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    G    G#   C    F    Bb   A
e--A#-X--F#--X----X----X----X----X----X----X---X-|
B---X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X---X-|
G-------------5---------3----X----7----------|
D---5----6----5----3----3----7----7----8---4-|
A---5----6----3----3----1----7----5----8---4-|
E---3----4----X----1----X----5----X----6---2-|
Intro
D D A# A G F#  C
G# G F# F
GNineteen-eightyseven
CAt a C#seven-eleven
GPolice out lookin' for problems
CBut I'm no C#average hoodlum                                                                     G
GStill runnin' from the pigs so it seems to mCe
CThis is not the land of love and libertyG  
GIt's more like a waiting room in hellC  
CDrink a QuC#art and watch me dwellF  
FI got it rCighBbt   FOut in the Ctrenches Bbtonight
FI got it rCighBbt   FOut in the Ctrenches Bbtonight
                                                                                               I
Glass towers rise above the filth and the pain
I'm a moral degenerate feel my pain
Passed out in a squat on mission
That night I was shocked into submission
                                                                                              O
Straight down straight down to hell i head
System of sewers is where I lay my head
People on their way are like on a different dimension
I need no correction
I got it right   Out in the trenches tonight
I got it right   Out in the trenches tonight
D D A# A G F#  C
G# G F# F

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Trenches

by Rancid

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G G# C F Bb A

A# F#

e---X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X---X-|

B---X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X---X-|

G-------------5---------3----X----7----------|

D---5----6----5----3----3----7----7----8---4-|

A---5----6----3----3----1----7----5----8---4-|

E---3----4----X----1----X----5----X----6---2-|

Intro

D D A# A G F# C

G# G F# F

Nineteen-eightyseven

C C#

At a seven-eleven

Police out lookin' for problems

C C#

But I'm no average hoodlum G

G C

Still runnin' from the pigs so it seems to me

C G

This is not the land of love and liberty

G C

It's more like a waiting room in hell

C C# F

Drink a Quart and watch me dwell

F C Bb F C Bb

I got it right Out in the trenches tonight

F C Bb F C Bb

I got it right Out in the trenches tonight

Glass towers rise above the filth and the pain

I'm a moral degenerate feel my pain

Passed out in a squat on mission

That night I was shocked into submission

Straight down straight down to hell i head

System of sewers is where I lay my head

People on their way are like on a different dimension

I need no correction

I got it right Out in the trenches tonight

D D A# A G F# C

G# G F# F

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