Played with Powerchords and lots of dead tones

Intro: B E D# G# F# E

Chorus:
B (x2444x@1)                          E (022100@1)   D# (x43121@3)  B (x2444x@1)He was the poster child of miserable.
                         E (022100@1)    D# (x43121@3)  BHe (x2444x@1)was in love with a coloured boy.
                        G# (xx1114@1)         F#No (244322@1)chance for hope in a land of servitude.

Verse:
B (x2444x@1)                    E (022100@1)     D# (x43121@3) B (x2444x@1)And now the ghosts of Alexandria
                            E (022100@1)         D# (x43121@3) BHang (x2444x@1)in the halls like the boys on the oak,
                        E (022100@1)      D# (x43121@3)   G#To (xx1114@1)remind us that we're only 13 knots away
                      F#From (244322@1)repeating our mistakes.

Prechorus:
E (022100@1)                    B (x2444x@1) G# (xx1114@1) E (022100@1)No one can see on the inside,
                       B (x2444x@1)  G# (xx1114@1) ENo (022100@1)one can hear on the outside,
              B (x2444x@1)     G# (xx1114@1)      F#No (244322@1)one will speak the name to blame.

The dead sing:
          B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)  D#"It's (x43121@3)not over."
          G# (xx1114@1)  B"It's (x2444x@1)not over."
          B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)  D#"It's (x43121@3)not over."
          G# (xx1114@1)  B"It's (x2444x@1)not over."

Chorus:
B (x2444x@1)                           E (022100@1)   D# (x43121@3)  B (x2444x@1)She was the poster child of miserable.
                         E (022100@1) D# (x43121@3)  BShe (x2444x@1)was in love with the U.S.A.
                                 E (022100@1)      D# (x43121@3)        G# (xx1114@1)  EShe (022100@1)was from some place but she could not tell us where.

Verse:
B (x2444x@1)                    E (022100@1)     D# (x43121@3) B (x2444x@1)And now the ghosts of Alexandria
                            E (022100@1)       D# (x43121@3) BLabor (x2444x@1)the fields like amber waves of grain,
                                 E (022100@1)     D# (x43121@3)  G#To (xx1114@1)remind us that we are only a minimum wage away
                 F#A (244322@1)bowl of rice a day
                         EFrom (022100@1)repeating our mistakes.
          B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)  D#"It's (x43121@3)not over."
          G# (xx1114@1)  B"It's (x2444x@1)not over."
          B (x2444x@1)  E (022100@1)  D#"It's (x43121@3)not over."
          G# (xx1114@1)  B"It's (x2444x@1)not over."

Chorus:
E (022100@1)                    B (x2444x@1) G# (xx1114@1) E (022100@1)No one can see on the inside,
                       B (x2444x@1)  G# (xx1114@1) ENo (022100@1)one can hear on the outside,
              B (x2444x@1)     G# (xx1114@1)      F#No (244322@1)one will speak the name to blame.

The dead sing

Outro:
       B (x2444x@1)                            G# (xx1114@1)         F#And (244322@1)we watched the summer turn to the autumn of glory.
       B (x2444x@1)                            G# (xx1114@1)         F#And (244322@1)we watched the summer turn to the autumn of glory.
       B (x2444x@1)                            G# (xx1114@1)         F#And (244322@1)we watched the summer turn to the autumn of glory.
       B (x2444x@1)                            G# (xx1114@1)         F#And (244322@1)we watched the summer turn to the autumn of glory.

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