------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Decline - NOFX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By:Kent Riemondy(axion270@hotmail.com) suggestions on some parts please! Yes thats right boys and girls this is the decline Fat Mike uses a few effects pedals in this this is long....very long I'm preety sure about most of this Intro: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----3---5---------------------5-----------------------5-----------ROCK MAN!| A|------3--------3--5--3-----3-----3-----3--5--3-----3-----3-----3--5--------| E|--5---------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------2---------5---| A|----3--5--3-----3--5--3-----3--5--3-----3--5--------3--5--3----3-5-3-3---5-| E|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------5--5-------------------------| Where are all the stupid people from and how did they get to be so dumb G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------3--3--3----------5--5--5----| A|-----------------------------5--5--5--------------------3--3--3------------| E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5------------------------------| bred on purple mountain range feed amber waves of grain G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1---------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| to lesser human beings... zero feelings G|--------------------------------------------------------BLAME IT ON!-------| D|----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3------------3--3--3---------| A|-1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------5--5--5--5--5-----------------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-| human nature, mans destiny Blame it on the greediocracy G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------3--3--3--3--3----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------| A|-----------------------------3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--3--3--| E|--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------------------------| The fear of god, the fear of change, the fear of truth G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| A|-3--3--3--------------------1--1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Add the bill of rights, subtract the wrongs...THERES NO ANSWER G|--------------------------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---| D|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3---------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Memorize and sing star-spangled songs.....Whens the questions G|-----------------------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------| D|----------------------------3--3--3---3--3--3------------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Aren't ever asked, is anybody learning from the past? G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| A|--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------| Were living in united stagnation G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3--3--3-----------5--5--5--3--3--3---3--3--2--2--2----3--5--2---3--5--2--| A|-----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------5---------5----------| Father what have i done, I took that twenty-two a gift for me from you G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5--5--5----------------------------3--3--3-------5--5--5| A|----------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2-----------------3--3--3-------| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------5--5--5----------------------| To bed with me each night, kept it cleaned polished it well G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------3--3--3-------------| E|--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------| Cherised every cartridge every shell G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3--3--3--3--3----------5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------| A|-----------------3--3--3---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Down by the creek under brush under dirt. Theres a carcass of my 2nd kill G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------| D|-----6--5--4--3--2--| A|--5-----------------| E|--------------------| Down by the park under brush under pine. Theres a carcass of my brother WIll G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5-------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------5-5-5-| Brother where have you gone to i swear i never thought i could G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3---| E|---5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------------------| See so many times they told me to shoot straight, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dont pull the trigger, squeeze, that will insure a kill G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A kill is what we want, a kill is why we breed G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------| A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--5---5-3-3-5-3-5-3-5| E|----------------------------------------------------------5----------------| The christians love there guns, the church and NRA G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----5--5--5--5--5--5----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3-5-3-5-3-5---------------| E|----------------------5--5--5----------------------------------------------| Pray for there salvation, prey on the lower faiths G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------3--3--3--3--3---3-5-3-5-3-5---------------| E|------------------------5--5--5--------------------------------------------| The story books been read, And every line belived G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-------------2-----2-----2-| A|--------------------------------------------------5--5--5------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------5----5-----5----| Curriculm been set, logic is a threat, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------5--5--5--5--5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Reason searched and seized G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------2-----2------------------------------------| A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------5-----5-----5---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----4-6-4---6-4-----4-6-4--4-6-4-6-4----7-7-7-7--7-6-4--7-7-7-7-6-4-------| A|---7-- ----7-------7-------7-----------7------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4-6-4-----------------------4------------6-6-7-7-6-4--------------------| A|-7-------7-4---7-4---4-7-4-7-----7-4-7--7-7-------------7------------------| E|-------------7-----7-------------------------------------------------------| Jerry spent some time in michigan, a 20 year vacation G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------2--2--2--2--2-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4------| E|--------------------------5--5--5--4--4--4---------------------------------| After all he had a dime, a dime is worth a lot more in detroit G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------2--2--2--2--1--1--1--------------------| A|---------------------2--2--2--2--2-----------------------4--4--4--2--2--2--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A dime in california, a twenty dollar fine G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2----------------| E|--5--5--5--5------------------5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------| Jerry only stayed a couple months, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------| Its hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--2--2-------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------| A|-----------------4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------2--2--2--2----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Asphyxiation is simple and fast G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------4--4--4--2--2--2--2---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| It beats 17 fun years of being someones bitch, dont think...STAY G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------2--2--2--2-------------------------------------2--2--2--2---| A|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------| E|---5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------------| Drink your wine....HOME, watch the fire burn, His problems not mine G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--------------| Just be that model citizen G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------2----2----------------repeat except dont do slide--| A|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5----5----0slide5-------------------------------| I wish i had a shilling for every senseless killing, I'd buy a goverment G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----2----------2----------------------------------2----------2------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------5----------5---------------------------------| Americas for sale and you can get a good deal on it and make a healthy pro G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------2-------------2-----------2-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------5--------5----------5----------| Or maybe tear it apart and start with assumption, that a million people G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---2---2--2-----------------------------------2--2--2--2--2------------| A|------------------3---3--3---------------------------------------3--3--3---| E|----------------------------5--5--5--5-------------------------------------| are smart, smarter than one G|-------------------------------------|--------repeat this part a few times-| D|--------------------------
