The Offspring – Pay The Man (Guitar)
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Chords
Chords for Instrumental: Esus4 0-2-2-2-x-x E5 0-2-2-4-x-x Emaj7 0-2-1-1-x-x E(b9) 0-2-3-1-x-x
[Instrumental 1]
E Esus4 E E7 E E Esus4 E5 E
E Esus4 E E7 E E Esus4 E5 E
[Instrumental 2] 0:27
(Drums only)
N.C.
(Guitar sets in) 0:42
E Emaj7 E E(b9) E Emaj7 E
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E(b9) E Emaj7 E x3
(Lead guitar sets in) 1:14
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E(b9) E Emaj7 E x9
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[Instrumental 3] 2:21
Am F E x2 (Play F with higher voicing, at 8th fret)
(Lead guitar sets in)
Am F E x1½ (Play F with higher voicing, at 8th fret) e|-12h13-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------12----| B|-------------13-12-10-----12-13-12-10-9--------9-10-9------------------------| G|----------------------------------------10------------10-9-9-----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12h13-12-10---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------13-12-10-----12-13-12-10-9--------9-10-9----------| G|----------------------------------------10------------10-9-9---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E(b9) E Emaj7 E x2
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E See the way the wind blows, lives are intertwined Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Watch the way the world goes, the man deals out our plight Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Jester in the corner, laughs without a sound Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Jester in the corner, malady abounds Dm F E In our souls Dm F E In our souls Dm F E In our souls
Dm F
[Verse 2]
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E See the way the sun sets, twilight of this life Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E The man is making little bets, playing with our lives Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E All that I believe now, anything is possible Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E A simple explanation, for the evil in this world Dm F E And in our souls Dm F E In our souls Dm F E In our souls Dm F In our souls
[Pre-Verse]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 x4
[Verse 3]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Come down to sorry and sable D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 It's always the man D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Always keeping you down D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Bow down 'cause I see it before me D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Shadow and light D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 That always keeps you running
[Chorus]
D C Em Oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Em Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now, yeah D C Em Oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Oh-oh
[Pre-Verse]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 x2
[Verse 4]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Look at you and your struggle for freedom D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 But you ain't nothing D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 We all pay the man for living D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Wouldn't it be nice for a change now D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 To be unchained? D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 My life is for me now
[Pre-Chorus]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 But this is life D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 But this is life D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 But this is life D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 But this is life D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Pay the man (No!) D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Pay the man (No!) D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 Pay the man (No!) D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 It's the man (No! ?)
[Chorus]
D C Em Oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Em Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now, yeah D C Em Oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Oh-oh
[Bridge]
(Guitar only)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
(Full instrumental)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Hoo hoo, go! D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Oh-oh-oh D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Oh-oh-oh D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 Oh-oh-oh (Don't!) D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 (No!) Oh-oh-oh (Stop! No!)
[Chorus]
D C Em Oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Em Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now, yeah
[Outro]
D C Em My life is for me D C Em Oh-oh-oh
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| / Slide up into note
| s Legato slide
| h Hammer-on
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