----------------------------------------------------------------------- M.T.V. - GET OFF THE AIR by Dead Kennedys ------------------------ (Biafra) Intro: F# B C# (2x bass only) F# B C# Fun Fun Fun in the ... F# Flame .... B C# Woof down ....(2x and continues on background)
(click!) F# B C# Hi! I'm your ... F# B C# I always talk like I'm ... F# B C# F# B C# I wear a satin baseball ... F# B C# My job is to ... F# B C# What's left of ... F# B C# By feeding you ... F# B C# Of sugar-coated ... F# B C# So don't ... F# B C# Be a vegetable at ... F# B C# If we have our way ....(Fun fun fun... ends) F# This is the future of .... (M.T.V GET OFF THE AIR!) F# B A How far will .... F# B A How low will .... B A B A To tranquilize our minds .... F# B A You've turned rock .... F# B A Into Pat Boone .... B A B D Making sure nothing's .... C# B M.T.V. Get .... C# B M.T.V. Get .... C# B F# M.T.V. Get ...(2x) E F# Get off .... F# B A F# B A See the latest rejects from .... B A Wag their tits .... B A As they lip-... F# There's ... B A F# B A About a band .... B A Another tax ... B D For some schmuck .... M.T.V. Get off the .... Get .... Get ... F# F E D# C# Get off .... (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 ... C# B Our beloved ... F# E F# E Claimed they created ... C# B C# B Allowing it to .... F# E C# As commercial ... C#m B "It's the new .... A G# It's wide open.... C#m But you've got a .... B To call yourself .... A When you're .... G# To take .... C# B Tin-eared C# B F# Graph-paper brained ....s E F# E Instead of .... C# B C# B Call all the shots at giant ... F# E C# The lowest common .... C#m Forget hon.. B Forget cre.... A The dumbest .... G# That's the ... C#m But sales ... B And no one ..... A G# Could it be they put out one ... C# B F# M.T.V. - Get ..... 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 welcome. Juha Kivijarvi juhkivij@utu.fi