(note: this isn't mine but it's better than what's already on here so I thought I'd share) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECLINE - NOFX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================================== 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. if you don't like it.........eat me! =================================================== 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 F 1-3-3-2-1-1 Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 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 A5* 4-7-7-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* 8-11-11-x-x-x or x-3-6-6-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 |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------2-2-------- |--7-7----3-3----5-5----5-5----------2-2---0---- |--7-7----3-3----3-3----5-5----7--0-----3---3-- |--5-5----1-1----3-3----3-3--------------------- |------------------------------|---------------- |------------------------------|---------------- |----2-2----------2-2----------|-5-7-----5------ |----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-7-7-7-5-7---- |--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-3-5-7-7-3-7---- |------------------------------|-----5-5---5---- |------------------------------|----------------- |------------------------------|----------------- |----2-2----------2-2----------|----------------- |----2-2---0------2-2---0------|-5-5--5--5--5---- |--0-----3---3--0-----3---3--0-|-5-5--5--5--5---- |------------------------------|----------------- |----------------|--------------------------------- |----------------|--------------------------------- |----------------|-----------5-7-5----------5-7-5-- |--4-4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--5-7-5-7--7--7--5-7-5-- |--5-5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--3-5-3-7--7--7--3-5-3-- |----------------|--5--5--5--------5--5--5--------- |------------------|------------|------------------ |------------------|------------|------------------ |-----------5-7-5--|-5-7-----5--|-----------5-7-5-- |--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-- |--5--5--5---------|-----5-5----|--5--5--5--------- |------------------|------------------------------- |------------------|------------------------------- |-----------5-7-5--|--5-5----4-4--7-7-------------- |--7--7--7--5-7-5--|--5-5----5-5--7-7----5-6------- |--7--7--7--3-5-3--|--------------5-5--7----------- |--5--5--5---------|------------------------------- 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 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- A5 (blame it on!) |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10/12-12--12-/13-13--13------ |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7-/9--9---9--/10-10--10------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- F5^ |------------------------------------------------- |--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10----- |------------------------------------------------- |--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- 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 F5 E |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--5-5-7-5-------4-4-5-4--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| A5 F5 G5 E5 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--5-5-7-5-------4-4-5-4--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| A5 F5 G5 E5 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--5-5-7-5-------4-4-5-4--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| A5 F5 G5 E5 |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--5-5-7-5-------4-4-5-4--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| A5 F5 G5 E5 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 |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |--7-6-5-4-3-2--| |--5-4-3-2-1-0--| 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] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| (sounds good |------------------------------------| if you use |-----12-----------------------------| tremolo |-----12----12----12----12----12-----| picking**) |--10----10----10----10----10----10--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| (**you know, when |------------------------------| you do quick up |----12---12--------12---------| and down strums) |----12---12---12---12---12----| |--9----9----9----9----9----9--| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-12----12-----12----| |---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-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----12-----------------------------| |-----12----12----12----12----12-----| |--10----10----10----10----10----10--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----12---12--------12---------| |----12---12---12---12---12----| |--9----9----9----9----9----9--| [end rythem fig.1] |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-12----12-----12----| |---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] |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----14-----------------------------| |-----14----14----14----14----14-----| |--12----12----12----12----12----12--| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----14----14----------14----------| |-----14----14----14----14----14----| |--11----11----11----11----11----11-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |----14----------------------14-----| |----14----14----14----14----14-----| |-10----10----10----10----10----10--| [end rythem fig.2] |----------------------| |----------------------| |--14----14-----14-----| |--14-14-14--14-14-14--| |--12-14-12--14-12-14--| |-----12-----12----12--| [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 |-0------------------------------------------------ |-0------------------------------------------------ |-1------------------------------------------------ |-2----4-6-4---6-4----4-6-4---4-6-4-6-4----7-7-7-7- |-2--7-------7------7-------7-----------7---------- |-0------------------------------------------------ |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--7-6-4--7-7-7-7-6-4----4-6-4--------------------- |----------------------7-------7-4---7-4---4-7-4-7- |----------------------------------7-----7--------- |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--4------------6-6-7-7-6-4----| |----7-4-7--7-7-------------7--| |------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------- |109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-- |-------------------------------------------------- |-76-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---76-6-6-6--7/9--9--9--- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- E5 B5 A5 |-----------------------------------------| |109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-10--| |-----------------------------------------| |-76-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---76-6-6-6--7--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| E5 C#5 A5 B5 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 |-------------------------------------------------- |109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-- |-------------------------------------------------- |-76-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---76-6-6-6--7/9--9--9--- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- E5 B5 A5 |-------------------------------------------| |109-9-9-9-10/12-12-12-12-109-9-9-9-109--| |-------------------------------------------| |-76-6-6-6-7/-9--9--9--9---76-6-6-6--76--| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| E5 C#5 A5 B5 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 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------| |--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--| |-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--7-7-5--4-5-4--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------| |--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--| |-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--7-7-5--4-5-4--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------| |--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--| |-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--9-9-7--6-7-6--| |--7-7-5--4-5-4--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--/7-7-----------/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-----------| |--/7-7-5--5-5-5--/7-7--7-7-xx-xx--/7-7-5--5-5-5--| |-------5--5-5-5------------------------5--5-5-5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |--9-9-7---| |--9-9-7---| |--7-7-5---| 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* |---------------------------------------| |--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--| |---------------------------------------| |--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |---------------------------------------| |--8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--| |---------------------------------------| |--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |---------------------------------------| |--8-8-----7-7-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--| |---------------------------------------| |--5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 |---------------------------------------| |--8-8-----4-4-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8--| |---------------------------------------| |--5-5-----1-1-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| E5 C5 D5 E5 E5 [rythem fig.3] |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------ |---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-- [end rythem fig.3] |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--- |--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------- [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 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 |--------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------- |--9-9---9---9-9--9/13-13---13---13-13-- |--------------------------------------- |--7-7---7---7-7--7/11-11---11---11-11-- |--------------------------------------- C5 B5 A5 G5 E5 C5 the man who used to speak E5 performs a cute routine B5 A5 fell a little patronized A5 C5 G5 don't feel bad they found a way inside your head G5 D5 and you feel a bit mislead D5 A5 its not that they don't care yeah C5 the televisions put a E5 thought inside your head B5 A5 like a barry manilow A5 C5 G5 jingle i'd like to teach the world to sing G5 D5 in perfect har-mo-ny D5 A5 a symphonic blank stare yeah C5 E5 it doesn't make you care (make you care!) C5 E5 not designed to make you care (make you care!!) C5 E5 they're betting you won't care (you won't care!!) (play with wah-wah pedal) |--10~~~~--10-7------------------8-7-7-5~-8-7~~~~- |---------------10-8-10-8------------------------- |-------------------------7^9~~~------------------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |--10b12~~~- |----------- |----------- (SORRY! SOLO WILL BE, MOST |----------- LIKELY, THE LAST UPDATE) |----------- |----------- |----------------------- |--8^10--10---10-8------ |-----------9----------- |----------------------- |----------------------- |----------------------- |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------5-------7--------------| |--0^5^7---0^5^7---0^5^7-3-3-0--| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------------------------9^7^0----| |--------5-------7-------5--------7--| |--0^5^7---0^5^7---0^5^7-------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------5-------7--------------| |--0^5^7---0^5^7---0^5^7-3-3-0--| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------------------------9^7^0----| |--------5-------7-------5--------7--| |--0^5^7---0^5^7---0^5^7-------------| C5 G5^ D5 E5^ they'll place a wager on your greed C5 E5^ D5 a wager on your pride C5 G5^ D5 E5^ why try to beat them when C5 E5^ D5 a million others tried C5 E5^ we are the whore G5^ D5 intellectually spade C5 E5^ we are the queer G5^ D5 dysfunctionally raised [trombone riff] E5^ C5 D5 G5 G5* [trombone riff] E5 C5 D5 G5 G5* E5 |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- |------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------- [rythem fig.4] |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| [end rythem fig.4] |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------| |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-------------------------------------------------| [rythem fig.4] one more pill to kill the pain one more pill to kill the pain one more pill to kill the pain living through conformity [rythme fig.4] one more prayer to keep me safe one more prayer to keep us warm one more prayer to keep us safe theres gonna be a A5 E5 B5 D5 better place A5 E5 lost the battle lost the war E5 B5 lost the things worth living for B5 D5 lost the will to win the fight D5 A5 one more pill to kill the pain A5 F#5 na na na na na F#5 D5 na na na na na D5 E5^ na na na na na E5^ A5 na na na na na A5 F#5 the bored get tough the tough get dead F#5 D5 don't pay attention pay the rent D5 E5^ our next of kins pay for your sins E5^ A5 a little faith should keep us safe |------------------------------------------| |--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--| |--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--| |--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--6-6--5-5--| |--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| |--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| [rythem fig.5] |------------------------------------------| |--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| |--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| |--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| 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|------------------------------------------| (save us!) [rythem fig.5] the human (existence) is failing (resistance) essential (the future) written off (the odds are) astronomically against (only moron and genius) would fight a losing battle (against the superego) when giving in is so *** comorting and so we A5 F5^ go on with our lives C5 E5^ we know the truth but prefer lies A5 C5 lies are simple, simple is bliss D5 F5^ why go against tradition when we can A5 E5^ admit defeat live in decline A5 F5^ be the victim our own design D5 F5^ with status quo built on suspect C5 A#5 A5 why would anyone stick out there neck F5 G5 fellow members club we got ours C5 A#5 A5 i'd like to introduce you to our host F Fm he's got his and i've got mine C5 meet the decline [trombone riff] <--(trombone eventually drowns out) E5 C5 D5 G5 G5* (15 times) F#5 D5 E5^ A5 A5* (8 times/fade out)