e ----------------------------------------------------------------
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g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-- x2
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------
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g ------------------------------------------------
d ------------------------------------------s8b10-
a --------3s5-------------------------------------
e -s3~~~~-----6b8r6~~~-10s0-3~~~~-1b3r1b3~~-------
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
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g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
Into a bay Exhibit the derelict
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g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
A secular mosaic Distracted at birth
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b ----------------------------------------------------------------
g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
A cubist abstraiction Let it live forever
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b ----------------------------------------------------------------
g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
Narcism so lonely so Let it live by the sea
e -------------------------------------
b -------------------------------------
g -------------------------------------
d -4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-
a -4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-
e -2s4-4-2-0-0-2s4-4-2-0-0-2s4-4-2-0-0-
e ---------------------------------
b ---------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7---------------7-7-7-7-
d -4-4-4-4-7-7b9r7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -----------------3-3-3-3---------
Cosmetic Polemic
e -----------------------------------
b -----------7b8r7-7-----------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-----9---------7-7-7-7-
d -4-4-4-4-7---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -------------------3-3-3-3---------
Distinguished By relics
e ------------------------------------------------
b ------------------------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7--------------
d -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--------------
a -2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
e -------------------3-3-3-3----------------1b3r1-
Destructive aesthetic Intravenous agnostic
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e ---------
b ---------
g ---------
d -5-5-5-5-
a -5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3-
Intravenous
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
b ----------------------------------------------------------------
g -10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
d -8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-- x2
a -10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
e ---------------------------------------0s12-
b --------------------------------------------
g -----------------------------6s7------------
d -8b10~~~~~~-8-------------------------------
a --------------10-10-8-10-8-8----------------
e --------------------------------------------
Verse 2 (as verse 1):
Brutality is needed in capitalist society
Television abandoned my very entity
Nature fooled you but then it made me
We all pray for pluralist babies
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b -------------------------------------
g -------------------------------------
d -4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-
a -4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-4s6-6-4-2-2-
e -2s4-4-2-0-0-2s4-4-2-0-0-2s4-4-2-0-0-
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e --------------------------------------
b --------------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-s4~~---------7-7-------
d -4-4-4-4-7-7-7------5-5-5-5-7-7-7b9r7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-------
e --------------------3-3-3-3-----------
Cosmetic Polemic
e ----------------------------------------------
b ----------------------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7------------------------7-7-7-7-7-
d -4-4-4-4-7-7----------7h9p7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-5------9p7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -------------10p7-----------3-3-3-3-----------
Distinguished By relics
e --------------------------------------
b --------------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7-
d -4-4-4-4-7-7--------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e --------------------3-3-3-3-----------
Destructive aesthetic Intravenous agnostic
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e ---------
b ---------
g ---------
d -5-5-5-5-
a -5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3-
Intravenous
e -2-2-2-2---------------------------------------
b ---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4---------------
g ---------------------------------4b5-4b5r4b5r4-
d -----------------------------------------------
a -----------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------
e -2-2-2-2---------------------------------------
b ---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4---------------
g ---------------------------------4b5-4b5r4b5r4-
d -----------------------------------------------
a -----------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------
e -2-2-2-2---------------------------------------
b ---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4---------------
g ---------------------------------4b5-4b5r4b5r4-
d -----------------------------------------------
a -----------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------
e -2-2-2-2---------------------------------------
b ---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4---------------
g ---------------------------------4b5-4b5r4b5r4-
d -----------------------------------------------
a -----------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------
trem pick all the solo from here on
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
b -6s7-7-7-7-7-7s8-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10-10-10-10s12-12-12-12-12-
g -----------------------------------------------------------------
d -----------------------------------------------------------------
a -----------------------------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
e -s11-11-11-11-11-8-7-7-7-7-7-7s11-11-11-11-11-8-7-7-7-7-7-
b ----------------------------------------------------------
g ----------------------------------------------------------
d ----------------------------------------------------------
a ----------------------------------------------------------
e ----------------------------------------------------------
e -5s12-7s14-8s15-9s17-10s19-12s20-20b-
b -------------------------------------
g -------------------------------------
d -------------------------------------
a -------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------
e -----------------------------
b -----------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-------------
d -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7b9-9-7-9-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-------------
e -----------------------------
Dismayed
e -----------------
b -----------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3---------
Dispossessed
e -----------------------------
b -----------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-------------
d -4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7b9-9-7-9-7-
a -2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-------------
e -----------------------------
Life becomes
e -----------------
b -----------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3---------
Calvanast
e -----------------------------------
b -----------------------------------
g -4-4-4-4-7-7-2s4---------7-7-7b8r7-
d -4-4-4-4-7-7-----5-5-5-5-7-7-------
a -2-2-2-2-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-------
e -----------------3-3-3-3-----------
So sparkle and believe
e -------------------
b -------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7-
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3-----------
Linguistics die easily
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e --------------------------------
b --------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7--------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5-
e -3-3-3-3------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e ----------------------------------
b ----------------------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7----------------
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7--------------5-
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7r5b7r5b7r5---
e -3-3-3-3--------------------------
Intravenous agnostic
e -------------------
b -------------------
g ---------7-7-7-7-7-
d -5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-
a -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e -3-3-3-3-----------
Intravenous