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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E/G#- 476xxx
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 E-    022100
 Bm-   x24432
 C#m-  x46654
Verse 1:
  ASince you were born you watched E/G#T----F#mV
cartoons with violence Eand Dgreed
                            A    E  E-F#m-E/G#-
in your world all that was O-K
  Ayour parents never taught E/G#you  F#mright
from wrong brother taught you Eto Dfight
it's time to show them what Ayou've Egot
                 E    F#m     E/G#  A-- Cool Riff
Time to show them what you've got
Cool Riff:
e|-0---------------|
B|---3-2-0---0-2-3-|
G|---------2-------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse 2:
An Aattitude a fancy car
your C#mbuddies got your back
your F#mparents' house 
looks Dsomething like a F#mshackE  
Ain your 37 seven guns
the C#mbullets painted red
a F#msimple stare is all it takes
to Dfill them up with F#mlead Ebut
Chorus:
A--E/G#-F#m--E-D--
Why   
Aare you Eacting
like you're someEone F#melse?E/G#  
A--E/G#-F#m--E-D--
Why    
Acan't you sEtop 
thinking about EyourF#mselfE/G#  
Verse 2:
  ALast friday night 
you went E/G#dri--F#mving
and golEden Drings
               A   E  E-F#m-E/G#  
you just had to do
  Ayour little friends 
the cops E/G#caught F#myou
for a long Etime
  Dnow tell me what 
            A  E--
you're gonna do
Refrain:
Din a world where F#mno one cares
Alabels i don't Ewant to wear
  Di had a dream that i could once walk
F#msafely in the streets
  Eyou had to take it away from me
Guitar Solo: A--E/G#-F#m--E-D--A-E--E-F#m-E/G#-
A--E/G#-F#m--E-D--A-E---
Outro: A--E-A--E-A--E-C#m--A(hold)

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Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

F#m

C#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

E/G#

- 476xxx

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- 022100

- x24432

C#m

- x46654

Verse 1:

A E/G# F#m

Since you were born you watched T----V

E D

cartoons with violence and greed

A E E F#m E/G#

---

in your world all that was O-K

A E/G# F#m

your parents never taught you right

E D

from wrong brother taught you to fight

A E

it's time to show them what you've got

E F#m E/G# A

-- Cool Riff

Time to show them what you've got

Cool Riff:

e|-0---------------|

B|---3-2-0---0-2-3-|

G|---------2-------|

D|-----------------|

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

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

Verse 2:

An attitude a fancy car

C#m

your buddies got your back

F#m

your parents' house

D F#m E

looks something like a shack

in your 37 seven guns

C#m

the bullets painted red

F#m

a simple stare is all it takes

D F#m E

to fill them up with lead but

Chorus:

A E/G# F#m E D

--------

Why

A E

are you acting

E F#m E/G#

like you're someone else?

A E/G# F#m E D

--------

Why

A E

can't you stop

E F#m E/G#

thinking about yourself

Verse 2:

Last friday night

E/G# F#m

you went dri--ving

E D

and golden rings

A E E F#m E/G#

you just had to do

your little friends

E/G# F#m

the cops caught you

for a long time

now tell me what

A E

you're gonna do

Refrain:

D F#m

in a world where no one cares

A E

labels i don't want to wear

i had a dream that i could once walk

F#m

safely in the streets

you had to take it away from me

A E/G# F#m E D A E E F#m E/G#

Guitar Solo: --------------

A E/G# F#m E D A E

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Outro: A--E-A--E-A--E-C#m--A(hold)

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