Transcription by Bruno Lamoureux, syk@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca.
"I just wrote the chords; find the rhythm by yourself...
if someone has tabbed the solo please email it to me!"
From ftp.nevada.edu.
Like a rock Like a planet Like a fucking atom bomb
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I've seen it...
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oh yeah..
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Transcription by Pär Svensson, t89par@student.tdb.uu.se.
"Comments, corrections, etc. welcome."
From alt.guitar.tab.
Riff:
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |-2--2-2-------| Repeat
D |-2--2-2-------|
A |-0--0-0-------|
E |--------0-1-3-|
Riff
a sullen figure walks along a dusty road,
C G
his life was holy and he couldn't bear the load,
Riff
he left his people and simple life behind,
C G
he raised his torso and looked into the sky,
D F C
shouting his questions, looking for directions,
Riff
"what do I do now?"
Riff
now a confused schoolgirl stares at the T.V. tray,
C G
the stresses of maturing compound every day,
Riff
she glances up to see her favorite video,
C G
and gets ideas from Madonna's nasty clothes,
D F C
in need of affection, she craves a direction,
Riff
her heroes offer her,
D A
everyone's looking for something,
C G A
and they assume somebody else knows what it is,
D A
no one can live without decisions of their own,
C G# D A#
it seems so they look to someone else,
F E
to tell them what to do,
F E
tell'em what to wear,
F E
tell'em what to say,
F E F E F E F E F E
tell'em how to act and think and compel others compulsively until the
world is
F G A
all like them
[Solo]
Riff
a righteous student came and asked me to reflect,
C G
he judged my lifestyle was politically incorrect,
Riff
I don't believe in self important folks who preach,
C G
no Bad Religion song can make your life complete,
D
prepare for rejection,
F C Riff
you'll get no direction from me,
D A C G Riff
you'll get no direction from me
Transcription by Pär Svensson, t89par@student.tdb.uu.se.
"Comments, corrections, etc. welcome."
From alt.guitar.tab.
E C D x4
E D A
every day we profit so,
E D A
leaning towards the great unknown,
E G A E C D
asking how it pertains to tomorrow
E C D
E D A
aim for places we've not been,
E D A
trample paths that go between,
E G A E C D
yesterdays foundations and tomorrow
E C D
E D
it's the way they say it's got to be,
C G D
we spear ahead and forge our destiny,
E
who do they represent?,
D
who do you believe?,
C D E D A
make a sound decision for others to heed
E D A
E D A
try to set a faster pace,
E D A
try to build a master race,
E G A E C D
one that will make a contribution to tomorrow
E C D
[Solo]
E D
it's the way they say it's got to be,
C G D
we put aside our fears and make history,
E D
the clothes are in the dryer and the writing is on the wall
C D E C D
we're doing everything we can to stop this fall
E C D
E C G D A
everyday we profit so,
E C G D A
leaning towards the great unknown
C G D A C G D A E
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
A G A G A G E G A
A G A G
There's a light on in the hallway, so I can't understand
A G E G A
Why you hide underneath the covers
A G A G
There's a baby in your womb, so don't be scared tonight
A G E G
Raggedy Ann is in the closet picking possies
A
Two babies in the dark, like diamonds in the sand
G
While pappa's far away making up children's stories
C
The little one's inside so afraid to be alone
B E/E(high)
She's trying to be brave until the daddy comes home
So if you chance to see her, please tell her it's alright
Cause everybody fights the tendency to snap
Sometimes it's not a matter of being brave and strong
Cause noises in the house are terrifying
Two babies in the dark, like diamonds in the sand
While pappa's far away making up children's stories
The little one's inside, so afraid to be alone
She's talking to herself now cause no ones home
F E
I'll put you to sleep at night, like a foreign movie
F E
I'll sing you a lullaby and I'll teach you about everything
F G
And I only ask one thing, please save me, oh
Transcription by Pär Svensson, t89par@student.tdb.uu.se.
"Comments, corrections, etc. welcome."
From alt.guitar.tab.
G D Am G D C
G D Am
as I walk beneath the valley,
G D Am
I shall fear no evil,
G D Am
for thanks to King George and his rainbow cabinet,
G D C D
today murder is legal
G D Am
God I know that it's wrong,
G D Am
to kill my brother for what he hasn't done,
G D C
and as the planes blacken the sky,
F D
it sounds like heaven is falling,
G D Am C
it sounds like heaven is falling,
G D Am C
you promised me a new day a dawning
G D C
I've seen a thousand points of light,
F G
like so many points of hatred, shame and horror
[Solo]
G D Am
God I want to be a man,
G D Am
but I don't want to die with a rifle in my hand,
G D C
and as the planes blacken the sky,
F D
it sounds like heaven is falling,
G D Am C
it sounds like heaven is falling,
G D Am C
you promised me a new day a dawning
G D C
well nothing here looks new to me,
F
but a score of mothers 'sons
G
caught 'tween the devil and the deep blue sea
F G
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
A G A G A G A
A G A G E
Everybody wants to dance in a play pen
A G F G
But nobody wants to play in my garden
A G C A A
I see the hippies on an angry line
A
Guess they don't get my meaning
(continue previous pattern w/ lyrics)
I'm enchanted by the birds and the blossoms
I'm enamored by young lovers on the weekend
I like the Fourth of July
When bombs start flashing
A G F G
And I wish I had a shiney, red top
A G F E
A bugle with a big brass bell would cheer me up
A G F G
Or maybe something bigger that could really go pop
A E A
Then I could make the gardening stop
A G F E
Come out to play, come out to play
A F C G A
And we'll pretend it's Christmas day in my atomic
(continue ryhtm's w/ lyrics)
All my scientists are working on a deadline
So my psychologist is working day and night time
They say they know what's best for me
But they don't what they're doing
And I'm glad I'm not gorbachev
'Cause I'd wiggle all night like jelly in a pot
At least he's got a garden with a fertle pot
And a party that will never stop
Come out to play, come out to play
And we'll pretend it's Christmas day in my atomic
G F G F G F G F
G F G F
I hope there's nothing wrong out there
G F G F A G F G A G F E A G F G A E A
I watch it from the room inside my room
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
B C A C D E E BCBCBCB
E D C B
Long ago in a dusty village full of hunger, pain, and strife
E D C A
A man came forth with a vision of truth and the way to a better life
E B C D
He was convinced he had the answer and he compelled people to follow along
B C A
But the hunger never vanished and the man was banished
C D E BCBCBCB
and the village dried up and died
(continue pattern w/ lyrics)
At a time when wise men peered through glass tubes toward the skies
The heavens changed in predictable ways and one man was able to find
That he had thought he found the answer and he was quick to write his revelation
But as they were scrutinized in his colleagues eyes
he soon became a mockery
E B C D
Don't tell me about the answer 'cause then another one will come along soon
E B C B
I don't believe you have the answer, I've got ideas too
C A
But if you've got enough neivity and you've got conviction
C D
Then the answer is perfect for you
(solo, then continue w/ lyrics)
An urban sprawl sits choking on its discharge overwhelmed by industry
Searching for a modern day savior from another place inclined toward charity
Everyone begging for an answer without regard to validity
The search it never ends it goes on and on and on for eternity
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
Lead Rythm 1 (2x):
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5--3--1--0-----------5-5-5--3--1--0-0------------------|
D|------------------1------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5--3--1--0------------3--------|
D|------------------1---------3----5---|
A|---------------------3------1----5---|
E|---------------------------------3---|
C G# C
Come and see the brilliant light
C G# C
Don't let your emotions mask your sight
C G# C A# G
It's a manifestation of a deeper fight that affects me and you
C G# C
My optimism was runnin high
C G# C
The new world order was on my mind
C G# C
But I couldn't believe it when I heard them say
A# G
They're blowing it away
D# A# C A# C
And the fertile crescent is burning today
D# A# F G
And baby my emotions are too
D# A# C A# C
The cradle of humanity has led us all astray
G# A# G
And we're all in this together, don't you know
G# A#
Cause our species has no where else to go
C G# C C G# C C G# C A# G
Aggression rears it's ugly head
Retaliation brings further dread
The two are linked by unseen threads
That wind back through time
I don't agree with this outdated trend
Nationalism is an evil friend
Nut hatred is instilled by invisible lines
Drawn in our minds
And the fertile crescent is haunting us today,
And bay our instincts are too,
The ghost of humanity is warning us this way
And I think that we all should heed it don't you know,
'Cause we've got nowhere else to go
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
A D A# F C D A# F C
D A#
You took a time bomb and a case of crackers
C D A# F C
And you made a maelstrom of organic debris,
D A#
then you took a work bench, and a rusty anvil,
C D A# F C D
and you polished them for everyone to see,
D A#
you have created an unhealthy monster,
C F G A
but you're nowhere but nowhere to be found,
D A#
so I guess I'll just cope with my provisions,
C D A# F C D A# F C
From now until the day they lay me down
You took a baboon and made him perfect
You took a lion and stripped him of his pride
Then you took a million more varieties
A scalpel and a sartory
And you stitched up a horrible surprise
You have created an unsocial monster
And you're searched for all over the globe
And most believe that things would sure be better
If you'd come down here and tell us what you know
G D
Who is to blame for this? Someone tell me please
G D
His handiwork is flawed and it's there for all to see
C D
Mutations, aberrations and blatant anomalies
A# A# C
They multiply and give rise to this...monstrosity,
You took the most abundant smallest bits of matter
And you instilled them with affinity
And then you stratified accumulations
Weeded out bad variations
And blended up your unique recipe
You have created a powerful monster
With direction and purpose all its own
And if you were here would things be any different?
Or are you just a mosaic of thoughts alone?
Transcription by Jody Beaulac, jbeaulac@powersoft.com.
F# F# D E F# F# D B E
Main rythm:
F# F# D E A E
F# F# D B E
(w/ main rythm)
Transfixated on the big blue screen
Your window to the outside, a meloncholy dream
A medium upon which you build reality
This episodic currency that everybody needs
Somebody's deliver lulls you to sleep
The man behind the weather map
The editor in cheif
They control two worlds of power and disease
And you cannot suppress your curiousity
F# F# F# F#
D E F#
See it's only entertainment
D E B C#
Superficial urgency, posterboard mentality
D E F#
Only entertainment
D E A B
Tightly constrained, the buzz that remains
E D A F# F# D E
Is the story of how we run our lives
Many of the people are poor and suffering
From the lack of coverage from the transmission beam
And if it ever gets here you'll be offended to
'cause you cannot distinguish chicanery from truth
See it's only entertainment
A superficial episode as life continues to unfold
Only entertainment
Controlled and copied, they planted the seed
That sprouts into your picture of the world
F# F#
E F#
Can't someone protect me
D A B C#
Turn away, turn away
From this electron beam
Hey you Mr. FCC
Have you no advise for me?
D E F#
It's only entertainment
D E F#
Only entertainment
etc.