Tension Chords by Todd Snider
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
For now though, I would like to play for you a song that I play when I'm feeling really [A] relaxed.
[D]
[A] [E] [Am] [D] [A] Tension,
[D] tension, [A]
tension is all that [Em] I know.
Whoa, I've [A] got tension in my health food, [D] got tension in my exercise, [A] I got tension and
it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
After the bad guy killed [Em] off all the underdeveloped characters,
[F#] the good guy [Dm] put a bullet right through his [A] head [E] and the [Am] screenwriter stood up and he told us [Em] that
all the loose ends have been tied.
He said [F#] justice is irrelevant, violent problems need [D] violent
solutions [A#] because in America we [A] like our bad guys dead, preferably after some kind of kick-ass car
[D] chase or something.
[A] [D] [A] Tension, [D] tension, [A] tension is all that [E] I know.
[A] I got tension now in traffic,
[D] I got tension in my [A] office, I've got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I go.
[A] Well they roped off all of my problems and [Em] they pointed their fingers at drug addiction.
I [F#m] think it's because they know if you're the one [D] doing the pointing, [A] nobody's looking at you.
[Em] But [A] you know this war on drugs is funded by tobacco and alcohol [E] commission.
[F#m] It's not really what drugs that you're strung out on they care about so much as [G] who's.
[A]
[Em] People still dig drugs.
Shit, [A] I live in East Nashville.
[D] [A] Smells like a skunk farm over there.
[E] [A]
Tension, [D] tension, [A]
tension is all [E] that I know.
Oh [A] I got tension in my [D] courthouse,
tension in my White House, I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere that [E] I go.
[A]
When rock and roll first came around, [Em] seemed like preachers all went crazy.
[A] Pretty soon though, that [Dm] wasn't enough to get [A] anybody in the door.
So now they jump on just about any scandal that they [E] have to to try and save me
because they [D] know that I don't buy that bullshit about the devil's music anymore.
[C#m]
Gay people getting [Em] married.
[A] That's [D] what scares people that don't have shit all else to be [E] scared of these [A] days.
Tension,
[D] tension, [A] tension is all [E] that I know.
I got [A] tension in my traffic, [D] got tension in my office,
I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
And I [E] go, [A] [E] yeah I go.
[A] [D]
[D]
[A] [E] [Am] [D] [A] Tension,
[D] tension, [A]
tension is all that [Em] I know.
Whoa, I've [A] got tension in my health food, [D] got tension in my exercise, [A] I got tension and
it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
After the bad guy killed [Em] off all the underdeveloped characters,
[F#] the good guy [Dm] put a bullet right through his [A] head [E] and the [Am] screenwriter stood up and he told us [Em] that
all the loose ends have been tied.
He said [F#] justice is irrelevant, violent problems need [D] violent
solutions [A#] because in America we [A] like our bad guys dead, preferably after some kind of kick-ass car
[D] chase or something.
[A] [D] [A] Tension, [D] tension, [A] tension is all that [E] I know.
[A] I got tension now in traffic,
[D] I got tension in my [A] office, I've got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I go.
[A] Well they roped off all of my problems and [Em] they pointed their fingers at drug addiction.
I [F#m] think it's because they know if you're the one [D] doing the pointing, [A] nobody's looking at you.
[Em] But [A] you know this war on drugs is funded by tobacco and alcohol [E] commission.
[F#m] It's not really what drugs that you're strung out on they care about so much as [G] who's.
[A]
[Em] People still dig drugs.
Shit, [A] I live in East Nashville.
[D] [A] Smells like a skunk farm over there.
[E] [A]
Tension, [D] tension, [A]
tension is all [E] that I know.
Oh [A] I got tension in my [D] courthouse,
tension in my White House, I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere that [E] I go.
[A]
When rock and roll first came around, [Em] seemed like preachers all went crazy.
[A] Pretty soon though, that [Dm] wasn't enough to get [A] anybody in the door.
So now they jump on just about any scandal that they [E] have to to try and save me
because they [D] know that I don't buy that bullshit about the devil's music anymore.
[C#m]
Gay people getting [Em] married.
[A] That's [D] what scares people that don't have shit all else to be [E] scared of these [A] days.
Tension,
[D] tension, [A] tension is all [E] that I know.
I got [A] tension in my traffic, [D] got tension in my office,
I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
And I [E] go, [A] [E] yeah I go.
[A] [D]
Key:
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For now though, I would like to play for you a song that I play when I'm feeling really [A] relaxed.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] Tension, _
_ _ _ [D] tension, _ _ [A]
tension is all that [Em] I know.
Whoa, I've [A] got tension in my health food, [D] got tension in my exercise, [A] I got tension and
it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ After the bad guy killed [Em] off all the underdeveloped characters,
_ [F#] the good guy [Dm] put a bullet right through his [A] head _ [E] and the [Am] screenwriter stood up and he told us [Em] that
all the loose ends have been tied.
He said [F#] justice is irrelevant, violent problems need [D] violent
solutions [A#] because in America we [A] like our bad guys dead, _ _ preferably after some kind of kick-ass car
[D] chase or something.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] Tension, _ [D] tension, _ _ _ [A] tension is all that [E] I know.
_ [A] I got tension now in traffic,
[D] I got tension in my [A] office, I've got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I go.
[A] Well _ _ _ _ _ _ they _ roped off all of my problems and [Em] they pointed their fingers at drug addiction.
I [F#m] think it's because they know if you're the one [D] doing the pointing, [A] nobody's looking at you.
[Em] But [A] you know this war on drugs is funded by tobacco and alcohol [E] commission.
[F#m] It's not really what drugs that you're strung out on they care about so much as [G] who's.
_ [A] _
[Em] People still dig drugs.
Shit, [A] I live in East Nashville.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Smells like a skunk farm over there.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
Tension, _ _ [D] tension, _ _ [A]
tension is all [E] that I know.
Oh [A] I got tension in my [D] courthouse,
tension in my White House, I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere that [E] I go.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When rock and roll first came around, [Em] seemed like preachers all went crazy.
_ [A] Pretty soon though, that [Dm] wasn't enough to get [A] anybody in the door.
So now they jump on just about any scandal that they [E] have to to try and save me
because they [D] know that I don't buy that bullshit about the devil's music anymore.
[C#m] _ _ _
Gay people getting [Em] married. _ _ _
[A] That's _ _ _ [D] _ what scares people that don't have shit all else to be [E] scared of _ these [A] days.
_ _ _ Tension, _
_ [D] tension, _ _ [A] tension is all [E] that I know.
I got [A] tension in my traffic, [D] got tension in my office,
I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
And I [E] go, [A] _ [E] yeah I go.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] Tension, _
_ _ _ [D] tension, _ _ [A]
tension is all that [Em] I know.
Whoa, I've [A] got tension in my health food, [D] got tension in my exercise, [A] I got tension and
it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ After the bad guy killed [Em] off all the underdeveloped characters,
_ [F#] the good guy [Dm] put a bullet right through his [A] head _ [E] and the [Am] screenwriter stood up and he told us [Em] that
all the loose ends have been tied.
He said [F#] justice is irrelevant, violent problems need [D] violent
solutions [A#] because in America we [A] like our bad guys dead, _ _ preferably after some kind of kick-ass car
[D] chase or something.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] Tension, _ [D] tension, _ _ _ [A] tension is all that [E] I know.
_ [A] I got tension now in traffic,
[D] I got tension in my [A] office, I've got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I go.
[A] Well _ _ _ _ _ _ they _ roped off all of my problems and [Em] they pointed their fingers at drug addiction.
I [F#m] think it's because they know if you're the one [D] doing the pointing, [A] nobody's looking at you.
[Em] But [A] you know this war on drugs is funded by tobacco and alcohol [E] commission.
[F#m] It's not really what drugs that you're strung out on they care about so much as [G] who's.
_ [A] _
[Em] People still dig drugs.
Shit, [A] I live in East Nashville.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Smells like a skunk farm over there.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
Tension, _ _ [D] tension, _ _ [A]
tension is all [E] that I know.
Oh [A] I got tension in my [D] courthouse,
tension in my White House, I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere that [E] I go.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When rock and roll first came around, [Em] seemed like preachers all went crazy.
_ [A] Pretty soon though, that [Dm] wasn't enough to get [A] anybody in the door.
So now they jump on just about any scandal that they [E] have to to try and save me
because they [D] know that I don't buy that bullshit about the devil's music anymore.
[C#m] _ _ _
Gay people getting [Em] married. _ _ _
[A] That's _ _ _ [D] _ what scares people that don't have shit all else to be [E] scared of _ these [A] days.
_ _ _ Tension, _
_ [D] tension, _ _ [A] tension is all [E] that I know.
I got [A] tension in my traffic, [D] got tension in my office,
I've [A] got tension and it's everywhere [E] that I [A] go.
And I [E] go, [A] _ [E] yeah I go.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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