Capo 4th fret
Standard (EADGBE)
G: -10- -6-- -11- -5-- -+
Riff
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Alt Riff: (I find this a little high pitch/gay for me. The song is also really fast, so I
often play this. Basically, you can pick/strum anything in C# and A that goes low, mid, high,
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
(Tempo is fast: guessing 160 bpm+ = 88 of 100 on my RP80's drum machine)
Intro
|C# |A | (x2) - w/ riff only
|C# |A | (x2) - w/ riff and cymbals only
|C# |A | (x2) - band kicks in
Verse
Hey you...
you're way ahead of me.
You're drunk on apathy,
you burned right out.
Hey you...
you're just a cripple now.
We sell for millions now,
they sold you out. And...
Chorus
Ohhhh-hhhh--ohhhhh-hhhh--oh, I had to tell them you were
goooo-oooo--one! I had to tell them they were
wrooo-oooo--oooooo-oooo-ong! And now they're playing your
soooo-oooo--oooooo-oooo--ong. (yeah, yeah, yeah)
| |(x2) w/ riff
Verse 2
Hey you, don't take it out on me.
You're bored of everything,
you burned right out.
Hey you, so bored and cynical.
It's f-ing wonderful,
they sold you out. And...
Chorus 2
Oh-ohh-oh, they've bought and sold it all, it's go-one!
They've taken it and built a ma-aaa-
-all! And now they're playing your so-oo-ong!
Bridge
(Tempo cut in half: 80 bpm)
Ooh, their innocence tastes like candy, yeah.
Get so fat on it, it's a tragedy, yeah.
Ooh, I can help you come to me, yeah.
(Up tempo: 120 bpm) (Restore orig tempo: 160 bpm)
Just bring your innocence to me, yeah!
Verse 3
Hey you, oh don't you dare blame me!
You trusted everything,
they sold you out.
Hey you, now when they call it cool,
it's just so mean and cruel.
They sold you out. And...
Chorus 3 & 4:
Oh-ohh-oh, they've bought and sold it all, it's gone!
And every note of it is wr-ooo-
-ng! And now they're playing your so-oo-ong! yeah! yeah! And..
Oh-ohh-oh, they've bought and sold it all, it's go-one!
They've taken it and built a ma-aaa-
-all! And now they're playing your so-oo-(ong!)
Outro
-ong! They're playing, playing your so-oo-
-ong! They're playing, playing your so-oo-
-ong! They're playing, playing your so-oo-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~x
-ong! Yeah!
Please post comments and/or enjoy!
-CHall (1/29/07 - update: 6/17/09)