Steppenwolf – Monster - Suicide - America (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
The strumming pattern is pretty easy to pick up if you following along with the song.
[Part I: Monster]
[Intro]
D - C x5
[Verse 1]
D C Once the religious, the hunted and weary D G C Chasing the promise of freedom and hope D G Came to this country to build a new vision D G Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C D Like good Christians some would burn the witches C D Later some got slaves to gather riches
[Chorus]
A G But still from near and far to seek America D They came by thousands, to court the wild A G But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child D To be their spirit, and guiding light
[Verse 3]
D And once the ties with the crown had been broken C Westward in saddle and wagon they went D C And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean D C G Many the lives which had come to an end
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C D While we bullied, stole, and bought our a homeland C D We began the slaughter of the red man
[Chorus]
A G But still from near and far to seek America D They came by thousands, to court the wild A G But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child D To be their spirit, and guiding light
C - D x2
G E
[Bridge]
G# F# The blue and gray they stomped it A E They kicked it just like a dog G# And when the war was over F# A E They stuffed it just like a hog
C - D x2
[Verse 4]
D And though the past has its share of injustice C Kind was the spirit in many a way D G D But its protectors and friends have been sleeping G Now it's a monster and will not obey
[Part 2: Suicide]
C - D
C x25 as quarter-notes decending in tempo
[Verse 1]
G C The spirit it was freedom and justice G And its keepers seemed generous and kind G Its leaders were supposed to serve the country G But now they won't pay it no mind
[Verse 2]
G C 'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy G Now their vote is a meaningless joke G Bb They babble about law and order G But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
[Chorus]
Bb Yeah, there's a monster on the loose C It's got our heads into the noose G C And it just sits there watchin'
[Verse 3]
G The cities have turned into jungles G And corruption is stranglin' the land G The police force is watching the people G And the people just can't understand
[Verse 4]
G C We don't know how to mind our own business G C 'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us G C Now we are fighting a war over there G C No matter who's the winner, we can't pay the cost
[Chorus]
Bb 'Cause there's a monster on the loose C It's got our heads into the noose D And it just sits there, watching
C D x2
D (for 25 bars - I like to rif on Dsus4, D, Dmaj7 etc.)
C - D
[Solo]
Riff on variations of D
[Part 3: America]
D C D America, where are you now? A D Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know, we need you now
A We can't fight alone against the monster D C D America, where are you now? A Don't you care about your sons and daughters? D Don't you know, we need you now A We can't fight alone against the monster
[Solo 1]
Play variations of D & A
[Solo 2]
F - E - Em - D
C - D x8
C - A - D
D C D America, where are you now? A Don't you care about your sons and daughters? D Don't you know, we need you now A We can't fight alone against the monster D C D America, where are you now? A Don't you care about your sons and daughters? D Don't you know, we need you now A We can't fight alone against the monster C C D America, where are you now? A Don't you care about your sons and daughters? D Don't you know, we need you now A We can't fight alone against the monster