Get Off The Air ! (Biafra) Intro: > F# B C# Fun Fun Fun in the fluffy chair > F# Flame up the herb > B C# Woof down the beer (2x and continues on background) ! (click!) > F# B C# Hi! I'm your video DJ > F# B C# I always talk like I'm wigged out on quaaludes > F# B C# F# B C# I wear a satin baseball jacket everywhere I go > F# B C# My job is to help destroy > F# B C# What's left of your imagination > F# B C# By feeding you endless doses > F# B C# Of sugar-coated mindless garbage > F# B C# So don't create Be sedate > F# B C# Be a vegetable at home And thwack on that dial > F# B C# If we have our way even you will believe (Fun fun fun... ends) > F# This is the future of rock and roll - Intro: > F# B C# Fun Fun Fun in the fluffy chair > F# Flame up the herb > B C# Woof down the beer } (2x and continues on background) ! (click!) > F# B C# Hi! I'm your video DJ > F# B C# I always talk like I'm wigged out on quaaludes > F# B C# F# B C# I wear a satin baseball jacket everywhere I go > F# B C# My job is to help destroy > F# B C# What's left of your imagination > F# B C# By feeding you endless doses > F# B C# Of sugar-coated mindless garbage > F# B C# So don't create Be sedate > F# B C# Be a vegetable at home And thwack on that dial > F# B C# If we have our way even you will believe (Fun fun fun... ends) > F# This is the future of rock and roll (M.T.V GET OFF THE AIR!) > F# B A How far will you go > F# B A How low will you stoop > B A B A To tranquilize our minds with your sugar-coated swill > F# B A You've turned rock and roll rebellion > F# B A Into Pat Boone sedation > B A B D Making sure nothing's left of the imagination > C# B M.T.V. Get off the > C# B M.T.V. Get off the > C# B F# M.T.V. Get off the air } 2x > E F# Get off the air > F# B A F# B A See the latest rejects from the muppet show > B A Wag their tits and their dicks > B A As they lip-synch on screen > F# There's something I don't like > B A F# B A About a band who always smiles > B A Another tax write-off > B D For some schmuck who doesn't care M.T.V. Get off the air... Get off the air Get off the air > F# F E D# C# Get off the air ! (bass break - following line twice: 1st time with bass only, 2nd time with ! guitar playing chords above) > C# B C# B F# E F# E [g --------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| d --------|----1---|----3---|--------|4-----4-|2\1-----|4-4-6-4-|2\1-----| a 4-4---4-|2-2---2-|4-4---4-|2---4-24|----4---|----4-2-|--------|----4-2-| e ----4---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|] ! (and this once) > C# B C# B F# E C# [g --------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| d --------|----1---|----3---|--------|4-----4-|2\1-----|4-------|--------| a 4-4---4-|2-2---2-|4-4---4-|2---4-24|----4---|----4-2-|--------|--------| e ----4---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|] > C#m B A G# } (2x trumpet or something) > C# B And so it was > C# B Our beloved corporate gods > F# E F# E Claimed they created rock video > C# B C# B Allowing it to sink as low in one year > F# E C# As commercial TV has in 25 > C#m B "It's the new frontier," they say > A G# It's wide open, anything can happen > C#m But you've got a lot of nerve > B To call yourself a pioneer > A When you're too god-damn conservative > G# To take real chances. > C# B Tin-eared > C# B F# Graph-paper brained accountants > E F# E Instead of music fans > C# B C# B Call all the shots at giant record companies now > F# E C# The lowest common denominator rules > C#m Forget honesty > B Forget creativity > A The dumbest buy the mostest > G# That's the name of the game > C#m But sales are slumping > B And no one will say why > A G# Could it be they put out one too many lousy records?!? > C# B F# M.T.V. - Get off the air! > F# NOW! ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Some chords may be missing in the fast part and the bass line probably ! isn't very accurate. At least it's played higher, I think. Corrections ! are naturally welc |
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