Is This The Life We Really Want Chords by Roger Waters
Tempo:
74.5 bpm
Chords used:
Db
A
G
Ab
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
So, as an example, you're CNN.
I mean, it's story after story after story is bad.
I won.
I won.
And the other thing, chaos.
There's zero chaos.
We are [Db] running
This is a fine tune.
[Em] [Gm] No.
[Eb]
[G]
[D]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gb] [D]
[Fm] The goose has [Db] gotten fat
[Gb]
[B] on caviar in fancy bars
and
[C] subprime loans
and broken homes.
[Fm] Is this the life?
The [Db] holy grail?
[Fm] [F] It's not enough that we succeed.
[C] We still need others to fail.
[Ebm] Fear.
Fear drives the mills of [B] modern man.
Fear keeps us [Eb] all in line.
[A]
[Bb] Fear of all those foreigners.
Fear of all their crimes.
[Ebm] Is this the life [Eb] we [B] really want?
[A] It surely must be so.
[Eb]
[Bb] This is a democracy
and what we all say goes.
[Db] [Dbm]
[A]
[G] [Db] [G]
[Ab]
[Db] Every time a student
[Dbm] is run over by a tank.
[A] Every time a pirate's dog
is close to water plank.
[Db] Every time a Russian bride
is advertised for sale.
[Eb]
[Ab] And every time a journalist
is left to run jail.
[Dbm] Every time a young girl's life
is [Ab] casually spent.
[E]
[A] And every time an income pool
becomes the president.
[Db] Every time somebody dies
reaching for their keys.
[Ab] And every time the Greenland
falls in the fucking sea
it's [Dbm] because all of us.
The blacks and whites,
Chicanos, Asians, every [A] type
of ethnic group.
Even folks from Guadalupe,
the old, the [G] young.
Toothless hags, supermodels,
actors of hags, bleeding [Ab] hearts,
football stars, men in baths,
washer women, tailors,
[Db] vampires, uncle's arms,
[Eb] Britishies, [E] hopeless [A] tramps,
druids, truckers,
cleaning ladies,
[G] maybe nomads.
Well, because it's [Ab] true
that ants don't have enough IQ
to differentiate between
[Db] the pain that other people feel.
And while, for [Ebm] instance,
[Gbm] cutting [A] leaves or crawling across
windowsills in search of
open trickle-tips.
[G] So like the ants, are we just dumb?
Is that why we don't feel or [Ab] see?
Or are we all just numbed out
on reality TV?
[Db] So every time [Ebm] [Dbm] the [A] curtain falls,
[G] every time the curtain falls
on some forgotten life,
[Ab] it is because
we all stood by
silent and
I mean, it's story after story after story is bad.
I won.
I won.
And the other thing, chaos.
There's zero chaos.
We are [Db] running
This is a fine tune.
[Em] [Gm] No.
[Eb]
[G]
[D]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gb] [D]
[Fm] The goose has [Db] gotten fat
[Gb]
[B] on caviar in fancy bars
and
[C] subprime loans
and broken homes.
[Fm] Is this the life?
The [Db] holy grail?
[Fm] [F] It's not enough that we succeed.
[C] We still need others to fail.
[Ebm] Fear.
Fear drives the mills of [B] modern man.
Fear keeps us [Eb] all in line.
[A]
[Bb] Fear of all those foreigners.
Fear of all their crimes.
[Ebm] Is this the life [Eb] we [B] really want?
[A] It surely must be so.
[Eb]
[Bb] This is a democracy
and what we all say goes.
[Db] [Dbm]
[A]
[G] [Db] [G]
[Ab]
[Db] Every time a student
[Dbm] is run over by a tank.
[A] Every time a pirate's dog
is close to water plank.
[Db] Every time a Russian bride
is advertised for sale.
[Eb]
[Ab] And every time a journalist
is left to run jail.
[Dbm] Every time a young girl's life
is [Ab] casually spent.
[E]
[A] And every time an income pool
becomes the president.
[Db] Every time somebody dies
reaching for their keys.
[Ab] And every time the Greenland
falls in the fucking sea
it's [Dbm] because all of us.
The blacks and whites,
Chicanos, Asians, every [A] type
of ethnic group.
Even folks from Guadalupe,
the old, the [G] young.
Toothless hags, supermodels,
actors of hags, bleeding [Ab] hearts,
football stars, men in baths,
washer women, tailors,
[Db] vampires, uncle's arms,
[Eb] Britishies, [E] hopeless [A] tramps,
druids, truckers,
cleaning ladies,
[G] maybe nomads.
Well, because it's [Ab] true
that ants don't have enough IQ
to differentiate between
[Db] the pain that other people feel.
And while, for [Ebm] instance,
[Gbm] cutting [A] leaves or crawling across
windowsills in search of
open trickle-tips.
[G] So like the ants, are we just dumb?
Is that why we don't feel or [Ab] see?
Or are we all just numbed out
on reality TV?
[Db] So every time [Ebm] [Dbm] the [A] curtain falls,
[G] every time the curtain falls
on some forgotten life,
[Ab] it is because
we all stood by
silent and
Key:
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A
G
Ab
Eb
Db
A
G
So, as an example, you're CNN.
I mean, it's story after story after story is bad.
I won.
I won.
And the other thing, chaos.
There's zero chaos.
We are [Db] running_
This is a fine tune.
[Em] _ _ [Gm] No.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ The goose has [Db] gotten fat
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb]
[B] on caviar in fancy bars
and _ _
[C] subprime loans
and broken homes.
[Fm] Is this the life?
_ _ The [Db] holy grail? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] [F] It's not enough that we succeed. _ _
[C] We still need others to fail. _ _
[Ebm] Fear.
_ _ Fear drives the mills of [B] modern man.
_ _ Fear keeps us [Eb] all in line.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bb] Fear of all those foreigners.
Fear of all their crimes.
[Ebm] Is this the life _ [Eb] _ _ we [B] really want? _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] It surely must be so.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] This is a democracy
and what we all say goes.
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Every time a student
[Dbm] is run over by a tank. _
[A] Every time a pirate's dog
is close to water plank. _
[Db] Every time a Russian bride
is advertised for sale.
[Eb]
[Ab] And every time a journalist
is left to run jail.
[Dbm] Every time a young girl's life
is [Ab] casually spent.
[E] _
[A] And every time an income pool
becomes the president. _
[Db] Every time somebody dies
reaching for their keys.
[Ab] And every time the Greenland
falls in the fucking sea
it's [Dbm] because all of us.
The blacks and whites,
Chicanos, Asians, every [A] type
of ethnic group.
Even folks from Guadalupe,
the old, the [G] young.
Toothless hags, supermodels,
actors of hags, bleeding [Ab] hearts,
football stars, men in baths,
washer women, tailors,
[Db] _ vampires, uncle's arms,
_ [Eb] Britishies, [E] hopeless [A] tramps,
druids, truckers,
cleaning ladies, _
[G] _ maybe nomads.
_ Well, because it's [Ab] true
that ants don't have enough IQ
to _ differentiate between
[Db] the pain that other people feel.
And while, for [Ebm] instance,
[Gbm] cutting [A] leaves or crawling across
windowsills in search of
open trickle-tips.
[G] So like the ants, are we just dumb?
Is that why we don't feel or [Ab] see?
Or are we all just numbed out
on reality TV?
[Db] So every time _ _ _ [Ebm] [Dbm] the [A] curtain falls, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] every time the curtain falls
on some forgotten life, _
[Ab] it is because
we all stood by
silent and
I mean, it's story after story after story is bad.
I won.
I won.
And the other thing, chaos.
There's zero chaos.
We are [Db] running_
This is a fine tune.
[Em] _ _ [Gm] No.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ The goose has [Db] gotten fat
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb]
[B] on caviar in fancy bars
and _ _
[C] subprime loans
and broken homes.
[Fm] Is this the life?
_ _ The [Db] holy grail? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] [F] It's not enough that we succeed. _ _
[C] We still need others to fail. _ _
[Ebm] Fear.
_ _ Fear drives the mills of [B] modern man.
_ _ Fear keeps us [Eb] all in line.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bb] Fear of all those foreigners.
Fear of all their crimes.
[Ebm] Is this the life _ [Eb] _ _ we [B] really want? _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] It surely must be so.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] This is a democracy
and what we all say goes.
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Every time a student
[Dbm] is run over by a tank. _
[A] Every time a pirate's dog
is close to water plank. _
[Db] Every time a Russian bride
is advertised for sale.
[Eb]
[Ab] And every time a journalist
is left to run jail.
[Dbm] Every time a young girl's life
is [Ab] casually spent.
[E] _
[A] And every time an income pool
becomes the president. _
[Db] Every time somebody dies
reaching for their keys.
[Ab] And every time the Greenland
falls in the fucking sea
it's [Dbm] because all of us.
The blacks and whites,
Chicanos, Asians, every [A] type
of ethnic group.
Even folks from Guadalupe,
the old, the [G] young.
Toothless hags, supermodels,
actors of hags, bleeding [Ab] hearts,
football stars, men in baths,
washer women, tailors,
[Db] _ vampires, uncle's arms,
_ [Eb] Britishies, [E] hopeless [A] tramps,
druids, truckers,
cleaning ladies, _
[G] _ maybe nomads.
_ Well, because it's [Ab] true
that ants don't have enough IQ
to _ differentiate between
[Db] the pain that other people feel.
And while, for [Ebm] instance,
[Gbm] cutting [A] leaves or crawling across
windowsills in search of
open trickle-tips.
[G] So like the ants, are we just dumb?
Is that why we don't feel or [Ab] see?
Or are we all just numbed out
on reality TV?
[Db] So every time _ _ _ [Ebm] [Dbm] the [A] curtain falls, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] every time the curtain falls
on some forgotten life, _
[Ab] it is because
we all stood by
silent and