
A#i'm not F#your G#father caFuse you didn't turn out right
A#young F#boy we're C#gonna feAed you to the fire
A#it's mF#ore thaG#n juFst your life, it's more than suicide
F#how doeFs it feel?
C#how doeG#s it feel?
F#how doeFs it feel?
F#when you're looking down the barrel of a G#loaded gun...
tell me how it A#feels
Joel Riom - Rosario

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Straight From The Jacket

by No Use for a Name

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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If you hear the song, you'll see that this is how it's really played.

A# F# C# A

so sorry son you're worrying your mother

A# F# G# F

no explanation's gonna make it seem alright

A# F# C# A

young boy, listen to your father

A# F# G# F

it's more than just your life, it's more than suicide

F# F

how does it feel?

F# G#

when you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun...

(JUST THE LYRICS, NO GUITAR)

tell me how it feels

A# F#

did you see your life

C# A

flash right before your eyes?

A# F# G# F

stop playing games and get yourself up off the floor

A# F# C# A

young boy we're going to send you to the lions

A# F#

the men all dressed in white,

G# F

when you became undone

F# F

how does it feel

F# G#

when i might have brought you up but you are not my son

(JUST VOCALS)

tell me how it feels

[SOLO PART: SECOND GUITAR]

A# F#

A# F# C# A

A# F# G# F

A# F# C# A

A# F# G# F

F# F A# G#

so many times i tried to bring you up you brought me down

F# F A# G#

i won't consider you again

F# F A#

stop looking at me like you care

G# F#

i worked my fingers to the bone

F A# G#

i'm not your father or a friend

F# G#

you might have lived here once but this is not your home

(VOCALS)

tell me how it feels

A# F#

you don't mean much to me

C# A

i didn't plant the seed

A# F# G# F

i'm not your father cause you didn't turn out right

A# F# C# A

young boy we're gonna feed you to the fire

A# F# G# F

it's more than just your life, it's more than suicide

F# F

how does it feel?

C# G#

how does it feel?

F# F

how does it feel?

F# G#

when you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun...

tell me how it feels

Joel Riom - Rosario

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