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1. |
Spinout
04:19
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2. |
Fighting
03:04
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FIGHTING
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VERSE 1
I know its sounds strange but not I'm not the same,
And I guess I just might be the one to blame,
I'm sick of not knowing how to play the game
So please tell me, tell me, tell me why we've got to fight
When I called you today you didn't have the time.
I'm hearing noise on the line, you think you're being so sly?
I've had it up to here with your god awful lines.
And I hear it, oh I hear it, I hear us fighting one more time.
It's so hard to catch my breath,
And make an impact with you,
But it's so so much more than that and
I'd hate to see it end with you
Chorus
Fighting on the streets
Fighting on the playground
Fighting all the time and its dragging me down
Fighting, left or right?
Fighting, black or white?
Fighting for the sake of fighting just ain't right.
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Record your own cover version. Instructions below:
Vamp:
| A | A |
Verse:
||: A C#7 | D E :|| x3
| A | F#- | D E | A |
Chorus:
| G | D | A | A |
| G | D | B | B | E | E|
||: | A | A | A | A D :||
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3. |
The Tale of Bobby A
03:03
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(verse 1)
Bobby was a boy, A boy with a bowl of blond hair.
and Bobby was a boy, A boy with a trike that he rode like he just didn't care.
It was big and red, and just like his aching head
Looked large for that young boy.
(verse 2)
Bobby was a devil, such a devil who dared to ride his trike that day.
And when Bobby was kissed he was kissed by the bumper of a 68 Chevrotte
He was still, in the mud, he was broken and covered in blood
Boy and ride went their separate ways
(chorus)
At the crossroads of youth and American splendor
Lies a dangerous bite or so, it's been said.
When glory is meets a life head on
You might wake up with an Aitkenhead.
(verse 3)
And now Bobby is a man living in a can playing FaceBook and Virtual Hold 'em
And Bobby can work an insurance plan or unload trucks like his bosses told him.
And though, his whole life was filled with pain and full of strife.
That young boy wouldn't choose another life.
(chorus)
At the crossroads of youth and American splendor
Lies a dangerous bite or so, it's been said.
When glory is meets a life head on
You might wake up with an Aitkenhead.
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if'n you want to play along:
Verse
| E | A | B | B |
| E | A | B | B |
| A | B | C#- (B)| B A |
| A | A | B | (nc) |
Chorus
| E | A | B | B |
| E | A | B | B |
| C#- B | A | B | C#- |
| C#- B | A | B | (nc) ||
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4. |
Big Things
04:02
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5. |
Think about it
02:43
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Think About It
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I heard that you want a little piece of the action
but I think you'll find yourself a big distraction
I sure hope that your pockets are deep
Or else you'll set yourself up for a real long sleep
So think about it.
It looks like you've lost a little bit of your traction
Perhaps due to your own inaction?
I sure hope your loyalty's deep
Or else you'll find yourself bundled in a great big heap
Oh think about it.
I guess I'm glad you've found your little piece of the action
I see that you can tell from my reaction
That although I think you're way off beat
We will always be calling you the king of the street
Oh think about it.
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I don't do tab, so you have to figure the lick out for yourself, but here's the chords:
Verse
Bm Em F7-9
Bridge
Bm G D A
Bm G D F#
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6. |
Beautiful Bad Day
03:28
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Beautiful Bad Day
Her eyes were cold as snow on Saturday
When we arrived she said, "The rooms are a mess."
asked if we’d come back at ten
Half past ten I rang the bell again, but she had locked and gone
So we pitched our tent on the truck bed
I told my dog I think it’s done.
The city lights below they welcomed us
to the summer of the end
And when I think of it
I'm too tired to stare off the pain
In the warm of night, we sang softly
On a beautiful bad day
And for one last time, she has awoke me
On a beautiful bad day
I traveled far to find new answers
On a beautiful bad day
And we were barely there and when it hit me in a beautiful way
Her life was structured now but everyday
when she awoke she thought she had made a big mistake
When she asked that they would leave
They left some time ago, out on their own,
she couldn’t make it play
And he doesn't fit so nicely here
She couldn't let him stay
The city lights above, reminded her
of the summer of regret
And when she broke it down
She wanted to tell him she was wrong again
In the cold of night she cried softly
On a beautiful bad day
And she wondered when her heart had broken
On a beautiful bad day
So before he left, she went to kiss him
On a beautiful bad day
They were barely gone when it hit her in a beautiful way
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If you want to play along:
Chords SECTION A - (1st part of verse and entire chorus)
||: E/E | E/Eb (E/B) | A A6 | AM7 A6 :||
Chords SECTION B - (2nd part verse)
| CØ | C#-7 | A A2 | A A2 |
| CØ | C#-7 | A A2 | A A2 |
| A A2 | A A2 |
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7. |
I Hope You Know
03:55
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I Hope You Know
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Verse 1
If you got almost nothing and you're feeling like you're living in a hamster wheel
And the big smooth talker's spouting on about his great big deal
And a mean green man's about to take away your only meal
Oh, and the world feels as if its slipping all over an orange peel
Chorus
It seems to me as if you've had a bad day today
Don't you worry, it's alright
You know there's nothing that I'd ever do to make you feel that way
I'm hope you know, it's alright
Verse 2
You don't need much of nothing - when you wheel away from home you'll be on your way.
Just keep your hands in your pockets and let that man know that you won't pay
Use your fork as a knife and defend yourself against his hungry moves
and take a little bit of comfort knowing that there's still some hanging fruit
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Verse
| Em | B7 | B7 | Em | x 2
FIRST CHORUS
| C | G | B7 | Em |
| C | G | A | F C | G|
SOLO CHORUS
| C | G | B7 | Em |
| C | G | Am | D7 |
LAST CHORUS
| C | G | B7 | Em |
| C | G | A | F C | G | F C | G |
OUTRO
| F | C | F | C | F | C | F | F C | G |
credits
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8. |
Sisyphus
02:20
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9. |
Dynamo
03:38
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10. |
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11. |
Tow the Rope
03:42
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My baby's fed up
That I've been bringing her down,
She says I'm a no good, know nothing dead beat creep.
I was minding my own
Watching Cops on TV
Suddenly I'm a dirty old scumbag bitchin' lovin' flea
She says I better
Tow the Rope
and better not
Smoke the dope
I gotta hope that she don't mean me.
My baby's fed up
Cuz I've been bringing her down,
I guess I'm a no good, know nothing dead beat creep.
Yap Yap
She says I better
Tow the Rope
and better not
Smoke the dope
I gotta hope that she don't mean me.
Baby's fed up
I've been bringing her down,
I know I'm a no good, know nothing dead beat creep.
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Kinda easy to figure, but here are the chords we used.
Oh, and Dan totally cheated and used a capo.
Verse
| B | B | B | B |
| F# | E | B | B |
Chorus
| E | E | B | B |
| C# | C# | F# | F# |
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R. Mutt Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Born in a puddle of old tap beer in a Milwaukee basement in 1988 R. Mutt is:
Ron Thornton
Dave Smolarek
Jim Dier
Jamie Vanadia
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