I'm refering to this version of John K. Samson playing it solo and acoustic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaysEbkCptQ [Intro] e|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| B|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| G|-1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--| D|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--| A|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--0-0--| E|-0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0--| e|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| G|------6-6--6-6-6--1--------------------------------------------------------| D|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| A|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| E|-1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Held like water in you shaking hands are all the small defeats a day demands. 10-6 or 9-5 e|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| B|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| G|-1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--| D|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--| A|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--0-0--| E|-0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0--| e|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| G|------6-6--6-6-6--1--------------------------------------------------------| D|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| A|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| E|-1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| trying, dying to survive. e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Never knowing what survival means. e|-0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--0---------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--0---------------------------------------------------| G|-1-1-------6-6--6-6-6--1---------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--2---------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--2---------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0--1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0---------------------------------------------------| Leave the apartment to buy alcohol. Hang our diplomas on the bathroom wall Pick at the plaster chipped away e|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| B|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| G|-1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--| D|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--| A|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--0-0--| E|-0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0--| e|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| G|------6-6--6-6-6--1--------------------------------------------------------| D|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| A|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| E|-1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| [RIFF 2] survey some stunning tooth decay, enlist the cat in the e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| impending class-war e|-0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--------------------------------| B|-0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--0-0-------5-5--0-0-5--------------------------------| G|-1-1-------6-6--6-6-6--1-1-------6-6--6-6-6--------------------------------| D|-2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--------------------------------| A|-2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--2-2-------7-7--7-7-7--------------------------------| E|-0-0--1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0--1\5--5-5--5-5-5--------------------------------| Let's lay our bad days down here dear let's e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| make believe we're strong e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| or hum some protest song... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7---------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7---------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------------------------------------| Like maybe "We Shall Overcome Someday." overcome the stupid things we say. Say I needed more than this e|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| B|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--| G|-1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--| D|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--| A|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--0-0--| E|-0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0--| e|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| B|------5-5--0-0-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| G|------6-6--6-6-6--1--------------------------------------------------------| D|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| A|------7-7--7-7-7--2--------------------------------------------------------| E|-1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0--------------------------------------------------------| Say I needed one more kiss We left that light on e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-X------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| way too long now... e|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5-------| B|-0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5--0-0--------5-5--0-0-5-------| G|-1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6--1-1--------6-6--6-6-6-------| D|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7-------| A|-2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7--2-2--------7-7--7-7-7-------| E|-0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5--0-0---1\5--5-5--5-5-5-------| Let's plant a bomb at city-hall e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| and kill an MLA e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| We'll talk the night away... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------| you'll call in sick I'll quit the word-games that I play e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------| swear I will mor than half believe me when I say e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5------------------------------------------| that somewhere love and justice shine, cynicism falls asleep, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6--------------------------------------------9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-----| D|-6-6-6-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-X--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-----| A|-4-4-4--6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-X--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-----| E|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-X---------------------------| tyranny talks to itself, sappy slogans all come true, we forget to feed our fears e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6--------------------------------------------9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-----| D|-6-6-6-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-X--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-----| A|-4-4-4--6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-X--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-----| E|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-X---------------------------| [Outro] e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------| E|----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------| E|----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | \ Slide down | X Dead note ************************************
