Condtion Oakland Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Variant G♯ Variant D♯ Variant B Variant C♯ Variant E

Anytime these chords are mentioned they are played as above, unless otherwise noted.

All other chords are regular power chords.

Introduction

Play chords G♯ D♯ G♯ C♯ B

2nd time play chords G♯ D♯ G♯ D♯

Verse

F♯I went G♯down to the Atracks

Bthinking what they mightC♯ say to me. G♯

F♯But they G♯just stared Aback

broBken, traiC♯nless and black as nG♯ight.

Then play Ab

Verse

Climbed out onto my roof, so I'd be a poet in the night.

Beat the walls of my room, I saw the big room that is this life.

Chorus

G♯ This is my ConditionE,

E var. during this part the bass plays: E G♯ A B

Naked and hysterical, reaching to grab a hand that I just slapped back at.

G♯ E

This is my Condition

E var. as above.

Desperate, alone, without an excuse, tried to explain, Christ what's the use.

At the end of the chorus the guitar does a hammer on repeatedly,

on the 3rd string notes 8/9.

Intro

Verse

Read and I felt so small, some words keep speaking when you close the book.

Drank and just about smiled, then I remember us in that bed.

Put my ear to the door, I just heard hot rods and gunshots and sirens.

People kill me these days, they have keys in their eyes but they lock from the inside.

Chorus

Outro

play Ab then

D♯

Continue this for A while then: G♯(reg) C♯(reg) B(reg) A

then repeat outro till he stops talking.