DECLINE - Nofx A C D E G F B C# D# G# F# a c e g f g# f# e--5--3--5--0--3--1--2--4--6--4--2--12--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- B--5--5--7--0--3--1--4--6--8--4--2--12--17--9--12--10-13--11------- G--6--5--7--1--4--2--4--6--8--5--3--13--17--9--12--10-13--11------- D--7--5--7--2--5--3--4--6--8--6--4--14--17--9--12--10-13--11------- A--7--3--5--2--5--3--2--4--6--6--4--14--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- E--5--3--5--0--3--1--2--4--6--4--2--12--15--7--10--8--11--9-------- Starts with bass (for this part, every note written is a time you strum) (bass) A C A A C A (bass) C B (lets go!) A A A C D C A A A C D C A A A C D C A C A A C A A A C D C A C D C D D C C E E D A (F) Where are all these stupid people from A f C D and how'd they get to be so dumb e Bred on purple mountain range fed amber waves of grain to lesser C human beings zero feelings (string grind) e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D-----------------------------------------------(blame it on) A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x18)-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x12) E---------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0(x18)-2-2-2-3-3-3------(end on "destiny") E---------------------------------------------------- while rythem dose: f e f e C Human nature, Man's destiny (man's destin...) Blame it on the f e greediocracy (greediocra) g C Fear of god, the fear of change, the fear of truth from "god" to "truth" lead dose: e---------------------------- B---------------------------- G---------------------------- D---------------------------- A-5(x9)-10-8-5(x9)-8-10-3(x9) E---------------------------- e C D# add the bill of rights subtract the wrongs (theres no answer) e C D# memorize and sing star spangled songs (when the questions) e G A F aren't ever asked, is anybody learning from the past C G F We're living in united stagnation E CDC (E) BCB (E) CDC (E) BCB (E) e g fe f e d Father, What have I done? I took that 22, a gift to me from you D A f e To bed with me each night, kept it clean polished it well f e D C Cherished every cartridge every shell C f B Down by the creek under brush under dirt there's the carcas of my A second kill AG#G AG#G C f B Down by the park under stone under pine there's the carcas of my A brother William, Brother f C Where, have you gone to? I swear, I never thought I could f I see so many times, they told me to shoot straight, C don't pull the trigger squeeze, that will ensure a kill, f C f C fC A kill is what you want, a kill is why we breed (bass) when lead comes in: e-------------------------- B-------------------------- G-------------------------- D-------------------------- A-5--4--3--10-5-10-5-10-5 x2 E-------------------------- (f C f C f C) same during: The Christians love their guns, the church and NRA Pray for their salvation, pray on the lower faith (move it all up 2 frets) The storybook's been read, and every line belived Curriculum's been set, logic is a threat, reason searched and seized. While bass goes: E G#(not sure of this one) e a x2 lead: e----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------- D-7-6-6-6-6-7-9-9-9-9(x3)-7-6-6-6-6-7-6- A----------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------- while rhythm does: e A B A e B G# A B E A Jerry Spent some time in Michagin g# e C# f# A 20 year vacation after all he had a dime e D# C# B A dime is worth a lot more in Detroit a g# e f# A dime in California, A 20 dollar fine previous lead/rythem again B E A Jerry only stayed a couple months g# e C# f# It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass e D# C# B Asphyxiation is simple and fast a g# e f# It beats seventeen fun years of being someone's bitch lead (all on A string) g# Don't Think (stay) 12-11-12-14 g# Drink your wine (home) 12-11-12-14 e Watch the fire burn (be) 12-11-12 a His problems not mine(safe) 12-11-14-14-14-12-12-12-9 (end on "-zen" in citizen) e Just be that modle citizen B E A E B E BB A G# A G# x4 (last time end on A) E G# e a I wish I had a schilling for every sensless killing I'd buy a (-very sensless kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiling) government E G# e a America's for sale and you can get a good deal on it and make a (a good deal onnnnnnnnnn ittttttttttt) healthy profit G# E A E EE EE or maybe tear it apart start with assumption B C A E That a million people are smart smarter than one E C D G F# x2 w/trombone if you want, trombone part: e------------------ B--9-7-5-----7-5-4 G------------------ D------------------ x2 A-7---------5----- E------------------ then lead: e--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10---10--10-10--10-10--10--9-9--10-10--10... E--------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A-10--10-7-7--10-10--10-10--10-------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- the timing is really weird on this, listen along to figure it out. rythem during lead: E C D (w/ bass) Seritonin's gone, she gave up, drifted away e D E C A B Sara fled the process gone She left her answering machine on e D E C A B The greeting left spoken sincer messages no one will ever hear solo starting here goes through "empty head": e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A-0-0-3-5-7-7-5-3-5--7-5-0----0-3-5-3-5-3-2--3-2-1 x2 (2nd time w/out E---------------------------------------------------- last 4 notes) e C B A C 10,000 messages a day, a million more transmissions lay A B victims of the Laissez Faire e B A C A 10,000 voices 100 guns, 100 decibles turns to 1, one bullet, one B empty head E A Now with Seritonin gone C C B A A G E (lead on low E string) E-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C C B A A G E E-0-0-0-0-0-0 C E The man who used to speak performes a cute routine B A Feel a little patronized, don't feel G B A bad about whats inside your head and you feel a bit misled, its not that they don't care yeah C E The televisions put a thought inside you're head B A Like a Barry Manilow, Jinggle, I'd G B A Like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, a symphonic blank stare, yeah G B A G It dosen't make you care (make you care) G B A G Not designed to make you care (make you care) G B A... There betting you won't care (you won't...) rythem during solo: G E C A B C A G B C A E Solo: can't figure it out verbatim. dosen't need to be any ways, its a solo. Its in the key of G though. after everything fades out, bass starts up again, then guitar comes in: B A x2 C g D e C G D Place a wager on you're greed a wager on you're pride C g D e C G D Why try to beat them when a million others tried G E (We are the whore) g f# Intelectually spayed G E (We are the queer) g f# Dysfunctionally raised trombone part again with same rythem: E C D G F# x2 Fade out on E little lead thing comes in: e--------------------------- B--------------------------- G-------5(x32)-4(x32)-1(x58) this note note for all of this part, except on "living through D--------------------------- conformity", it dose: A-5(x32)-------------------- E--------------------------- e----------- ---------- ----------- B----------- ---------- ----------- G-0(x16)----then back to-1-1-1-1...and on "gonna be a...",dose-0(x8) D----------- ---------- ----------- A----------- ---------- ----------- E-------0(x8) ---------- ----------- Rhythm: E G# X2 E G# One more pill to kill the pain x3 G E Living through conformity G# G# E G# E G# One more prayer should keep me safe x3 G A A A E E E B B B D D D Theres gonna be a BETTER PLACE A B (won) Lost the battle lost the war, lost the things worth living for A Lost the will to win the fight, one more pill to kill the pain F# D e A na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na F# The going get tought the tough get debt, don't pay attebtion pay the D e rent, next of kins pay for your sins, a little faith should keep us A A A A A A safe The wierd guitar part here, as far as I can tell, is: f C small lead goes with it (on A string) A-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12 other lead has weird timing, it starts with: e--------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------- A---------------------11-10-11--11-10-11 E-12-11-12--12-11-12------------------- but then the rest goes: e--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------10-9-10--10-9-10------------------------------------- A-8-7-8--8-7-8--------------------------------------11-10-11--11-10-11 E--------------------------------12-11-12--12-11-12---------------- x2 (save us) (existance) (resist.) The Human Is failing lead becomes: D---------10------------------------- A-8-------------------------11------- E------------------12---------------- during: Essential (The future) Written off (The odds are) Astronomically againsts us (Only moron and genius) We'll fight a losing battle (Against the super ego) when giving in is so *** comforting (these are actually played with single note instead of bar cords) f e g# And so we go, on with our lives, we know the truth , but prefer lies a c a g c g A Lies are simple, simple is bliss, why go against tradition when we c can, e g f Admit defeat, live in deline, be the victims of our own design D C e C D The status quo built on suspect, why would anyone stick out their neck C B Fellow members, club we've got our's g f C I'd like to introduce you to our host C He's got his, and I 've got mine, meet THE DECLINE. C e-8-8-- B--8-8- G------ D------ A------ E------ Ends with trombone part again and rythem: E C D G F# lead comes in to replace trombone after a few trombone parts that lead is: e-------------------- B-------------------- G-------------------- D-------------------- A----2-3----------2-- E-3-5--------2-3-5--5 after 11 times w/lead, move everything up 2 frets, and let it fade out until its over.