Brett Dennen – Not A Free Country (Guitar)

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Drop D tuning (DADGBe) Play Riff 1 through Verses In Riff 1, the main riff, play C/F in this position: x85555 (an Fmaj9), then grab the E string 7h8 with ring and pinky finger
   (Riff 1)
   Am        C/F      A Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------5-----------------|
G|---2p0-2-----5-----5---------|
D|-------------------------5---|
A|---------------8-------------|
D|-0------------------7h8------|

   (Riff 2)
   C/G   C/A C/Bb
e|-----------------------------|
B|-5-5------------6p5----------|
G|-5-5---------------7p5---0---|
D|-5-5------------------7p5----|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-5-5---5-7-8-----------------|

   (Riff 3) (for Outro)
   C/G   C/A C/Bb
e|------------------------------|
B|-5-5------------6p5-----------|
G|-5-5---------------7-5h7-5h7--|
D|-5-5--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-5-5---5-7-8------------------|
Chords: F: 333xxx C: 101010xxx D:x577xx
F*: x81010xx
Bb: 888xxx
----- [Intro] Riff 1 |x4 [Verse 1] Riff 1 So many colors on the street are bleeding Riff 1 None of them are red, white and blue Riff 1 People talking 'bout the Sunday funnies Riff 1 People walking in shopping bag shoes [Verse 2] Riff 1 You were born into a history of violence Riff 1 It takes a war to go to work Riff 1 Every time you go making a bullet Riff 1 You make a target, target [Chorus]
F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb    Riff 2
It's not a free, it's not a free country
[Break] Riff 1 |x2 [Verse 3] Riff 1 I see you sitting there, I see you in your chair Riff 1 I'm sure the view by the edge is better Riff 1 No talking politics, I think I'm over it Riff 1 No talking politics, I think I'm over it [Chorus]
F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb    Riff 2
It's not a free, it's not a free country
[Break] Riff 1 |x2 [Verse 4] Riff 1 I wish that you would put the gun down in the ground Riff 1 I know you hate the way I am Riff 1 I'd say you're mad about the life you're living Riff 1 We are in dissonance, dissonance [Chorus]
F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb
 It's not a free, it's not a free country, no no no

F           C  D       F*         Bb    Riff 2
It's not a free, it's not a free country
[Outro] Riff 3 Riff 2
   C/G   C/A C/Bb
e|---------------|
B|-5-5-----------|
G|-5-5-----------|
D|-5-5-----------|
A|---------------|
D|-5-5---5-7-8---|
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