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Bright Green Globe by Down By Law

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Tuning: Standard (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

Intro:

Begin by lightly strumming, no particular rhythm:
e|-----|
Chord diagramBB|-(8)-|
Chord diagramG+G|--7--|                      Stop strumming:
Chord diagramD MajorD|--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah ah, ah... Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah ah, ah...         Hey!

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7----------------7-7-7-8---7-7---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5--------7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5---5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3-------------------------3--3--|

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~P.M.~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:

e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|
  Well the kids are burning, now they got nowhere to go...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-3---3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3--|
  In a spinning world of people...       Such a bright green globe!

e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|
  Where all the wise men have something wise to say...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5---------------5---5-5-5----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-3---3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3-----------3---3---3-3-3--|
  It's a fishbowl world of trouble...      So wade in today!

Chorus:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|
          Nobody knows at all...

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
          Nobody knows it all!

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
          And I think I tried it all...

During these lines, strum once for each syllable. Lines made to match words, not rhythm. Check song.:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-7--7----7---7------7-7-----7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7--7----7---7------7-7-----7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
   Ex-cept the things I won't try         Ex-cept the things I won't try

e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-----9-----9-----9---9---9---9----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9-----9-----9-----9---9---9---9----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-----7-----7-----7---7---7---7----|
  Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahyeahyeahyeah!

Re-Intro:

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7----------------7-7-7-8---7-7---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5--------7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5---5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3-------------------------3--3--|

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~P.M.~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Verse:

e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|
  Staring at a sitcom, now your brain just melts away...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-3---3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3--|
  Walk into a bookstore and see...       See Rush Limbaugh's face!

e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|
  Well maybe I'm stupid, I believe in heaven too

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7---7-7---7-7-7-8---8-8---8-8-8------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5---------------5---5-5-5----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-3---3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3-----------3---3---3-3-3--|
  But who's paying the full ticket prices?   It sure as fuck ain't you!

Chorus:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|
          Nobody knows at all...

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
          Nobody knows it all!

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
          And I think I tried it all...

During these lines, strum once for each syllable. Lines made to match words, not rhythm. Check song.:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9--9----9---9------9-9-----9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-7--7----7---7------7-7-----7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7--7----7---7------7-7-----7---x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
   Ex-cept the things I won't try         Ex-cept the things I won't try

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---9---9----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---9---9----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7---7---7----|
  Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahyeahyeahyeah!

Bridge:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------2~~~~~----------------------------------------------2~~~~~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x----------2~~~~~~2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x----------2~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x---------0~~~~~~~2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x---------0~~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---------------0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0----------------|

When you sing these next two lines, strum the arpeggiated chord after "mind".:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------2~~~~~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x----------2~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x---------0~~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0----------------|
There's a roadmap in my head, there's a highway in my mind

e|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------2~~~~~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x----------2~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x---------0~~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0----------------|
There's a highway in my head, there's a roadmap in my mind

Arpeggiated chord coincides with "follow".:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------7~~~~~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x----------7~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x-2---2-x-x-x---------5~~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0---0-x-x-x-0----------------|
But do you have a roadmap, that everyone can follow?

Solo:
Rhythm guitars play [Chorus: (without the "yeah, yeah, yeah" part)]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------------------------------9---------------------------9---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------8-7-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7---------------------9---7-----9-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7--10-7--10-7--10-7--10-7---7---7-10-10-7--10--12---12---12-12-12-12-|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-12---12---12-12-12-12-----------12---12---12-12-12-14----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                            ^ to match this 14, the rhythm guitars should play
                             a Chord diagramC#5C#5 (Chord diagramE MajorE power chord on 9-11-11) as the last chord
                             of the Chorus: section

Outro:

Begin again by lightly strumming once more, still no rhythm, just sustain:
e|-----|
Chord diagramBB|-(8)-|
Chord diagramG+G|--7--|                      Stop strumming:
Chord diagramD MajorD|--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah ah, ah... Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah ah, ah...         Hey!

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7----------------7-7-7-8---7-7---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5--------7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5---5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3-------------------------3--3--|

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~P.M.~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7-7-7-8---7-7---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5-5-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-5-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                        Nobody knows it all!
                                [End with one strum of A5,
                                coinciding with "...all!"]


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| (n) Ghost note
| ~  Let ring
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| x  Dead note

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