Tom: A
Intro: | D A | G | D A | G | (the " A " chord is just played once)
A D Bm G A D A G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm E
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
G A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A D
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
G A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
Chords over solo:
Bm A (x3)
A A G A
Solo:
(grad. release)
e----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -
B----------------------------- | --------------7---------------- | -
G---7b-----(7)----(7)------6-- | --6--4--7---------4---4--4--4-- | -
D----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -
A----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -
E----------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -
(grad. bend)
e------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -
B------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -
G---4------7b---(7)--4--- | --7b------------------7-------- | -
D-------7---------------- | -------------------------7--7-- | -
A------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -
E------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -
e--------------------- | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ |
B------------------7-- | ---------------- | ---7--------- | ------------------------ |
G------4---4---7------ | --4---7h6---7--- | ----------4-- | -9b----(9)--7----------- |
D--7------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | ---------------9--(9)- |
A--------------------- | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ |
E--------------------- | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ |
e------------------------ | ------------ | -
B------------------------ | ------8b---- | -
G------------------------ | ------7b---- | -
D--5------------7b--(7)-- | ------------ | -
A------------------------ | ------------ | -
E------------------------ | ------------ | -
A D Bm G A D A *fill1 G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm *fill2 E
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
G A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A G A
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh
End on
D
Fill 1:
e------------------
B------------------
G----9b---(9)------
D--------------7---
A------------------
E------------------
Fill 2:
e-----------------
B-----------------
G-----------------
D------5h4--------
A-------------7---
E-----------------
Rhythm Fill 1:
w/ amp tremolo
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-----2-------------------
D-----2-------------------
A-----0-------------------
E-------------------------
