Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
NOFX - Re-Gaining Unconsciousness
Intro:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Band kicks in:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
First they put away the dealers, keep our kids safe and off the street
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Then they put away the prostitutes, keep married men cloistered at home
A augmentedA E MajorE B minorBm
Then they shooed away the bums, then they beat and bashed the queers,
D MajorD A augmentedA
turned away asylum-seekers, fed us suspicions and fears
A augmentedA E/G#
We didn't raise our voice, we didn't make a fuss
B minorBm D MajorD
It's funny there was no one left to notice when they came for us
Interlude:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Verse 2:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Looks like witches are in season, you better fly your flag and be aware
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
of anyone who might fit the description, diversity is now our biggest fear
A augmentedA E MajorE B minorBm
Now with our conversations tapped, and our differences exposed
D MajorD A augmentedA
how ya supposed to love your neighbor with our minds and curtains closed?
E/G#
We used to worry 'bout big brother,
B minorBm D MajorD
now we got a big father and an even bigger mother
Interlude:
A augmentedA E/G#
G+G G/F#
Bridge:
A augmentedA E MajorE B minorBm D MajorD
And you still believe this aristocracy gives a fuck about you
A augmentedA E MajorE B minorBm D MajorD
They put the mock in democracy and you swallowed every hook
A augmentedA E/G# F# minorF#m D MajorD
The sad truth is you'd rather follow the school into the net
A augmentedA E/G# F# minorF#m D MajorD
'cause swimming alone at sea is not the kind of freedom that you actually want
Outro:
A augmentedA E/G# B minorBm D MajorD FF
So go back to your crib and suck on a tit, go bask in the warmth of your diaper, you're sitting in
A augmentedA E/G# B minorBm D MajorD FF A augmentedA
Shit and piss while sucking a giant pacifier, a country of adult infants.
E/G# F# minorF#m D MajorD FF A augmentedA
A majorA legion of mental midgets, a country of adult infants
E/G# F# minorF#m D MajorD FF A augmentedA
A majorA country of adult infants, all regaining their unconsciousness