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The Decline

NOFX
Tab
★4.5(28)

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rythem fig.1

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|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
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|--9----9----9----9----9----9--|

end rythem fig.1

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|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|

rythem fig.1

the christians love their guns

the church and n - r - a

pray for thier salvations

prey on the lower faiths

rythem fig.2

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|-10----10----10----10----10----10--|

end rythem fig.2

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|--14-14-14--14-14-14--|
|--12-14-12--14-12-14--|
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rythem fig.2

the story books been read

and every line believed

rythem fig.2

cirriculums been set

logic is a threat

reason searched and seized

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E5^ A Am

(jerry spent some time in michigan)

E5 C#5 F#5 B5

a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime

E5^ C#5 B5

(a dime is worth a lot more in detroit)

A5 E5 A5 B5

a dime in california a twenty dollar fine

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E5^ A Am

(jerry only stayed a couple months)

E5 C#5

its hard to enjoy yourself

F#5 B5

while bleeding out the ass

E5^ C#5 B5

(asphyxiation is simple and fast)

A5 E5 A5 B5

it beats seventeen fun years of being someonesbitch

E5^

don't think (stay!)

D5!

drink your wine (home!)

C#5!

watch the fire burn (be!)

A5

his problems not mine (safe!)

A5

just be that model citizen

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|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
|-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--|
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|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--9-9-7--6-7-6--|
|--7-7-5--4-5-4--|
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|--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------|
|--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--|
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E

(i wish i had a schilling)

E7 A

(for every senseless killing)

Am

(i'd buy a government)

E

(americas for sale)

E7 A

(and you can get a good deal on it)

Am

(and make a healthy profit)

or.................

E5 C5 A5 E5

maybe, tear it apart start with assumption

E5 C5 A5 E5

that a million people are smart smarter than one

trombone riff

E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*

trombone riff

E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*

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|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5

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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5

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|--5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5

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|--8-8-----4-4-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--
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|--5-5-----1-1-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5

rythem fig.3

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|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--

end rythem fig.3

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|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------

rythem fig.3

serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away

E5^ D5! C#5*

sara fled thought process gone

C5 D5 G5

she left her answering machine on

E5^ D5! C#5*

the greeting left spoke insincere

C5 D5 G5

messages no one will ever hear

A5 C5 G5

10,000 messages a day

G5 D5 A5

a million more transmissions lay

A5 C5 G5

victims of the laissez faire

A5 C5 G5

10,000 voices a hundred guns

G5 D5 A5

100 decibels turns to one

A5 C5 G5

one bullet one empty head

E5 D5

now with serrotonin gone (gone!)

C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5

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