...CITY HALL... by Tenacious D
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*from 'Tenacious D' (2001)*
Verse 1:
E
All you people,
B
Up there,
In City Hall,
E
You're fuckin' it up,
B
For the people that's,
In the streets.
E
This is a song,
For the people,
B
In the streets;
Not the people,
City Hall.
Bridge 1:
Ab A
All you,
Ab A Ab A
Mot—her—fuck—ers,
Ab A Ab
In the streets,
A Ab
It's time,
A Ab A
To rise up,
Ab A Ab
Up up up,
Ab A
Come along children,
Ab A Ab
And fuckin' rise!
Interlude:
(Faster Tempo):
A F G (x4)
Chorus 1:
A
Lots of times,
F G
When me and K—G,
Are watchin';
A
All the fuckin' shit,
F G
That's going down,
A
At City Hall,
F G
We get the feeling,
A
We should fuck shit up,
Yeah we should,
F G
Fuckin' start a riot.
A F G A F G
A Riot!
Chorus 2:
We have 'em screaming,
A
In the streets,
F G
We have 'em tippin',
A
Over shit,
And breakin'fuckin',
F
Windows of,
G A
Small busines—ses,
And settin',
F G
Fuckin' fires!
A
And settin',
F G
Fuckin' fires!
A
And settin',
F G
Fuckin' fires!
Interlude:
A F G (x4)
Middle 8:
(Slower Tempo):
A
And then after,
Amaj7
The smoke is cleared,
A7
And the rubble,
Has been swept away,
D
Me and KG will,
Dm
Peek out our heads.
A
We've been watching,
The riots on a monitor,
Dm
Twenty floors,
Below sea level,
E7
From a bunker.
A
We did it Rage—Kage,
Amaj7
We beat the bastards,
A7
Of City Hall!
D
Hahaha!
But now what,
Dm
Will we do?
A
We must rebuild.
Dm
But who will lead us,
In the rebuilding,
E7
Process?
A
Man, it's got to be,
Someone with,
Amaj7
The know—how,
And the elbow grease,
A7
To lead us,
To a new land.
D
No, not me and KG,
We don't have the,
F#m
Cognitive capacity,
To lead...
G
Alright, we'll do it!
E7
We'll lead as,
Two kings,
(n.c)
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings.
Dmaj7
Ahh—haaa.
(Two kings,
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings).
Dmaj7
Ah—ha ah—how,
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings.
Amaj7
The first decree;
Dmaj7
Is to legalize,
Marijuana.
Amaj7
The tyranny and,
The bullshit's,
Dmaj7
Gone on too long.
You old fuckin' shrivs,
F#m
Who blocked,
It's legalization;
G
You're banished,
From the land!
E7
We'll lead as,
Two kings,
(n.c)
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings.
Dmaj7
Ahh—haaa.
(Two kings,
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings).
Dmaj7
Ah—ha ah—how,
We'll lead as,
Amaj7
Two kings.
Ama7
The second decree;
Dmaj7 Amaj7
No more pollution,
No more car exhaust,
Dmaj7
Or ocean dumpage.
F#m
From now on,
G
We will travel in tubes!
E7
We'll lead as,
Two kings,
(n.c)
We'll fucking,
Amaj7
Lead as Two Kings.
Dmaj7
Get the scientists,
Working,
Amaj7
On the tube tech—nology,
Immediately.
Dmaj7
(Tube tech—nology).
Chop, chop, let's go.
Amaj7
Third decree;
Dmaj7
No more...
Dmaj7
Rich people,
Amaj7
And poor people.
From now on,
F#m
We will all be the same...
G
Ummm,
I dunno,
I gotta think about that...
E7
We'll lead as,
Two kings,
(n.c)
We'll lead as,
Two kings.
Amaj7 Dmaj7
Ha—ha—ho—hee,
Ha—ha—ho—hee,
Amaj7
Ha—ha—ho—ho—ho—ho.
Dmaj7
(JB): Oh my God.
(KG): Ahh...What?
(JB): Dude, the red phone,
Amaj7
Is flashing.
(KG): Oh, yeah.
(JB): Let me scoop that up.
Dmaj7
Hel—lo? Two Kings.
(KG): Who is it?
Amaj7
(JB): What?! No!
Dmaj7
No fucking way!
(KG): What?
F#m
(JB): Rage, there's a,
Potato famine in Idaho,
You gotta go down there!
G
(JB): Dude,
I gotta stay here!
(KG): Why do I have to go?
E7
(JB): Please! Please!
(KG): Oh, God, okay.
(n.c)
(JB): Awesome...is he gone?
Amaj7
Al—right,
Emergency meeting,
Dmaj7
Of Parliament.
Amaj7
All right Parliament,
I know this is fucked up,
Dmaj7
But Rage, he can't,
Amaj7
Be king anymore.
Dmaj7
Dudes, he's encroaching,
Amaj7
On my de—crees!
Seriously, let's,
Dmaj7
Make him Duke,
A kick ass Duke.
F#m
Or leader formerly,
G
Known as King, but...
Uh—oh he's comin' back...
E7
We'll lead as Two Kings,
(n.c)
Oh yes, we'll really,
Amaj7
Lead as two kings.
(KG): Uh, dude?
(JB): Rage.
Dmaj7
(KG): I went all over Idaho...
(JB): Yeah?
(KG): Uh, plenty of,
Amaj7
Potatoes everywhere.
(JB): What? There was,
No famine?
(KG): Yeah, there was,
Dmaj7
No famine, no.
(JB): Dude.
(KG): I don't know what's uh...
(JB): A toast...
Amaj7
(KG): A toast...
Dmaj7
(JB): Long live the D.
(KG): Long live the D.
Amaj7 Dmaj7
(JB): Long live me.
I'm sorry;
F#m
I poisoned your wine.
(KG): What?
[JB:] For the good,
G
Of the land.
(KG): You p...
E7
I poisoned yours...
(n.c)
Huh heh, as well.
(JB/KG): Noooooooooo!!!
Interlude:
A F G (x2)
No!
Coda:
(Faster Tempo):
A
City, city, city,
F
City, city,
G
City, shitty.
A
Shitty, city, shitty,
F
Shitty, city,
G
City, shitty.
A
Hall, hall, hall,
F G
Hall, hall, hall,
A (n.c)
Hall, hall.
Interlude:
A F G, A c G (x2)
A
People inside me,
F
Are askin' me to,
G A
Smoke up City Hall,
c
'Cos no one here,
G
Is talkin'.
A
People inside me,
F
Are askin' me to,
G A
Smoke up City Hall,
c
'Cos no one here,
G
Is rockin'.
A
People inside me,
F
Are askin' me to,
G A
Smoke up City Hall,
c
'Cause everyone is,
G
Rock—'em Sock—'em,
A
Robots,
F
Everyone is,
G
Rock—'em Sock—'em,
A
Robots,
F
Everyone is,
G
Rock—'em Sock—'em,
A
Go! Oh!
Outro:
F G A
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)