NOFX
The Decline
The Decline (1999)
(avion) puis hi-hat
A5A5 F5F5 CC G5G5 (reste) \
a a5 c d d^c a a5 c d d^c a a5 c d c C5 D5 A5 A5 C5 A5
a/a5 c d c a/e+g♯ c d c C5C5C5 C5C5C5 G/BG/BG/B G/BG/BG/B Fuck me
a A5 C5D5D5\C5 a A5 C5D5D5\C5 a A5 C5D5D5\C5 xC5 D5 A5 A5 C5 A5
a A5 C5D5D5\C5 x E/G♯ C5D5D5\C5 xC5C5 xG/BG/B D5... e g g♯
A5 A/G D Dm
Where are all the stupid people from?
A5 F C G
And how did they get to be so dumb
C G/B
Bred on purple mountain range
Gm/B♭
Feed amber waves of grains
F/A
To lesser human beings
F5 \
Zero feelings
a b c a a b c a
A5 x 2 F5 A5
Blame it on
F5 b c C5
Human nature, man's destiny (man's destiny)
F5 b c C5
Blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy)
G5 /g f B♭/D g f F5 !
The fear of God, the fear of change, fear of truth
C5 F5 A♭5
Add the bill of rights subtract the wrongs (there's no answers)
C5 F5 A♭5
Memorize and sing star-spangled songs (when the questions)
C G/B Am F (sautillant)
Aren't ever asked is anybody learning from the past
C G F (rembarque) E
We're living in United Stagnation
Am(sus4) F5 (P.M.) G(sus4) E5 (P.M.) x 2
Am G
Father -- what have I done
C G/B Am
I took that 2 2
F C/E G
A gift for me from you
Dm Am
To bed with me each night
F C
Kept it clean, polished it well
F C G/B F \
Cherished every cartridge every shell
Am F
Down, by the creek, under brush, under dirt
G Am A5G♯5G5F♯5F5E5(P.M.)
There's a car cass of my second kill
Am F
Down, at the park (oh oh oh) under stone
G Am
Under pine there's the car cass of my brother William
F
Brother where, have you gone to I swear
C
I never thought I could, I see so many times
Dm
They told me to shoot straight, don't pull the trigger, squeeze
C
That will insure a kill, a kill is what you want
FCFCFC
A kill is why we breed
--8<--
D5 A/C♯ A/C gling GDGDGD x 2
D5 A/C♯ A/C GDGDGD
The Christians love their guns, the Church and NRA
Pray for their salvation, prey on the lower faiths
E5 B/D♯ B/D AEAEAE
The story book's been read and every line believed
The curriculum's been set, logic is a threat, reason searched & seized
--8<-- !
E E7 A Am reverb x 2
E5 B5 A5 E5 C♯5 A5 B5... w/ a g♯ a b
E A Am
Jerry spent some time in Michigan
E5 C♯5 F♯5 B5
A 20 year vacation after all he had a dime
E B/D♯ C♯5 B5
A dime is worth a lot more in Detroit
A5 E5 A5 B5
A dime in California, a 20 dollar fine
E5 B5 A5 E5 C♯5 A5 B5... w/ a g♯ a b
Jerry only stayed a couple months
It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
Asphyxiation is simple and fast
It beats 17 fun years of being someone's bitch
E5 a g♯ a b
Don't think (eh eh)
E/D
Drink your wine (ah ah)
A/C♯
Watch the fire burn (ih ih)
Am
His problems not mine - just be that model citizen
^b^b a g♯ag♯ ^b^b^b B5B5 A5 x 4 rentre 3e !
--8<--
E E7 (reverb)
I wish I had a schilling (every senseless killing)
A Am
For every senseless killing I'd buy a government
America's for sale and you can get a good deal on it
And make a healthy profit
E5 C5 (P.M.)
Or maybe tear it apart
A5 E5 E5E5 E5E5
You start with assumption
That a million people are smart
Smarter than one fin:
E5 C5 D5 G5 D/F♯ x 2 w/ mélodie
--8<--
EmEm C5C5 D4D4 EmEm x 2
EmEm e BB c C5C5 d GG f♯ x 2
--8<--
e b
Serotonins gone
c g
She gave up, drifted away
E E/D A/C♯ f♯ g♯ a (sautillant)
Sara fled thought process gone
C D G f♯ e d gg f♯ g a
She left her answering machine on
The greeting left spoken sincere
Messages no one will ever hear
Am C G w/ ti-solo
10,000 messages a day
D Am
A million more transmissions lay
C G(m)
Victims of the laissez faire
10,000 voices 100 guns
100 decibels turns to one
G5
One bullet one empty head
E5 D5 x x x C5 G/B A5 G5 E
Now with serotonin gone
e /g♯ x 2 \\\
C5 G/B A5 G5 E x 4
C E5 (semi-clean)
The man that used to speak performs a cute routine
E/D A/C♯ \\\
Feel a little patronized
C5 G5
Don't feel bad about what they found a way inside your head
D5 A5
And you feel a bit misled, it's not that they don't care yea
The televisions put a thought inside your head
Like a Barry Manilow
Jingle I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony, a symphonic blank stare yea
C5 E5 E5 x D5
It doesn't make you care (make you care)
Not designed to make you care (make you care)
They're betting you won't care (you won't care)
C5 E5 C5 G/B A5 G5 C5 D5 G5 E5 C5 G/B A5 G5 E (reste)
gossage basse d e \g x 4 \\\
E5 D5 x 4 \\\
C5 G5 D5 E5
They'll place a wager on your greed
C5 E5 D5
A wager on your pride
Why try to beat them
When a million others tried
c e G5 D5
(We are the whores) Intellectually sprayed
(We are the queer) Dysfunctionally raised
E5 C5 D5 G5 D/F♯ x 2 w/ mélodie
E5 (reste) w/ ~
--8<--
d /c b g♯ (P.M.)
basse e g♯ x 2 w/ <
e g♯
One more pill to kill the pain
One more pill to kill the pain
e g
One more pill to kill the pain
d a
Living through conformity
e g♯ x 2
One more prayer should keep us safe
One more prayer to keep us warm
One more prayer to keep us safe
A5 A5 A5 \\\
There's gonna be a better place
E5 E5 E5 \\\ B5 B5 B5 \\\ D5 D5 D5 \\\
A5 E5
Lost the battle, lost the war
B5
Lost the things worth living for
D5
Lost the will to win the fight
A5
One more pill to kill the pain
F♯5
Na na na na na
D5
Na na na na na
E5
Na na na na na
A5 (P.M.)
Na na na na na
F♯5
The going gets tough, the tough get debt
D5
Don't pay attention pay the rent
E5
Our next of kins pay for your sins
A5 A5 A5 A5A5A5
A little faith should keep us safe
--8<--
Dm F C E x 2 ti-gossage (embarque 2e)
( )
(Save us) the human (existence) is failing (resistance)
Essential (the future) written off (the odds are)
Astronomically against us (only moron and genius)
Would fight a losing battle (against the super ego)
When giving in is so damn comforting...
Dm F
And so we go on with our lives
C E
We know the truth but prefer lies
A5 C
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
D5 F5
Why go against tradition when we can
C5 E5
Admit defeat live in decline
A5 F5
Be the victim of our own design
D5 F5
The status quo built on suspect
C5 A5/7
Why would anyone stick out their neck
F5 (P.M.) G5
Fellow members club we've got ours
C5 G/B F5...
I'd like to introduce you to our host
F Fm
He's got his and I've got mine
C5 (P.M.) <<
We got decline
E5 C5 D5 G5 D/F♯ x 14 w/ mélodie(s)
w/ We are the queers, we are the whores...
F♯5 D5 E5 A5 E/G♯ x 8
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