I play these with full power chords,
but I only listed the bass notes.
The strumming is slightly more complex,
but I listed it as 1234 to get the note changes if needed
in D minor (from what I tabbed) it sounds pretty accurate to me.
the chords over the lyrics used to be on the right word (or before the right word)
but my file got messed up. so it should be easy to figure out anyways.
Intro
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--or---power-chord-strum-alternative-----------|
D|-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-------5-5-8-5-3-3-5-5--5-5-8-8----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-1-1-|
verse
A|-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------|
E|---------6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
Pre-Chorus
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
A|---5-5-8-5-3-3-5-5--5-5-5-5---------|
E|----------------------------3-3-1-1-|
or
A|---5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-----------|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-----------3-3-1-1-|
outro
A|-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------|
E|---------1-1-1-1---------3-3-1-1-|
F = Low F power chord 1st fret, 6th string
F* = High F power chord 8th fret, 5th string
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Dm
He's at the show
Bb Dm Bb
talking feminism to get into your pants oh yeah
Dm Bb
Well he'll quote Emma Goldman
F Am
but he'll never get up to dance
Dm Bb
And who are these kids who come to the shows
Dm Bb
determined not to have fun
Dm Bb F
I see them everywhere I go with their arms crossed
Am Dm
in the back the whole night long
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Am
One thing about rock and roll is
Gm
that it's freedom yeah
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Am Gm
The symbol and the literal and the theory and the practice
Dm F Dm Gm F
So if you aren't dead then you might as well be dancing
Dm F* Dm Gm F
and if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Dm Bb
I'm waiting for the show to end
Dm Bb
in rioting oh yeah
Dm Bb
to show us life is struggle
F Am
so we're fighting or we're dying and my
Dm Bb Dm Bb
politics of dancing is the only cause worth fighting for
Dm Bb F Am Dm
cause after the revolution every intersection will be a dance floor
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Am
One thing about rock and roll is
Gm
that it's freedom yeah
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F
Am Gm
The symbol and the literal and the theory and the practice
Dm F Dm Gm F
So if you aren't dead then you might as well be dancing
Dm F* Dm Gm F
and if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead
Dm F Dm Gm F
yeah if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead
Dm F* Dm Gm F
yeah if you aren't dancing then you might as well be dead
Dm F* C Dm
Dm F* Gm F