• Song:

    Youve Got To Die For The Government

  • Artist:

    Anti-flag

BY: Lewis Mark Todd, (Youth Against War)
16th september 2006.
This is my first tab hope you enjoy it.

/=slide
*=palm mute
~=let it ring

you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government?
die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|/66----22-----66----77----66----22-----66----7-|
a|/44-77-22-444-44-77-99-77-44-77-22-444-44-77-9-|
e|----55-00-222----55----99----55-00-222----55---|

2nd part of the intro after drum bit
ring for about 5 seconds:
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|----------|
d|6~-6~--/6-|
a|4~-4~--/4-|
e|0~-0~-----|

Verse1:
e|---
b|---
g|---
d|*6*
a|*4*
e|---
\_x48_/
play while vocals sing this:
there's a gulf war vet, dying a slow, cold death and the government says, "we don't know 
source of his sickness."

Verse1(continued):
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|*6*6*6*6-7*7*7*7*-6*6*6*6*-4*4*4*4*-66-66-66-66-6666-|
a|*4*4*4*4-5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*4*-2*2*2*2*-44-44-44-44-4444-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
  \________________x4______________/
play while vocals sing this:
but don't believe what they say, because your government is lying they've done it before 
don't you know they'll do it again a secret test, government built virus "subject test 
gulf battle field troops"

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|66----22-----66----77----66----22-----66----7--|
a|44-77-22-444-44-77-99-77-44-77-22-444-44-77-9--|
e|---55-00-222----55----99----55-00-222----55----|
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

2nd part of the intro after drum bit
ring for about 5 seconds again:
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|----------|
d|6~-6~--/6-|
a|4~-4~--/4-|
e|0~-0~-----|

verse 2:
e|---
b|---
g|---
d|*6*
a|*4*
e|---
\_x48_/
play while vocals sing this:
first world war veterans slaughtered, by general eisenhower you give them your life, 
give you a stab in the back

Verse2 (continued):
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|*6*6*6*6-7*7*7*7*-6*6*6*6*-4*4*4*4*-66-66-66-66-6666-|
a|*4*4*4*4-5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*4*-2*2*2*2*-44-44-44-44-4444-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
  \________________x4______________/
play while vocals sing this:
radiation, agent orange, tested on us souls guinea pigs for western corporations i never 
i never will pledge allegiance to their flag you're getting used, you'll end up dead!

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|66----22-----66----77----66----22-----66----7--|
a|44-77-22-444-44-77-99-77-44-77-22-444-44-77-9--|
e|---55-00-222----55----99----55-00-222----55----|
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

Verse3:
e|
b|
g|
d|666666
a|444444-7--7-7-7-7-7777-|
e|-------5--5-5-5-5-5555-|
  \__x4__/
 don't need you to tell me what to do and i don't need you to tell me what to be... fuck 
i don't need you to tell me what to say and i don't need you to tell me what to think! 
to think! what to think, what to think, what to think, think, think, think!

you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

START TO PLAY CHORUS PALM MUTED

you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|66----22-----66----77----66----22-----66----7--|
a|44-77-22-444-44-77-99-77-44-77-22-444-44-77-9--|
e|---55-00-222----55----99----55-00-222----55----|
  \__________________x4_______________________/
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!
you've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? die for your country? that's shit!

The song fades out so really you can play the last chorus as many times as you want.
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