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INTRO: 
(Television rambling)
        e-|---------------|
        B-|---------3-----|
        G-|------2-----2--|  Repeat throughout song
        D-|---0-----------|	Notes are muted until much later.
        A-|---------------|
        E-|---------------|
VERSE:
BmDoctor Doctor Awhat is wrGong with Emme
BmThis Asupermarket Glife is Emgetting long
BmWhat Ais Gthe hearEmt life of a colour TV		
BmWhat is the AsheGlf life oEmf a Cteenage queen
DOoh Dsus2Western DwGoman
DOoh Dsus2Western DgGirl
BmNew hounds sniff the air
When JAessica Hahn GgoeEms down
BmHe latcheAs oGnto Emthat symbol of detachment
Bmattracted by thAe peeliGng aEmway of feeling
BmThe celebrity of tAhe abuGsed shEmell Cthe belle
DOoh WeDsus2stern DwoGman
DOoh WDsus2estern DgirlG  
DOoh WDsus2estern DwoGman
DOoh WDsus2estern DgirlG  
DAnd the children of Melrose 
DStrDsus2ut their stuff
Is Gabsolute zero cold enough
DAnd out in Dsus2the valDley warm and clean
The Glittle ones sit by their TV screens
DNo thoughtDsus2s to thDink
GNo tears to cry
GAll suAcked Bmdry
Down to tAhe very laGst breath
EmBartendeAr what is wrong with me?
EmWhy am I so Aout of breath?
EmThe captAain said excuse me ma'am
EmThis speciAes has amused itself to death
(intro notes comes in full force)
DAmused itDsus2self to DdeaGth
DAmused itDsus2self to DdeaGth
DWe watched Dsus2the tragDedy unfoGld
We did as we were told
WDe bought and sold
It was tDsus2he greatDest shoGw on earth
But then it was over
Dwe ohhed and aahed
we drove oDsus2ur racinDg cars
GWe ate our last few jars of cavier
DAnd somewhere out there in the stars
A keDsus2en-eyed lookD-out
GSpied a flickering light
Our last hurrDah
Our last hurrGah
EmAnd when they fAound our shadows
EmGrouped aAround the TV sets
EmThey Aran down every lead
EmThey Arepeated every test
BmThey checked out Gall the data on their lists
And then tBmhe alien anthropologists
GAdmitted Emthey were still perplexed
DBut on eliminating every other reason
Dsus2For our Dsad Gdemise
DThey logged the explanaDsus2tion leDftG  
GThis species Bmhas amused itself to death
Bm   A   G   Em
BmrepeaAt anGd faEmde

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Amused To Death

by Roger Waters

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Dsus2

INTRO:

(Television rambling)

e-|---------------|

B-|---------3-----|

G-|------2-----2--| Repeat throughout song

D-|---0-----------| Notes are muted until much later.

A-|---------------|

E-|---------------|

VERSE:

Bm A G Em

Doctor Doctor what is wrong with me

Bm A G Em

This supermarket life is getting long

Bm A G Em

What is the heart life of a colour TV

Bm A G Em C

What is the shelf life of a teenage queen

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western woman

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western girl

New hounds sniff the air

A G Em

When Jessica Hahn goes down

Bm A G Em

He latches onto that symbol of detachment

Bm A G Em

attracted by the peeling away of feeling

Bm A G Em C

The celebrity of the abused shell the belle

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western woman

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western girl

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western woman

D Dsus2 D G

Ooh Western girl

And the children of Melrose

D Dsus2

Strut their stuff

Is absolute zero cold enough

D Dsus2 D

And out in the valley warm and clean

The little ones sit by their TV screens

D Dsus2 D

No thoughts to think

No tears to cry

G A Bm

All sucked dry

A G

Down to the very last breath

Em A

Bartender what is wrong with me?

Em A

Why am I so out of breath?

Em A

The captain said excuse me ma'am

Em A

This species has amused itself to death

(intro notes comes in full force)

D Dsus2 D G

Amused itself to death

D Dsus2 D G

Amused itself to death

D Dsus2 D G

We watched the tragedy unfold

We did as we were told

We bought and sold

Dsus2 D G

It was the greatest show on earth

But then it was over

we ohhed and aahed

Dsus2 D

we drove our racing cars

We ate our last few jars of cavier

And somewhere out there in the stars

Dsus2 D

A keen-eyed look-out

Spied a flickering light

Our last hurrah

Em A

And when they found our shadows

Em A

Grouped around the TV sets

Em A

They ran down every lead

Em A

They repeated every test

Bm G

They checked out all the data on their lists

And then the alien anthropologists

G Em

Admitted they were still perplexed

But on eliminating every other reason

Dsus2 D G

For our sad demise

D Dsus2 D G

They logged the explanation left

G Bm

This species has amused itself to death

Bm A G Em

repeat and fade

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