Pennywise es una banda de punk americana, formada en 1988, clasificada como hardcore melódico. Su nombre proviene de la novela de terror de Stephen King, "It", en la que Pennywise el Payaso Bailarín es un monstruo. En 1989, en la formación inicial de la banda se incluían los siguientes componentes : Jim Lindberg (vocales), Fletcher Dragge (guitarra), Byron McMackin (batería) y Jason Thirsk (bajo).
En 1988, Fletcher Dragge, cansado tras años de tocar en varias bandas punk
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Verse 1: Gm God you must be kidding me Bb I thought this was supposed to Eb be The home of the brave and CmEbFGm 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 FEbF there's no way and I say GmBb What's the CIA and the NRA? Cm They're all the same EbF Just the names are changed Gm Fuck There's no excuse BbCm Any way you lose It's all Eb F Gm-- a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 1: GmEb All we need is more factories Bb pumping filth into the FGm sky Corporate greed and Eb perverted priests it's BbF the story of our lives Gm The apathy is the Bb national disease and CmEbF there is no end in sight GmBb 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 CmEbFGm 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? FEbF There's no use so I say Gm Fuck the industry Bb The aristocracy Cm They're all the same EbF Just the names are changed Gm Fuck There's no excuse BbCm Any way you lose It's all Eb F Gm-- a joke in the good old U.S.A.
Chorus 2: GmEb All we need is more factories Bb pumping filth into the FGm sky Corporate greed and Eb perverted priests it's BbF the story of our lives Gm The apathy is the Bb national disease and CmEbF there is no end in sight GmBb God save the USA Cm Blame the president and EbFGmBbCmEbFGmBbCmEbF 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: GmEb All we need is more factories Bb pumping filth into the FGm sky Corporate greed and Eb perverted priests it's BbF the story of our lives Gm The apathy is the Bb national disease and CmEbF there is no end in sight GmBb God save the USA Cm Blame the president and EbFGmBbCm say your prayers tonight EbFGmBbCm and say your prayers tonight Eb F Gm-- Gm(hold) and say your prayers tonight