Biography:
Pennywise was formed in 1988 in Hermosa Beach, California by four members Jim Lindberg (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitar), Byron McMackin (drums) and Jason Thirsk (bass). They released two EPs: A Word from the Wise (1989) and Wildcard (1989). Each of the band members had played in other bands in the Hermosa Beach, California area and attended the same high school.
The group signed to Epitaph Records in 1990 and released their first album Pennywise (1991).
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Other songs:
- Bro Hymn
- Broken
- Affliction
- All The Ways U Can Die
- Bro
- Closer
- Devine Intervention
- Devonshire And Crown
- Divine Intervention
- Down Under
- Fuck Authority
- Get A Life
- God Save The Usa
- I Can Remember
- Land Of The Free
- Let Us Hear Your Voice
- My Own Way
- Noise Pollution
- Public Defender
- Shes A Winner
- Something To Change
- Stand By Me
- The Kids
- This Is Only A Test
- Time Marches On
- Violence Never Ending
- What You Deserve
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Pennywise
God Save The USA
From The Ashes
2003 Fat Wreck Chords
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Gm - 355333
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
Cm - x35543
Intro:
Gm-- x4
Gm--Bb-F-Cm-Gm--Eb-Bb-F-Gm--Eb--Bb--Cm-- x2
Gm-- x2
Verse 1:
Gm
God you must be kidding me
Bb
I thought this was supposed to
Eb
be The home of the brave and
Cm Eb F Gm
the free for you and me
But now there's something wrong
Bb
Shit's been going on too long
Eb
It's never gonna change
F Eb F
there's no way and I say
Gm Bb
What's the CIA and the NRA?
Cm
They're all the same
Eb F
Just the names are changed
Gm
Fuck There's no excuse
Bb Cm
Any way you lose It's all
Eb F Gm--
a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 1:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm--
say your prayers tonight
Verse 2:
Gm
The irony of liberty is
Bb
no one here is truly free
Eb
When elections are
Cm Eb F Gm
stolen by free the G O P
So watch the nightly
Bb
news find out how you
are getting screwed
Eb
What you gonna do?
F Eb F
There's no use so I say
Gm
Fuck the industry
Bb
The aristocracy
Cm
They're all the same
Eb F
Just the names are changed
Gm
Fuck There's no excuse
Bb Cm
Any way you lose It's all
Eb F Gm--
a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 2:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm Bb Cm Eb F Gm Bb Cm Eb F
say your prayers tonight
Breakdown: Bass Solo + Spoken
Gm--Bb--Cm--Eb-F- x2
Verse 3:
Gm
The Government hypocricy
Bb
American Idolatry
Cm
Corporate philosophy
Eb
Nightly news of
F
tragedies Where
Gm
no one cares
what's right or wrong
Bb
Our heroes now are
all long gone
Cm
The freedoms that
we all abuse
Eb
The obituaries
F Gm--
front page news
Chorus 3:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm Bb Cm
say your prayers tonight
Eb F Gm Bb Cm
and say your prayers tonight
Eb F Gm-- Gm(hold)
and say your prayers tonight
God Save The USA
From The Ashes
2003 Fat Wreck Chords
Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Gm - 355333
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
Cm - x35543
Intro:
Gm-- x4
Gm--Bb-F-Cm-Gm--Eb-Bb-F-Gm--Eb--Bb--Cm-- x2
Gm-- x2
Verse 1:
Gm
God you must be kidding me
Bb
I thought this was supposed to
Eb
be The home of the brave and
Cm Eb F Gm
the free for you and me
But now there's something wrong
Bb
Shit's been going on too long
Eb
It's never gonna change
F Eb F
there's no way and I say
Gm Bb
What's the CIA and the NRA?
Cm
They're all the same
Eb F
Just the names are changed
Gm
Fuck There's no excuse
Bb Cm
Any way you lose It's all
Eb F Gm--
a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 1:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm--
say your prayers tonight
Verse 2:
Gm
The irony of liberty is
Bb
no one here is truly free
Eb
When elections are
Cm Eb F Gm
stolen by free the G O P
So watch the nightly
Bb
news find out how you
are getting screwed
Eb
What you gonna do?
F Eb F
There's no use so I say
Gm
Fuck the industry
Bb
The aristocracy
Cm
They're all the same
Eb F
Just the names are changed
Gm
Fuck There's no excuse
Bb Cm
Any way you lose It's all
Eb F Gm--
a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 2:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm Bb Cm Eb F Gm Bb Cm Eb F
say your prayers tonight
Breakdown: Bass Solo + Spoken
Gm--Bb--Cm--Eb-F- x2
Verse 3:
Gm
The Government hypocricy
Bb
American Idolatry
Cm
Corporate philosophy
Eb
Nightly news of
F
tragedies Where
Gm
no one cares
what's right or wrong
Bb
Our heroes now are
all long gone
Cm
The freedoms that
we all abuse
Eb
The obituaries
F Gm--
front page news
Chorus 3:
Gm Eb
All we need is more factories
Bb
pumping filth into the
F Gm
sky Corporate greed and
Eb
perverted priests it's
Bb F
the story of our lives
Gm
The apathy is the
Bb
national disease and
Cm Eb F
there is no end in sight
Gm Bb
God save the USA
Cm
Blame the president and
Eb F Gm Bb Cm
say your prayers tonight
Eb F Gm Bb Cm
and say your prayers tonight
Eb F Gm-- Gm(hold)
and say your prayers tonight
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