THE DEAD MILKMEN
Chaos Theory

from Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


Not a whole lot to this one either. It's pretty much just chords
(like a lot of Stoney's) and was therefore reasonably easy to
figure out. The only problem I had was the Em in the chorus, which
I was convinced was an E for quite some time, which I think has
something to do with the very faint lead bit over the top.

Just do whichever sounds right for you.

I didn't like this one till I learned to appreciate the words. Now
the song reminds me of myself :)


Verse:
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G                                          B
I am the king of the new white underclass
I am the prince of the lazy and poor
I am the one who sleeps the latest
I am the one who won't do my chores
I am the god of unemployment
The Antichrist of the american dream
I used to fight for church and country
But now I don't fit into the corporate scheme

Chorus:
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  D                  G     Em
I used to get up and go to work
But I don't play that game no more
I won't work for no corporation
I won't owe my soul to no company store

verse:
Study hard and you'll have a future
Oh yeah, when the hell was that ever true?
Study hard and you'll still go nowhere
Study hard and you'll still get screwed

chorus:
I used to get up and go to work
But now I just wanna stay in bed
Maybe I'll join the Communist Party
Yeah maybe I'll become a goddamn red

Bridge:
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G                      F#
Workers of the world, unite and do nothing
G                      F#
Workers of the world, unite and relax
B                        D
Don't get your boss that cup of coffee
F#                    G
Don't write that memo don't send that fax
   F#                      G
Ya shouldn't even pay your income tax
B D F#                        G
       Workers of the world, unite and be lazy
B
Workers of the world, listen to me

bridge:
Another 8 hours at the factory
Another 8 hours and what have you learned
Be obedient and do what they tell you
Be obedient and still get burned
Another 8 hours at the factory
Work all day for a tiny little check
Work all day for no respect

chorus:
I used to get up and do my job
But now I enjoy doin' nothin' better
I think I'll go bum around
I think I'll enjoy this lovely weather

verse:
Maybe someday there'll be a revolution
Maybe someday we'll have meaningful jobs
But until that day I'm gonna be lazy
I'm not gonna be no workin' slob

chorus:
I used to get up and go to work
But I don't play that game no more
I'm not gonna work for no corporation
I'm not gonna owe my soul to no company store

chorus:
I used to get up and go to work
But now I just wanna stay in bed
Maybe I'll join the Communist Party
Yeah maybe I'll become a goddamn red

End on D.


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