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Saw The Original Chord Sheet For this on here, and thought it sounded slightly better 
Capo - 1st Fret
Chords:
Em, Am, C#, D, D#(?) repeat alway through the song
im unsure about the naming of D# chord, so i put the chord diagrams here too:
  Em     Am     C#    D       D#
E:-0     A:-0   E:-0  E:-0   E:-0-|
A:-2     D:-2   A:-4  A:-5   A:-6-|
D:-2     G:-2   D:-6  D:-7   D:-6-|
G:-2     B:-1   G:-6  G:-7   G:-8-|
Chords Are Tabbed in accordance to capo position!
Emsay your name
try to speak as clearly as you
Amcan, you know everything gets written down
C#nod your head
just in case they could be watching
Dwith their shiny
D#satellites
Emturn it up
listen to the shit they pump in
Amto, your head
filling you with apathy
C#hold your breath
wait until you know the time is
Dright, on time
the
D#end is near
Emi hope they cannot see
Amliving inside of me
C#to murder everything
Di hope they cannot see
D#i am the great destroyer
Emsay your name
try to speak as clearly as you
Amcan, you know everything gets written down
C#nod your head
just in case they could be watching
Dwith their shiny
D#satellites
Emturn it up
listen to the shit they pump in
Amto, your head
filling you with apathy
C#hold your breath
wait until you know the time is
Dright, on time,
the
D#end is near
Emi hope they cannot see
Amliving inside of me
C#to murder everything
Di hope they cannot see
D#i am the great destroyer
Emturn it up
listen to the shit they pump in
Amto, your head
listen to the shit they pump in
C#to, your head
listen to the apathy
Dhold your breath,
the
D#end is near

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The Great Destroyer

by Nine Inch Nails

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Saw The Original Chord Sheet For this on here, and thought it sounded slightly better

Capo - 1st Fret

Chords:

Em Am C# D D#

, , , , (?) repeat alway through the song

im unsure about the naming of D# chord, so i put the chord diagrams here too:

Em Am C# D D#

E A E E E

:-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0-|

A D A A A

:-2 :-2 :-4 :-5 :-6-|

D G D D D

:-2 :-2 :-6 :-7 :-6-|

G B G G G

:-2 :-1 :-6 :-7 :-8-|

Chords Are Tabbed in accordance to capo position!

say your name

try to speak as clearly as you

can, you know everything gets written down

nod your head

just in case they could be watching

with their shiny

satellites

turn it up

listen to the shit they pump in

to, your head

filling you with apathy

hold your breath

wait until you know the time is

right, on time

the

end is near

i hope they cannot see

living inside of me

to murder everything

i hope they cannot see

i am the great destroyer

say your name

try to speak as clearly as you

can, you know everything gets written down

nod your head

just in case they could be watching

with their shiny

satellites

turn it up

listen to the shit they pump in

to, your head

filling you with apathy

hold your breath

wait until you know the time is

right, on time,

the

end is near

i hope they cannot see

living inside of me

to murder everything

i hope they cannot see

i am the great destroyer

turn it up

listen to the shit they pump in

to, your head

listen to the shit they pump in

to, your head

listen to the apathy

hold your breath,

the

end is near

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