The Offspring – The Oc Life (Guitar)

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The O.C. Life (Japan Bonus Track) by The Offspring from their new album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. [Chords]
    C#  G#  E  F#  A  D  B  F#(2) Eb Bb
e|--X---X---X--X---X--X--X--X-----X---X-------------------------|

B|--X---X---X--X---X--X--X--X-----X---X-------------------------|
G|--6---X---9--11--X--7--X--X-----8---X-------------------------|
D|--6---6---9--11--7--7--9--4-----8---8-------------------------|
A|--4---6---7--9---7--5--9--4-----6---8-------------------------|
E|--X---4---X--X---5--X--7--2-----X---6-------------------------| [Intro] ( listen to recording for timing) (A chords should be played with a single downstroke) C# (let ring) C# G# E F# E D A B F#(2) D C# G# E F# E D A B F#(2) D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-------11-------10-------------------------------------------|
D|-X-(x25)-X--(x10)-X--(x5)--------------------------------------|
A|-4-------9--------8--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C#                           E          Eb
Want to be a member, want to be a name

B               B#  B         C#
Want to be a lo-cal face that plays the social games

C#                                    E               Eb
Dancing through a time will bring you dinosaur trends

B                       B# B         C#
The limits of your mind is where the county line ends

C#                  E                 Eb
Listen to the media present it all as fact

B                   B#    B   C#
Following the lead ’cause you don't know how to act

C#                                   E                   Eb
Travel in a straight line ’cause you don't know your own way

B                      B#  B                   C#
They'll get you in the end before you know you know you have a say
[Chorus] (A chords should be played with a single downstroke)
     C#           G#      E        F#  E         D
This O.C. life is not the life for me, insulated world,

A  B  F#         D
      Trade your happy thoughts

C#           G#      E        F#      E              D
O.C. life is not the life so free, oppression is for real

A  B      F#    D
     With ar-ti-fi-cial
[solo]
    joys           for you girls and boys
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11-9h11-9h11-9h--11--9h----11--9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11p9-7h9p7-6-6-9---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               (let ring)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14p12-10h12p10-9-9-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                       (alternate picking)
e|-------------------------------12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
B|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-14h17--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-------11-------10-------------------------------------------|
D|-X-(x35)-X--(x10)-X--(x5)--------------------------------------|
A|-4-------9--------8--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
C#                             E              Eb
Want to be remembered, want to have some fame

B                B# B         C#
Fighting to stay a--head is a part of the game

C#                       E              Eb
ATM and Starbucks, every corner are the norm

B              B#  B           C#
Environment so ste-rile, it'll get you to conform

C#           E             Eb
714, wear it like a brand

B            B# B          C#
Contaminated fu-ture has a biohazard scent

C#                            E         Eb
Fighting their rules, I don't see their way

B                   B# B          C#
Guess you're really in before you know you have a say
[Chorus] (A chords should be played with a single downstroke)
     C#           G#      E        F#  E         D
This O.C. life is not the life for me, insulated world,

A  B  F#              D
      with wide happy thoughts

C#           G#      E        F#      E              D
O.C. life is not the life so free, oppression is for real

A  B      F#    D
     With ar-ti-fi-cial
[Outro]
    joys           for you girls and boys
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11-9h11-9h11-9h--11--9h----11--9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11p9-7h9p7-6-6-9---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              check you out your all over T-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

   V
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14p12-10h12p10-9-9-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                       (alternate picking)
e|-------------------------------12h14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
B|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-14h17--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-------7--------6-------8--------11--------------------------|
D|-X-(x12)-X--(x10)-X--(x2)-X--(x11)-X--(x13)--------------------|
A|-4-------5--------4-------6--------9---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|