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.
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