1. |
American Nightmare
02:51
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A D
Torture, rendition, indefinite detention,
A E A
racism, and bigotry remains
A D
corporate personhood, police in your neighborhood
A E A
the working class in shackles and in chains
D A
Despite what you read in your history books
E A
These are the things that make our country great
D A
Does this look like your American Dream
B E --
Are these the things we propogate?
A D
We lead incarceration, our Mass deportations
A E A
And our for-profit-prison industry
A D
Unchecked poverty, social inequality
A E A
We watch it all in complicity
D A
Despite what you read in your history books
E A
These are the things that make our country great
D A
It's time to wake up from the American Dream
B E
Its time for us to smash the State
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2. |
Shoot for the Moon
05:02
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Intro
D Bm G Em D
D Bm
People all assume you should Shoot for the moon
G Em D
even if you miss you’ll land among the stars
D bm
And what they seem to say is that you’ll see the milky way
G Em D
And your next stop could be jupiter or mars
What they won’t tell you is that besides the view
that so few have seen and so few have enjoyed
you’ll be gone without a trace, you’ll be lost in outer space
and you’ll die Frozen and alone out in the void
Bm Em F G
Bm Em F G
G Em
Hold my hand and we’ll burn-up on re-entry
A D
Just like the drills we did in NASA camp
G Em
And perhaps we’ll be remembered fondly
A D
Lost Cosmonauts on Russian postage stamps
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
But that’s not much help when you wanna die
I can’t listen to the platitudes much longer
All the cliches on your lips sound like a lie
G Em
Hold my hand and we’ll burn-up on re-entry
A D
Just like the drills we did in NASA camp
G Em
And perhaps we’ll be remembered fondly
A D
Lost Cosmonauts on Russian postage stamps
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3. |
Dirty Laundry
02:34
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C G
I don’t wanna write again about what we all know is wrong
F C
But I take a look around and there’s not much else going on
C G
So you can find me in the streets, or passed out on my bedroom floor
F G C
Surrounded by the dreams and all the laundry that I should’ve done before
C G
So take your scotch guarded reality with all your delicates
F C
And we’ll throw it in the spin cycle and then we’ll see what fits
C G
Leave your revenance for legaility in a donation pile
F G C
Your internal morality’s the only thing you need in style
(Chorus) x2
Am F C D
What’s moral is not always legal and what’s legal is not always right
A C F C
So I hope that we’ll stand together, I’ve got your back if you’ve got mine
Bridge- C G F G C G F G
Because there’s truth inside our sarcasm and anger in our love
And hope beside our cynicism we’ll someday rise above
There’s creation in destruction, dreams of peace that drive our fight
We know that the time is always know to stand up for what’s right
(Chorus) x2
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4. |
Ghost Teeth
02:12
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Am C Eb - - Em
Misty morning early dawn
Am C Em - Eb
Woke up in the Woods feelin Cold and Alone
Am C Eb - - Em
The mountains and the sky well they Started to moan
E5 E5 Eb5 D G5 A5
A terrifying dirge most Woebegone
Am C Eb - - Em
Rolled out of my tent in a peal of fright
Am C Em - Eb
Choking on libations from the previous night
Am C Eb - - Em
There in our vision is a terrible sight
E5 E5 Eb5 D G5 A5
A million jagged teeth and they're ready to bite
Chorus
Am C Db Em
Ghost Teeth comin' Run for your lives
Am G F - Em
An Alabaster skull filled with daggers and knives
Am C Db Em
Ghost Teeth rollin' Twenty feet tall
Am G F Am
Not gonna stop it 'til it swallows your soul
Am C Eb - - Em
Runnin for our lives through the mud and the grass
Am C Em - Eb
Rollin through the meadows on this derelict path
Am C Eb - - Em
Falling to the ground with a terrible crash
E5 E5 Eb5 D G5 A5
Got both legs caught in a rusty bear trap
Am C Eb - - Em
Ghost teeths got us, starting to chew
Am C Em - Eb
Our bones and our guts are mashed into goo
Am C Eb - - Em
Absorbed our spirits, what can we do?
E5 E5 Eb5 D G5 A5
We're part of Ghost Teeth now we're comin for you!
Chorus
Am C Db Em
Ghost Teeth comin' Run for your lives
Am G F - Em
An Alabaster skull filled with daggers and knives
Am C Db Em
Ghost Teeth rollin' Twenty feet tall
Am G F Am
Not gonna stop it 'til it swallows your soul
Not gonna stop it 'til it swallows your soul
Not gonna stop it 'til WE swallow your soul
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5. |
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Em G
If I were a trucker, I'd be a hot fuckin' mess
D C
Fuck all the other drivers I'd be better than the rest
Em G
Pedal to the metal hairpin turns at ninety five
D
who needs sleep with methamphetamines and
C
Whiskey while I drive
C
Whiskey While I drive
C
Whiskey While I drive
Em G
Organs for the market or Kilos of smack
D C
truckloads of bodies just go toss 'em in the back
Em G
any cargo you got and I'm up to the task
D C
I'll get it there on double time with no questions asked
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Em G
When UPS won't take it and Fed Ex says no no no
D C
you can't trust the postal service give it to me and I'll go
Em G
Driving through the night and I'm never making stops
D C
Fuck all the flashing lights I'll out run the cops
(Chorus)
(Bridge/Outro)
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6. |
What would Bike Ness Do?
02:17
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D Em
We ride our bikes up over the bridge,
G
are we gonna take the lane
D A
or are we gonna call it quits
This is where it all starts
"We don't pedal with our feet,
We pedal with our hearts"
D Em
and if we take the sidewalk now,
G
we can stop
A
& turn around &
D G
see the mountains & the sound
A D
the mountains & the sound
We might not be in control
but we're pointed strait downhill
and we're gonna make it home
so beg steal and borrow
we’re gotta live our lives
like there might be a tomorrow
D Em
and if we take the sidewalk now,
G
we can stop
A
& turn around &
D G
see the mountains & the sound
A D
the mountains & the sound
CHORUS x2
G A
we can watch the city flourish,
G D-A
Oh We can watch the city burn
G
either way I want you by
A
my side tonight,
D - A G
standing together as the world slowly turns
G-A
Oooh ooohhh
D A- G
together as the world slowly turns
together as the world slowly burns
slowly burns
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7. |
Hungry Hungry Hypocrites
03:29
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(Verse) D D F# G
I'm a bad bad anti capitalist cuz I buy stuff once in awhile
like when my clothes come from the goodwill instead of an old free pile
and when my pizzas from the trash well then you know it's free
but sometimes I gotta pay and I'm ordering delivery
(Bridge) G A
and you might call me a hypocrite, I guess it's true
I'm just trying to get by with all this shit yeah the same as you
(Chorus) D A G G
and you know that we gotta try to build that society
from each and too each accordind to their needs and their abilities
and until tha time when I know we can all live that way
well then you'll probably hear, you'll probably hear me say
(Verse) D D F# G
I'm a bad bad anti capitalist cuz I don't live in a squat
and my house has got a brand new washing machine and water that's hot
so I'm not lynching my landlord or finding a rope fo his neck
instead on the first of the month you'll find me writing a check
(Bridge) G A
(Chorus) D A G G
(Verse: muted) D D F# G
I'm a bad bad anti capitalist no I'm not gonna lie
but I'm trying to get better, at least I'm trying to try
I'm a bad bad anti capitalist no I'm not gonna lie
but I'm trying to get better, at least I'm trying to try
(Outro) G# G G# G D
at least I'm trying to try
at least I'm trying to try
and I hope you are too
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8. |
Automatron
03:07
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Am Am Am
Screaming Rusted Gears
Am Am Am
Black Corrosive Fear
G Em
Clashing Steel on Steel
Am Am Am
One thing on its mind
Am Am Am
Extinction of mankind
G Em
Burning Hatred Unreal
Am Am Am
Scraping metal Tomb
Am Am Am
Plotting out your doom
G Em
Your fate it seeks to seal
GGFE EEFG
VULTUROUS AUTOMATON
GGFE EEFG
HUMANITY ITS CARRION
(not sure what these chords are)
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Am Am Am
For all of its furor
Am Am Am
Its anchored to the floor
G? Em
Never to mobolise
Am Am Am
Unable to attack
Am Am Am
Forever it must pack
G Em
Consumer Merchandise
Am Am Am
Impotent it remains
Am Am Am
A Warehouse out in Spain
G Em
Madrid, to be precise
GGFF EEF
VULTUROUS AUTOMATON
GGFE EEFG
ITS TOIL IT GOES ON AND ON
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9. |
(U R my) Snuggle Butt
03:49
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G - Em - C - D
G - Em - C - D G
G
I see you standing there
Em C
I wonder if you might
G
Be the type guy
D C
That I just might like
G
Betcha cut your own hair
Em C
and ride a sweet ass bike
G
I hear your band is playing
D C
here Tomorrow night D C
playin here Tomorrow night
see ya here Tomorrow night
G - Em - C - D
G - Em - C - D
G
I'll help pierce your nose
Em C
we'll get matching tattoos
G
I'm makin bad decisions
D C
coz you're my special dude
G
my parents and my friends all
Em C
begrudgingly approve
G
I hope you think it's funny
D C
when I steal your food
D C
Gonna steal your food
G - Em - C - D
G - Em - C - D
G7 C7 G7
A long hard day, nothin left to do
G7 D7 G7
A long hard day, im thinkin of you
G7 C7 G7
A long hard day, get me outta this rut
G7 D7 C7 G7
Comin home to u, ur my little snuggle butt
G
And while im not sure that I
Em C
wanna play for keeps
G
My folks are pretty stoked
D C
You're not a fucking creep
G
Well I fell in hard
Em C
and you know I got in deep
G
when you told me you loved films
D C
Starring Meryl Streep
Starring Meryl Streep
Cinematic treasure Meryl Streep
G7 C7 G7
A long hard day, nothin left to do
G7 D7 G7
A long hard day, im thinkin of you
G7 C7 G7
A long hard day, get me outta this rut
G7 D7 C7 G7
Comin home to u, ur my little snuggle butt
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10. |
Pharaoh
02:35
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Intro
Em - Cm +D Em - Cm
Cm Am7 Cm Am
EmEmEm
Am7
There’s a painting in the desert.
G
There’s food in the desert
Em
And nobody eats it.
Em Em
And nobody eats it.
Em - Cm +D Em - Cm
Cm Am7 Cm Am
Am7
A person is drawing on the
G
desert walls.
Em
The desert walls
Em Em
are the pyramids.
Once there was a painting
in the desert. Pharaoh goes
in the tower.
That’s for real life. - E
Pharaoh! (x2)
Em
Em Em
Is Pharaoh a badguy
Am
Is he
Pharaoh! (x2)
Em Em
Cuz he died.
He stolen Egypt’s land,
But he died.
Em
Do you know,
Em Gm E
Once there was a Pharaoh
No, for real life!
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Wang: (Accordion, Guitar, Vox)
enntrails: Vox, uke/banjolele)
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