The Idiots Are Taking Over Chords by Nofx

Tempo:
144.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

F#

F

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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NOFX - The Idiots Are Taking Over chords
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[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] It's
[D] [A] [F#]
not the right time [D] to be sober [Am]
Now the idiots [D#] have taken [D] over
Spreading like it's [B] social cancer [G] [A] Is there an answer?
[F#]
Mental [D] membership is seeded [A]
Tell me why now are [D#] all the stupid people [D] breathing?
Watch it, it's really [B] elementary The industrial [A]
revolution
Has flipped [B] the page on [F#] evolution The [D]
benevolent wise are [Dm] being cornered
by society's [A] white upcomer The world keeps getting [F#] dumber
Its [F#m] sensitivity [F] is standard [D] And people keep [A] fancying elevation
It's [F#]
always going over [D] and it's coughing [A] The city's not surviving [D#] much less often
[D] Now everything seems to [B] be reversing [G] [A] And it's worse than
[F#]
Someone clocks [D] steeper in the shameful [A]
Now angry mob mentality [D#] is no longer the
suggestion [D] It's the rule and I'm starting [B] to feel not
like [A] Traumatizing
Spreading out is [Bm] where I get [F#] poetic [F#m] It's an erratic [D] dance and we ran into the
clown [Dm] With general tanyanas [A] that await them
[Am] Followers [F#] following peoples Philosophy is [F] sad and it won't
grab you like [D] that with your heart
[A]
[F#m] There's no point for democracy When ignorance is [D] celebrated
[F#m]
Political scientists can't sustain one vote That's not like [D] a diamond brick
[A] Majority rule Don't work in mental [F#m] institutions
[A] Sometimes the smallest office voice carries the breath
Independence [F#] is [D] what are we left with?
[A] A nation of god-fearing [D#]
pregnant [D] nationalists
Who feel it's [Bm] their duty to populate [A] the homeland
Pass [G] on [F#] traditions How [F#m] they [F] can't ever be judged
[D] And prosperity be as [A] involved in culture
The immigrants [F] are taking over
[E] [A]
[F] [E]
[A]
[F] [D]
[A]
[F] [A]
[E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
F
134211111
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
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To learn Nofx - (By Us) The Idiots Are Taking Over chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#, D, A, D#, D, A and D. Start with a comfortable 72 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 145. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ It's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _
not the right time [D] to be sober _ _ [Am]
Now the idiots [D#] have taken [D] over
Spreading like it's [B] social cancer [G] [A] Is there an answer?
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Mental [D] membership is seeded [A]
Tell me why now are [D#] all the stupid people [D] breathing?
Watch it, it's really [B] elementary The industrial [A]
revolution
_ _ Has flipped [B] the page on [F#] evolution _ _ The _ _ [D] _
benevolent wise are [Dm] being cornered
by society's [A] white upcomer _ The world keeps getting [F#] dumber
_ Its [F#m] sensitivity [F] is standard _ [D] And people keep [A] fancying elevation
_ _ It's _ _ [F#]
always going over [D] and it's coughing _ [A] The city's not surviving [D#] much less often
[D] Now everything seems to [B] be reversing [G] [A] And it's worse than
_ _ _ _ _ [F#]
Someone clocks [D] steeper in the shameful _ _ [A]
Now angry mob mentality [D#] is no longer the
suggestion [D] It's the rule and I'm starting [B] to feel not
like _ [A] _ Traumatizing
_ _ Spreading out is [Bm] where I get [F#] poetic _ _ [F#m] It's an erratic [D] dance and we ran into the
clown [Dm] With general tanyanas [A] that await them
_ _ _ [Am] Followers [F#] following peoples _ _ Philosophy is [F] sad and it won't
grab you like [D] that with your heart _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] There's no point for democracy When ignorance is [D] celebrated _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
Political scientists can't sustain one vote That's not like [D] a diamond brick _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Majority rule _ Don't work in mental _ [F#m] institutions
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Sometimes the smallest office voice carries the breath _
_ Independence [F#] is _ [D] what are we left with?
[A] A nation of god-fearing [D#]
pregnant _ [D] nationalists
Who feel it's [Bm] their duty to populate [A] the homeland _ _ _
Pass [G] on [F#] traditions _ _ How [F#m] they [F] can't ever be judged
[D] And prosperity be as [A] involved in culture
_ The immigrants [F] are taking over
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Michael John Burkett, is featured on the album The Greatest Songs Ever Written.

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