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Kill The Poor Tab

by Dead Kennedys
ver2
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The Dead Kennedys- "Kill the poor"
Tabbed by George Machado;  E-mail: phlight101@yahoo.com
    Alright, this is my first tab ever. So bear with me...
This is a good song, but I couldn't find a good tab for it, so I wrote this, I hope it's 
e-mail me if I messed something up. Okay, here it is.....


Intro

 Efficiency in progress is ours once more.  Now that we have the neutron bomb.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~---------------------------------------4~---------------------------------|
D|-7~---------------------------------------4~---------------------------------|
A|-5~---------------------------------------2~---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Its nice and quick and clean and gets things done...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-6-|
D|-5~-------------------------------------------7~-----------7-7-7-7-6-|
A|-5~-------------------------------------------7~-----------5-5-5-5-4-|
E|-3~-------------------------------------------5~---------------------|

      Away with excess enemy                     But no less value to property
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~---------------------------------------4~---------------------------------|
D|-7~---------------------------------------4~---------------------------------|
A|-5~---------------------------------------2~---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     No  sense  in  war  but  perfect  sense  at  home
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~---------------------------------------------7~-----|
A|-5~---------------------------------------------7~-----|
E|-3~---------------------------------------------5~-----|

Verse 1   :33                            The sun beams down on a brand new day
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-------------------7-7------------------7-7-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------------7-7------------------7-7-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-------------------5-5------------------5-5-----------------------------|
E|------7-7-7-8-8-8-7---------7-7-7-8-8-8-7--------7-7-7-8-8-8-7--------------|

   No more welfare tax to pay.  Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7---------------------------7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7---------------------------7-7---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------------------------5-5-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-7-|
E|------7-7-7-8-8-8-7-----------------7-7-7-8-8-8-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-5-|


  Jobless millions whisked away.  At last we have more room to play
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7----------------------------7-7----------------7-7----------------|
D|-7-7----------------------------7-7----------------7-7----------------|
A|-5-5----------------------------5-5----------------5-5----------------|
E|-----7-7-7-8-8-8-7------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-7------7-7-7-8-8-8-7--|

   All systems go to kill the poor tonight
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7|
E|-----7-7-7-8-8-8-7----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-5|

Chorus     :54
 Gonna Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

Verse 2           1:05
                                             Behold the sparkle of champagne
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-------------------7-7------------------7-7----------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------------7-7------------------7-7----------------------------|
A|-5-5-------------------5-5------------------5-5----------------------------|
E|------7-7-7-8-8-8-7---------7-7-7-8-8-8-7--------7-7-7-8-8-8-7-------------|

The crime rates gone, Feel free again. O lifes a dream with you ms. lily white
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7---------------------------------7-7--------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7---------------------------------7-7--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------------------------------5-5------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-7-|
E|------7-7-7-8-8-8-7----------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-5-|

  Jane fonda on the screen today. Convinced the liberals its okay
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7----------------------------7-7----------------7-7----------------|
D|-7-7----------------------------7-7----------------7-7----------------|
A|-5-5----------------------------5-5----------------5-5----------------|
E|-----7-7-7-8-8-8-7------------------7-7-7-8-8-8-7------7-7-7-8-8-8-7--|

  So lets get dressed and dance away the night
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7|
E|-----7-7-7-8-8-8-7----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-5|

Chorus    1:27
While they Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight.
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight.
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

Bridge    1:45

Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

 Guitar 2       ^                      ^
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8/13-13-13-13-12-6-6-6-6/11-11-11-11-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-7-7-7-7/12-12-12-12-11-5-5-5-5/10-10-10-10-9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Solo   1:54
E|-------------------------|
B|------8-------8----8-----|
G|-10b----10b----10b----X6-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|----12-12-15-14-12-----------------|
B|-12---12------------15-12----------|
G|--------------------------14b--14b-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Bridge 2     2:02

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-7----4----5-5------7----4----7-7------|
D|-7----4----5-5------7----4----7-7------|
A|-5----2----3-3------5----2----5-5------|
E|---------------------------------------|

  Behold the sparkle of champagne The crime rates gone, Feel free again
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------4----5-5-------7--------------------4----5-5------|
D|-7----------------4----5-5-------7--------------------4----5-5------|
A|-5----------------2----3-3-------5--------------------2----3-3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 O' lifes a dream with you, miss lily white
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------4--5--4------------------|
D|-7-----------------------4--5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-----------------------2--3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 Jane fonda on the screen today,   Convinced the liberals its okay
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------4----5-5-------7--------------------4----5-5------|
D|-7----------------4----5-5-------7--------------------4----5-5------|
A|-5----------------2----3-3-------5--------------------2----3-3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  So lets get dressed and dance away the night
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------4--5--4------------------|
D|-7-----------------------4--5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-----------------------2--3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Chourus  2:25

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight.
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight.
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|------------------------------------|

   Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|

  Kill kill kill kill kill the poor...
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

  Tonight,     Night!!!
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

Outro  2:51

Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

 Guitar 2       ^                      ^
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2---2---2---2~-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---2---2~-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0~-----------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5~-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4---4~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
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SonicXtreme wrote on October 6 2007, 06:37 pm

im pretty sure the third chord in the chorus should be a B5, but other than that, great tab

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gunsofbrixton49 wrote on June 15 2008, 08:43 pm

great tab, especially for your first time

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