THE DECLINE (Part 1 Revised) - Nofx
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Yes. I have decided to do the unthinkable and tab out the entire 18 minute
anti-america masterpiece that we all call "the decline." It might kill me, but
by god it will put me on the map and give all those who attempt this song a
good challenge. I hope everybody is able to understand this ***. I tabbed out
the guitar that is most audible. I am horrible at typing two guitar tabulature,
but there are exceptions (eg. the part after the first trombone riff, lead is
tabbed, rythem is in chords). In most cases I tabbed the bass for guitar.
chords in this song (mostly powerchords)
low<----->high
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
E5 0-2-2-x-x-x
F5 1-3-3-x-x-x
G5 3-5-5-x-x-x
G5* 2-5-5-x-x-x
G#5 4-6-6-x-x-x
A 0-0-2-2-2-0
Am 0-0-2-2-1-0
A5 5-7-7-x-x-x
A#5 6-8-8-x-x-x
B5 7-9-9-x-x-x or x-2-4-4-x-x
C5 8-10-10-x-x-x or x-3-5-5-x-x
C5* 7-10-10-x-x-x
C#5 9-11-11-x-x-x or x-4-6-6-x-x
C#5! x-4-9-x-x-x or 9-x-9-x-x-x
D5 x-5-7-7-x-x or 10-12-12-x-x-x
D5! x-5-9-x-x-x
E5^ x-7-9-9-x-x
F5^ x-8-10-10-x-x
G5^ x-10-12-12-x-x
A5^ x-12-14-14-x-x
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|--7--7--7--5-7-5--|-5-7-7-7-5--|--7--7--7--5-7-5--
|--7--7--7--3-5-3--|-3-5-7-7-3--|--7--7--7--3-5-3--
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A5^ D5
where are all the stupid people from
A5^ F5^ C5 G5^
and how'd they get to be so dumb?
C5 C5*
bred on purple mountain range
A#5
feed amber waves of grains
A5 F5
to lesser human beings, zero feelings
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A5
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A5
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A5
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A5 (blame it on!)
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F5^
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A5
A5 F5^ C5
human nature, man's destiny (man's destiny)
F5^ C5
blame it on the greediocracy (greediocracy)
C5 G5^ A#5 F5^
the fear of God the fear of change fear of truth
C5
add the bill of rights
C5 F5 G#5
subtract the wrongs (theres no answers!)
C5
memorize and sing
C5 F5 G#5
star spangled songs (when the questions!)
C5 G5
aren't ever asked
G5 A5 F5
is anybody learning from the past?
C5 G5 F5
we're living in united stagnation
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A5 G5^
father what have i done
C5 A#5 A5
i took that twenty two
F5 C5 G5
a gift to me from you
D5 A5
to bed with me each night
A5 F5^ C5
kept it clean polished it well
F5^ C5 C5* F5^
cherished every cartridge every shell
A5 F5
down by the creek under brush under dirt
F5 G5 A5
theres a carcass of my second kill
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A5 F5^
down at the park under stone under under pine
F5^ G5^ A5
theres a carcass of my brother william
A5 F5^
brother where have you gone to i swear
F5^ C5
i never thought i could i see so many times
C5 F5^
they told me to shoot straight
F5^
don't pull the trigger squeeze
F5^ C5
that will insure a kill a kill is what you want
C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5 F5^ C5
to kill is why we breed
[rythem fig.1]
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|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
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[end rythem fig.1]
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|---12--------12---12--------|-12-12-12--12-12-12-|
|---12---12---12---12---12---|-10-12-10--12-10-12-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|----10-----10----10-|
[rythem fig.1]
the christians love their guns
the church and n - r - a
pray for thier salvations
prey on the lower faiths
[rythem fig.2]
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|-10----10----10----10----10----10--|
[end rythem fig.2]
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|--12-14-12--14-12-14--|
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[rythem fig.2]
the story books been read
and every line believed
[rythem fig.2]
cirriculums been set
logic is a threat
reason searched and seized
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E5^ A Am
(jerry spent some time in michigan)
E5 C#5 F#5 B5
a twenty year vacation after all he had a dime
E5^ C#5 B5
(a dime is worth a lot more in detroit)
A5 E5 A5 B5
a dime in california a twenty dollar fine
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E5^ A Am
(jerry only stayed a couple months)
E5 C#5
its hard to enjoy yourself
F#5 B5
while bleeding out the ass
E5^ C#5 B5
(asphyxiation is simple and fast)
A5 E5 A5 B5
it beats seventeen fun years of being someonesbitch
E5^
don't think (stay!)
D5!
drink your wine (home!)
C#5!
watch the fire burn (be!)
A5
his problems not mine (safe!)
A5
just be that model citizen
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E
(i wish i had a schilling)
E7 A
(for every senseless killing)
Am
(i'd buy a government)
E
(americas for sale)
E7 A
(and you can get a good deal on it)
Am
(and make a healthy profit)
or.................
E5 C5 A5 E5
maybe, tear it apart start with assumption
E5 C5 A5 E5
that a million people are smart smarter than one
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
[trombone riff]
E5 C5 D5 G5 G5*
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
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E5 C5 D5 E5 E5
[rythem fig.3]
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|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--
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[rythem fig.3]
serotonin's gone she gave up drifted away
E5^ D5! C#5*
sara fled thought process gone
C5 D5 G5
she left her answering machine on
E5^ D5! C#5*
the greeting left spoke insincere
C5 D5 G5
messages no one will ever hear
A5 C5 G5
10,000 messages a day
G5 D5 A5
a million more transmissions lay
A5 C5 G5
victims of the laissez faire
A5 C5 G5
10,000 voices a hundred guns
G5 D5 A5
100 decibels turns to one
A5 C5 G5
one bullet one empty head
E5 D5
now with serrotonin gone (gone!)
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
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C5 B5 A5 G5 E5
the man who used...........(to be continued)
