THE VANDALS-IF THE GOVERNMENT COULD READ MY MIND
Intro
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| A | 3 2 3 2 3/6 5 5 6 5 6/10 9 2 3 2 3/6 3 |
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Verse part 1
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x2 |
part 2
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1111111111111111 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1111111111111111 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 |
part 3
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| D | 1111111111111111 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 1111111111111111 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Chorus
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1111111111111111 9 9 11 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1111111111111111 9 7 11 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 7 |
Verse (play part 1 only once)
Chorus
Solo
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| G | 6 6 4 |
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Verse (play part 1 only once)
Chorus 2
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1111111111111111 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1111111111111111 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 |
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| G | 9 9 9 |
| D | 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 |
| A | 7 11 7 11 7 11 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 7 |