Rage Against The Machine-Killing In The Name Of - BPM - 140
[Intro - Drop D - try octaver on this as well to make heavy] [D5] x 4 [E to F riff on bass - E 0 0 0 13 13 13]
[Riff 1] G ----------------11-12-(12h13p12 last one) D ----------11-12------------- A x--x--x(mute A string by lightly fretting at 5th string so not out of tune E 0--0--0-------------------------
[Riff 2] D to D# x 4 [D#] Killing in the name of
[Riff 3 - Really pick notes as snares are few] |--------------3h4--------------- |--0--3h5--x-x-----5--0--2h3--2-- |--0-------x-x--------0--2h3--2-- Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Huh!
[Riff 4] |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- Play through again |--------------9-------------8-------------7-*--------------- but end with the |--0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---*------2h3-2h3-2-- 2nd ending.(below) |--0-------x-x-9-0-------x-x-8-0-------x-x-7-*-0----2h3-2h3-2--
|=======2nd Ending=======| |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-- |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- |-------------------------- Killing in the name of Killing in the name of
[Riff 5 - add muted strums as drums come in] |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--7--7----7---------------- |--------------------------- |--5--5----5---------------- |--0--0----0---------------- And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya (drums in muted strum) And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya But now you do what they told ya Well now you do what they told ya
[Riff 6 - Can play 00023x for big D and play barres straight with 1st and 3rd fingers for figures on low strings] |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |--7--7----x--7----x--7----x----------- |----------x-------x-------x----------- |--5--5----x--5----x--5----x--3--5--3-- |-----------------------------3--5----- Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Run is (follow Dm pentatonic / arpeggio) |-------------------------- |--------------8------------ |----------5-7--------------- |-------5-7---------------- |--5--8-------------------- |-------------------------- Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Uggh!
[Riff 4] |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- Play through again |--------------9-------------8-------------7-*--------------- but end with the |--0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---*---2h3--2h3-2-- 2nd ending.(below) |--0-------x-x-9-0-------x-x-8-0-------x-x-7-*-0-2h3--2h3-2--
|=======2nd Ending=======| |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-- |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- |-------------------------- Killing in the name of Killing in the name of
[Riff 5 - add muted strums as drums come in] |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--7--7----7---------------- |--------------------------- |--5--5----5---------------- |--0--0----0---------------- And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control And now you do what they told ya!
[Riff 6] |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |--7--7----x--7----x--7----x----------- |----------x-------x-------x----------- |--5--5----x--5----x--5----x--3--5--3-- |-----------------------------3--5----- Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites Come on!
[Solo - drop] Yeah! Come on!
[Outro - no drums or very light on bass drum] [Play D5 at first and then for each line move up to next fret until stop at 12] Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - D-5 octaves Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 7 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 8 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 10 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 12 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 13 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 15 Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - 17(Bass drum 4 hard - drums back in) [Full drums back in] Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Motherfucker! Uggh!
There is a bass riff played here, and the guitar fades in with the volume knob. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------7--7-------------11--12-7--7-------------11--12-- |--fdbk.--------------------x--x------11--12--------x--x------11--12--------- |----6----------(6~~~)------5--7--------------------5--5--------------------- |---------------------------0--0----0---------------0--0----0----------------
|-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |--7--7----7--------11--12-7--7----7-------12b(½)-- Played x2 without the feed- |--x--x----x-11--12--------x--x----x-11-12--------- back and the 6th fret fade |--5--5----5---------------5--5----5--------------- in. Then... |--0--0----0---------------0--0----0---------------
Riff C x1 |====P.M.====| |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |--------------3h4--------------- |--0--3h5--x-x-----5--0--2h3--2-- |--0-------x-x--------0--2h3--2--
Riff D (Chorus) |=1st Ending=| |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- |--------------------------------------------*--------------- Play through again |--------------9-------------8-------------7-*--------------- but end with the |--0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---*---2h3--2h3-2-- 2nd ending.(below) |--0-------x-x-9-0-------x-x-8-0-------x-x-7-*-0-2h3--2h3-2--
Riff E x4 ("Now you do what they told ya.") |--------------------------- |--------------------------- |--7--7----7---------------- |--------------------------- |--5--5----5---------------- |---------------------------
Riff D x4 |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--7--7----7----x--7----x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x-- |---------------x-------x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x-- |--5--5----5----x--5----x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x-- |---------------------------------------------------------
Riff E x3 |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--7--7----7----x--7----x--x--x--x--x/7--(7)\\\\\\-- Then... |---------------x-------x--x--x--x--x--------------- |--5--5----5----x--5----x--x--x--x--x/5--(5)\\\\\\-- |---------------------------------------------------
[Intro - BPM 140 - with Asus2 could try x07600] Chug on [D] - no drums - optional to play G before A during verse
[Verse 1 - No drums - Down stroke strumming chug] [D] I got my first real six-string [G] [A] Bought it at the five-and-dime [G] [D] Played it 'til my fingers bled [G] [A] It was the summer of '69 [G]
[Verse 2 - Bass on 1 only, snare at usual times - move to slow strum] [D] Me and some guys from school [G] [A] Had a band and we tried real hard [G] [D] Jimmy quit, Joey got married [G] [A] I shoulda known we'd never get far
[Chorus 1 - Full drums - BAd DoG] [Bm] Oh, when I [A] look back now [D] That summer seemed to [G] last forever [Bm] And if I [A] had the choice [D] Yeah, I'd always [G] wanna be there [Bm] Those were the [A] (stop) best days of my
[Instrumental - Up and down strumming - very open] Life [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 3] [D] Ain't no use in complainin' [G] [A] When you got a job to do [G] [D] Spent my evenin's down at the drive in [G] [A] And that's when I met you, yeah [G]
[Chorus 2] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that you'd [G] wait forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Instrumental] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2 Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 Ohhh
[Bridge] [F] Man, we were [Bb] killin' time We were [C] young and restless We [Bb] needed to unwind [F] I guess [Bb] nothin' can last for [C] ever, forever no
[Instrumental - No drums until fill on final A - just follow chords stab with snare] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 4] [D] And now the times are changin' [G] [A] Look at everything that's come and gone [G] [D] Sometimes when I play that old six-string [G] [A] I think about you, wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that it'd [G] last forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Outro] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x ad lib - solo out Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 uh huh/ooh etc - repeat
