Bass Tablature for "The Decline" by NOFX

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I know that this has nothing to do with Millencolin but this song kicks ass and i htink the bass tabs are kinda tough to find so i figured i'de out them on here. enjoy:

Fat Mike uses a few effects
pedals in this, this is long....very long I'm pretty sure about most of this:

Intro:
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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--------------|

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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
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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
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A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1---------|
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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
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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
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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-------------------------------|
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Add the bill of rights, subtract the wrongs...THERES NO ANSWER
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D|-----------------------------------3--3--3--3--3---------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------|
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Memorize and sing star-spangled songs.....Whens the questions
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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?
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A|--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------|
Were living in united stagnation
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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
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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
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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
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D|--3--3--3--3--3----------5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
A|-----------------3--3--3---------------------------------------------------|
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Down by the creek under brush under dirt. Theres a carcass of my 2nd kill
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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
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D|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5-------|
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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
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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,
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A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------|
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Dont pull the trigger, squeeze, that will insure a kill
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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--|
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A kill is what we want, a kill is why we breed
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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D|--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5--5--5--5--5---------------------------|
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Reason searched and seized
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D|--------------------------------2-----2------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-----5-----5---------------------------------|

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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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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
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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
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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--|
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A dime in california, a twenty dollar fine
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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,
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E|------------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------|

Its hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
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D|--2--2--2--2--2-------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
A|-----------------4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------2--2--2--2----------|
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Asphyxiation is simple and fast
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D|--2--2--2--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------4--4--4--2--2--2--2---------------------------------|
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It beats 17 fun years of being someones bitch, dont think...STAY
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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
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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
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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
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D|-----2----------2----------------------------------2----------2------------|
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E|------------------------------5----------5---------------------------------|

Americas for sale and you can get a good deal on it and make a healthy pro
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D|-------2-------------2-----------2-----------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------5--------5----------5----------|

Or maybe tear it apart and start with assumption, that a million people
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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|--------------------------<2-------<5|--<2-------<5---<2------<2--<2-----<5|
A|-----------------------------<3--<5--|-----<3--<5-------<2--<3------<3-<5--|
E|-5--5--5--5--5-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

music music music
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D|--during this part just play the notes from above twice each Listen to the-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------cd for rythum-|
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Serotonins gone she gave up and drifted away, she fled the process gone
G|-----------------------------------------|(EFX pedal)--------------4-2-0---|
D|2-2-2-2-----------------------5--5--5--5-|---0---2-----------0-------------|
A|--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-----------|-2---2---2-0-----2---2-2-------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------3-0-----------------|

She left her answer machine on, the greeting left spoken sincere
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A|---repeat above section through-out----------------------------------------|
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Messages no one will ever hear, 10,000 messages a day
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---repeat above-|
E|----------------|

More tranmissions lay dead victims of the laissez faire.......10,000 voices
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---repeat above-|
E|----------------|

100 guns, 100 decibles turn to one bullet one empty head
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D|----------------|
A|---repeat above-|
E|----------------|

Now with Serotonin gone
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D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------5-2-2-2---------------5-2|
A|---------------------5--5--5--3--3--3--2-2-2--------------3-3-3-2----------|
E|---------------------------------------------5-5-5----------------5-5-5----|

a man that used to speak performs a cute routine
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D|--------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------------------------------|
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Feel a little patronized, dont feel bad They found a way inside your head
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5----|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------|
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And you feel a bit misled. Its not that they don't care
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A|--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------5--5--5------------|

The televisions but a thought inside your head like a Barry Manilow
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D|-----------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4---------|
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Jingle i'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony
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D|----------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2----------------------|
A|--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------5--5--5-------------|
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A symphionic stare. it doesn't make you care...MAKE YOU CARE
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D|------------------------------2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------3--3--3---------------5--5--5--5--5--------------------|
E|-----------5--5--5---------------------------------------------------------|

Not designed to care........MAKE YOU CARE
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D|-----------------2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--------------5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------|
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There betting you wont care.....YOU WONT CARE
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D|------------2--2--2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3------------5--5--5-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fat Mike uses an effects pedal here
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------9-7-0----|
A|--------5-------7---------------------------5-------7-------5--------7--|
E|--0-5-7---0-5-7---0-5-7-3-3-0---------0-5-7---0-5-7---0-5-7-------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------9-7-0----|
E|--------5-------7---------------------------5-------7-------5--------7--|
A|--0-5-7---0-5-7---0-5-7-3-3-0---------0-5-7---0-5-7---0-5-7-------------|

They place a wager on your greed, a wager one your pride
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D|-------------5--5--5----------2--2--2----------2--2--2---------------------|
A|--3--3--3-------------5--5--5----------3--3--3---------5--5--5-------------|
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Why try to beat them when a million others tried?
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A|-3--3--3------5-5-5----------3--3--3----------5--5-------------------------|
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We are the whore....intellualy spade....we are the queer
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A|--3--3--3-------------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3----------------------------|
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Disfunctionaly raised...
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1 more pill to kill the pain
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D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------------------|
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1 more pill to kill the pain
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D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------------------|
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1 more pill to kill the pain
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D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------|
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living through conformity... 1 more prayer to keep us safe
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D|---------------------------------2--2--2--2--------------------------------|
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E|-----------------5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------|

1 more prayer to keep us safe
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1 more prayer to keep us safe
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A|-------------------3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|
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Theres gonna be a better place.....
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D|-------------------------------------2--2--2-------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------2--2--2--5--5--5--------------|
E|------------------5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------------------|

Lost the battle lost the war, lost the things worth living for
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D|----------------------2--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5----------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------------|

Lost the will to win the fight, 1 more pill to kill the pain.. NA NA NA
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E|-----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5------------|

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
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The going get tough the tough get debt Dont pay attention pay the rent
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5---|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------|

Our next of kins pay for your sins, a little faith should keep us safe
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D|--------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-------------|

SAVE US, the human resistance is falling, RESISTANCE essensitial, THE FUTURE
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A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
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written off, THE ODDS ARE astronomicaly agaist us ONLY MORON AND GENIUS
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A|------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------|
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will fight a losing battle AGAINST THE SUPER EGO,
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A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------|
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When giving in is so damn comforting
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And so we go on with our lives, we know the truth but prefer lies
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A|------------5--5--5--5--5----------------------3--3--3--3--3---------------|
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lies are simple, simple is bliss, why go against tradition when we can
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D|-2--2--2----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--|
A|---------------------3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------|
E|----------5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------------|

admit defeat, live in decline, be the victim of our own design
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D|-3--3--3--3---------------2--2----------------------------3--3--3--3--3----|
A|------------3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------|

The status quo built on suspect, why would anybody stick out there neck
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D|-3--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3------------------------------------|
A|------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-|

Fellow members, club we got ours, I'd like to introduce you to our host,
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A|----------------------------------------3--3--3--2--2--2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-------|

He's got his and i've got mine, meet the decline...
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D|-<2---------<5----<2--------<5---------------------------------------------|
A|----<2--<3-----------<3---<5--------repeat till bass drowns out------------|
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