Chords with lyrics
HYENA - by Rancid from the self-titled album
tabbed by Adam Peiken
(This song is easiest divided into 11 separate parts)
1. During Bass Intro, Guitar plays distortion in the key of G. At the end of
the intro, right before
"Here we go!" Slide a 
C majorC to a D.
2. In the part of the song following that (but before the lyrics begin) the
guitar plays:
G+G 
D#D# G+G D#D# G+G D#D# C majorC 
D MajorD X2
3. VERSE
G+G
I'm money ..
B-C-B-C
It's ...
G+G
Can't ...
B-C-B-C
Use the rope ...
G+G
Knuckle up, ..
B-C-B-C
The ride's ...
G+G B-C-B-C
But I will not ...
G+G B-C-B-C
I asked them if I .....
G+G B-C-B-C
And the first thing ...
G+G B-C-B-C
If I can't come in, that ...
G+G 
FF
That means I got ...
4. CHORUS
FF C majorC 
Bb majorBb FF
I'm a hyena fighting for ....
FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF X2
Sometimes the lion ....
G+G D#D# G+G D#D# G+G D#D# C majorC D MajorD X2
5. VERSE 2 (Same chords as the first)
Absent from political ...
6. CHORUS
7. VERSE 3 (
A augmentedA little different. Also heavy mike distortion. *Besides the
"D# Bb" chords are
basically impossible to pick out. The bass carries the melody. However it
does sound sort of like
a G+G being raked.)
G*
Every time I turn around ....
G*
Getting ganked I ...
G*
And life's co...
G* D#D# Bb majorBb
I'm a bad missionary with a ....
G*
(????) ...is not the way I ...
G*
Who could I trust in a ...
G*
When I'm taught to ...
8. BRIDGE
D#D#
Who could ...
Bb majorBb
When I'm taught to take ....
9. SOLO (Don't have time to tab this out, but these are the chords played
under the solo.)
FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF X 4
Guitar solo played out of a blues scale in the key of FF
10. Repeat first verse (#3)
11. CHORUS v.2
Play through the chords (FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF) two times alone with the bass before
kicking in the chorus
lyrics.
During the second time through:
Spoken: You see there's nothing you can say ...
FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF
I'm a hyena fighting ...
FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF
Sometimes the lion ....
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FF C majorC Bb majorBb 
G#G# FF
Sometimes the lion ....
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