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Thru The Rhythm
The 13th Floor Elevators
   F#m     Brepeat
F#mThru the rhythm of darkened Btimes
F#mPainted black by knowlBedge crimes
F#mAnd repetitions pointBless mimes
F#minstilling values the sick defineB  
F#mThat keeps the fabric that keeps you Bbind
F#mand ties your hands and cloaks your Bmind
F#mBut on my stilts, I'm above Bthe slime
F#m   B
CoF#mme on, Bwell, if you can make the climb, but who am I?
Who am IF#m?    BWho am IF#m?
F#mI've smelt the stench from the fumes thaBt rise 
F#mFrom the books that rehash the same old liesB  
F#mI felt the panic that they Bdisguise
F#min the forms of laws of every sizeB  
F#mI've heard the teachers whine and make me drop out like fliesB  
F#mBut you know they teach you nonsense, cause they can't blind your eyesB  
F#mI've seen the fools gold that they pawn off Bas the prize
F#m   B
To the avF#merage Bstandard the norm supplies, but where am I?
Where F#mam I?   BWhere F#mam I?B  
G#m   C#
G#mYou've gobbled all the blessings they caused you to digesC#t
G#mThey may be hard to swallow, but they keep your tongue depressedC#  
G#mYour scattered whims were born to dC#epressed
G#mSo when something slams your C#chest
G#mYou flutter about, you're sleek disC#tressed
G#mAnd when you stop to ease your C#breast
G#mA scattered rim leaves you obsC#essed
G#m   C#
White C#solid thoughts are soon supressed, but where are you?
G#m   C#
OHHHC#HHHHHH Where are you?    HEY! Where are you?
Ad lib on "Where are you", same chord progression.

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Thru The Rhythm

by The 13th Floor Elevators

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F#m

G#m

Thru The Rhythm

The 13th Floor Elevators

F#m B

repeat

F#m B

Thru the rhythm of darkened times

F#m B

Painted black by knowledge crimes

F#m B

And repetitions pointless mimes

F#m B

instilling values the sick define

F#m B

That keeps the fabric that keeps you bind

F#m B

and ties your hands and cloaks your mind

F#m B

But on my stilts, I'm above the slime

F#m B

Come on, well, if you can make the climb, but who am I?

F#m B F#m

Who am I? Who am I?

F#m B

I've smelt the stench from the fumes that rise

F#m B

From the books that rehash the same old lies

F#m B

I felt the panic that they disguise

F#m B

in the forms of laws of every size

F#m B

I've heard the teachers whine and make me drop out like flies

F#m B

But you know they teach you nonsense, cause they can't blind your eyes

F#m B

I've seen the fools gold that they pawn off as the prize

F#m B

To the average standard the norm supplies, but where am I?

F#m B F#m B

Where am I? Where am I?

G#m C#

You've gobbled all the blessings they caused you to digest

G#m C#

They may be hard to swallow, but they keep your tongue depressed

G#m C#

Your scattered whims were born to depressed

G#m C#

So when something slams your chest

G#m C#

You flutter about, you're sleek distressed

G#m C#

And when you stop to ease your breast

G#m C#

A scattered rim leaves you obsessed

G#m C#

White solid thoughts are soon supressed, but where are you?

G#m C#

OHHHHHHHHH Where are you? HEY! Where are you?

Ad lib on "Where are you", same chord progression.

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