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Viva La Persistence

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Well I was pretty bummed out when no-one had this song here. So I registered to tab this 
song. It's pretty easy and i just learned it from watching her on youtube. have fun~!
Chords: G,C,D  
GI dreamed I thanked CScott Ian for Gpersistence of Ctime
GBack when steve and Ceva died that aGlbum changed my Clife
it was a Gpackage of pure Cdarkness tied up Gwith a silver Cstring
Gdelivered by a Cfast train reaGrranging how i thCink
he sGaid "i can't Cbelieve you even Gknow that i Cexist,
iG've got all of your Calbums and i Gthink you are the Cbest"
Ghe started to Ccry and i Gstarted to lCaugh
Gi gave him a Chug and he gave Gme his autogCraph
Dreeling in my disbelief, i know that it was just a dream
all the covers that i see are different from the books i read
Geverything is Ccrumbling arGound meC  
Gwhy does everyCthing cost so much Gmoney?C  
Gcould somebody Cplease help out my Gfamily?C  
Gmy mom needs hearing Caids, new sGhoulders, and new Clegs
Gmy dad needs a Cbreak he works aGll day every Cday
my Gbrother needs a Cplace and a Gjob where he can Cmake
eGnough money to taCke care of his bGabyC  
Dhere's a simple dissertation on a complex situation
money and intimidation and mass graves make strong foundations
for the giant corporations that own all the TV. stations
telling us to take vacations to their big theme park plantations
rather than to hearts of nations
Gwhere we might Cmeet people Gon the stCreet who say
G        C       G/C        G          C
"i doCn't want my mtv 'cause it brought viva to its knees"
    G        C       G        C         G
Cand mom aGnd pop aCre begging "please, globalization's killing me"
      G        C         G          C
while Cwe think Gthat they Cthink they need all of the things we think we need
       G       C     G         C          G
likCe martha Gstewart shCams and sheets and sugar free powdered iced tea
G       C      G      C     G
         G/C  
vanilla coke, lemon pepsi, friends episodes on dvd
D,C,D,C(i HIT THE LAST CHORD-C- THREE TIMES)
Gi went to see the Cdoctor of GpsychiatryC  
Gweapons of mass Cinstruction finally Gbroke meC  
Ghe said "act your Cage, don't be aGfraid, take two of tChese.
now listen Greal hardC, put down that Gguitar,C  
don't be a Gretard, be aCll that you can Gbe"
Dthe things he said i could be were laid out right in front of me
would i choose deep fried apathy, mcnuggets where my balls should be,
or super sized conformity? i walked away and i'm still me
free to go fucking crazy, free to know why i'm angry
one and one and one is three and you and me is all i need
        G    C(G,C)        G    C  
Gsinging Csongs,    Gdrawing cocks,   picking locks to locked doors
       C        G     C(G,C)          G  
finCd deflated hearts,   and pump them up
/=THE WORD ID BROKN DOWN INTO SYLLABLES. EX:MTV IS BROKEN INTO 3 SYLLABLES AND "MT" IS G 
"V" IS C

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Viva La Persistence

by Kimya Dawson

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G/C

Well I was pretty bummed out when no-one had this song here. So I registered to tab this

song. It's pretty easy and i just learned it from watching her on youtube. have fun~!

G C D

Chords: ,,

G C G C

I dreamed I thanked Scott Ian for persistence of time

G C G C

Back when steve and eva died that album changed my life

G C G C

it was a package of pure darkness tied up with a silver string

G C G C

delivered by a fast train rearranging how i think

G C G C

he said "i can't believe you even know that i exist,

G C G C

i've got all of your albums and i think you are the best"

G C G C

he started to cry and i started to laugh

G C G C

i gave him a hug and he gave me his autograph

reeling in my disbelief, i know that it was just a dream

all the covers that i see are different from the books i read

G C G C

everything is crumbling around me

G C G C

why does everything cost so much money?

G C G C

could somebody please help out my family?

G C G C

my mom needs hearing aids, new shoulders, and new legs

G C G C

my dad needs a break he works all day every day

G C G C

my brother needs a place and a job where he can make

G C G C

enough money to take care of his baby

here's a simple dissertation on a complex situation

money and intimidation and mass graves make strong foundations

for the giant corporations that own all the TV. stations

telling us to take vacations to their big theme park plantations

rather than to hearts of nations

G C G C

where we might meet people on the street who say

G C G/C G C

"i don't want my mtv 'cause it brought viva to its knees"

G C G C G

C G C

and mom and pop are begging "please, globalization's killing me"

G C G C

C G C

while we think that they think they need all of the things we think we need

G C G C G

C G C

like martha stewart shams and sheets and sugar free powdered iced tea

G C G C G

G C

vanilla coke, lemon pepsi, friends episodes on dvd

D C D C C

,,,(i HIT THE LAST CHORD-- THREE TIMES)

G C G C

i went to see the doctor of psychiatry

G C G C

weapons of mass instruction finally broke me

G C G C

he said "act your age, don't be afraid, take two of these.

G C G C

now listen real hard, put down that guitar,

G C G

don't be a retard, be all that you can be"

the things he said i could be were laid out right in front of me

would i choose deep fried apathy, mcnuggets where my balls should be,

or super sized conformity? i walked away and i'm still me

free to go fucking crazy, free to know why i'm angry

one and one and one is three and you and me is all i need

G C G C G C

(,)

G C G

singing songs, drawing cocks, picking locks to locked doors

C G C G C G

(,)

find deflated hearts, and pump them up

/=THE WORD ID BROKN DOWN INTO SYLLABLES. EX:MTV IS BROKEN INTO 3 SYLLABLES AND "MT" IS G

"V" IS C

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