Biography:
Tenacious D (often referred to as "The D" and sometimes introduced as "The Greatest Band in the world. Period.") is an American satirical rock duo formed by musicians and actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Their music fuses vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music in a style that critics have described as "mock rock". The band first gained reputation in 1999, starring in a self-titled HBO TV series. The drumming on
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Other songs:
- 39
- Baby
- Beelzeboss
- Classico
- Dio
- Dude ( I Totally Miss You)
- Dude, I Totally Miss You
- Explosivo
- Fuck Her Gently
- History
- Jesus Ranch
- Karate
- Kickapoo
- Low Hanging Fruit
- Malibu Nights
- Marajuanaville
- Master Exploder
- Papagenu
- Pick Of Destiny
- Rize Of The Fenix
- Roadie
- Rock Is Dead
- Sasquatch
- Señorita
- The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Cage
- The Metal
- Throwdown
- To Be The Best
- Tribute
- Wonderboy
- Dude (I Totally Miss You)
- 5 Needs
- City Hall
- Colors
- Deth Starr
- Dude I Totally Miss You
- Exultant Joy
- Friendship
- Fuck Her Softly
- Fuck Yo
- Government Totally Sucks
- Hope
- Im The Only Gay Eskimo
- Kielbasa
- Kong
- Kyle Quit The Band
- Kyle Took A Bullet For Me
- Lee
- Low Hangin Fruit
- Making Love
- Pod
- Post
- Quantum Leap
- Road
- Robot
- Rock Your Socks Off
- Sex Supreme
- Special Things
- Spelling Bee
- Take Us Into Space
- The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage
- The Road
- They Fucked Our Asses
- Throw Down
- Ufo
Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...THE GOVERNMENT TOTALLY SUCKS... by Tenacious D
----------------------------------...............
*from 'The Pick of Destiny' (2006)*
Verse 1:
E
e|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--------------------|
B|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--------------------|
G|--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--|--1--1-1--1-1--1-1--|
D|--2--2-2-2--0--2-0-2--|--2--2-0--2-2--0-0--|
A|--2--2-2-2--0--2-0-2--|--2--2-0--2-2--0-0--|
E|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
A(add11) G F# G F# E
e|--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
B|--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
G|--6--6-6-6-6-6--4--|--4-4-4--3--4--3--1--|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7--5--|--5-5-5--4--5--4--2--|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7--5--|--5-5-5--4--5--4--2--|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
(with Verse Riff):
E
The government totally sucks, you motherfucker,
A(add11) G F# G F# E
The government totally sucks.
Verse 2:
E
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed,
A(add11) G F#
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed.
G F# E
He was a genius, but if he was here today,
A(add11) G F# G F# E
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Verse 3:
E
Now let me tell you something about the government, (uh huh),
A(add11) G F# G F# E
They're fucking up the en-viron-ment, (say what?)
E
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals, (yeah?)
A(add11) G F# G F# E
And making them fucking ex-tinct. (Oh no!)
Verse 4:
E
The government totally sucks, you motherfucker,
A(add11) G(add11)
The government totally sucks,
A(add11) G(add11)
The government totally sucks.
Bridge 1:
E G#m A(add11) B(add11)
'Cos the land of love and freedom, is just a baby's breath a-way.
E G#m A(add11) B(add11)
And if we hold hands to-gether, we can bring back the US-A...
Coda:
E G#m A(add11)
The US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
B(add11) E G#m A(add11)
Bring back the US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
B(add11) E G#m A(add11)
The fucking US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
Am
Bring back the US!
Outro:
E
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--1------1---1------1--1--|
D|--0-h-2--2---0-h-2--0--2--|
A|--0-h-2--2---0-h-2--0--2--|
E|--0------0---0------0--0--|
(with Above Riff):
E
Government totally sucks!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
E A(add11) G F# G(add11) G#m B(add11) Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 577600 355433 244322 355400 466444 799800 577555
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
----------------------------------...............
*from 'The Pick of Destiny' (2006)*
Verse 1:
E
e|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--------------------|
B|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--------------------|
G|--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--|--1--1-1--1-1--1-1--|
D|--2--2-2-2--0--2-0-2--|--2--2-0--2-2--0-0--|
A|--2--2-2-2--0--2-0-2--|--2--2-0--2-2--0-0--|
E|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
A(add11) G F# G F# E
e|--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
B|--0--0-0-0-0-0--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
G|--6--6-6-6-6-6--4--|--4-4-4--3--4--3--1--|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7--5--|--5-5-5--4--5--4--2--|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7--5--|--5-5-5--4--5--4--2--|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--|--3-3-3--2--3--2--0--|
(with Verse Riff):
E
The government totally sucks, you motherfucker,
A(add11) G F# G F# E
The government totally sucks.
Verse 2:
E
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed,
A(add11) G F#
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed.
G F# E
He was a genius, but if he was here today,
A(add11) G F# G F# E
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Verse 3:
E
Now let me tell you something about the government, (uh huh),
A(add11) G F# G F# E
They're fucking up the en-viron-ment, (say what?)
E
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals, (yeah?)
A(add11) G F# G F# E
And making them fucking ex-tinct. (Oh no!)
Verse 4:
E
The government totally sucks, you motherfucker,
A(add11) G(add11)
The government totally sucks,
A(add11) G(add11)
The government totally sucks.
Bridge 1:
E G#m A(add11) B(add11)
'Cos the land of love and freedom, is just a baby's breath a-way.
E G#m A(add11) B(add11)
And if we hold hands to-gether, we can bring back the US-A...
Coda:
E G#m A(add11)
The US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
B(add11) E G#m A(add11)
Bring back the US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
B(add11) E G#m A(add11)
The fucking US-AAA-AAA, yeah!
Am
Bring back the US!
Outro:
E
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--1------1---1------1--1--|
D|--0-h-2--2---0-h-2--0--2--|
A|--0-h-2--2---0-h-2--0--2--|
E|--0------0---0------0--0--|
(with Above Riff):
E
Government totally sucks!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
E A(add11) G F# G(add11) G#m B(add11) Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 577600 355433 244322 355400 466444 799800 577555
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
