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Read About It

Transcribed by Jonathan Hart and Matt S.


INTRO: (play twice) (7 beats/bar)

    B    C#m         E     C#m A   C#m B    C#m         E     C#m A   C#m
e-|----------------------------5---4------------------------------5---4--|
B-|------------------5--5------5---5--------------------5--5------5---5--|
G-|-4----6--6--6--6--4--4--6---6---6---4----6--6--6--6--4--4--6---6---6--|
D-|-4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7---6---4----6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7---6--|
A-|-2----4--4--4--4--------4-----------2----4--4--4--4--------4----------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: (8 beats/bar)
B     	Esus2	   B        E
B	Esus2      G#m
B     	Esus2	   B        E
B	Esus2      C#m      A

    B        Esus2       B           Esus2
the rich get richer, the poor get the picture

    B     Esus2                     G#m
the bombs never hit you when you're down so low

   B     Esus2        B     Esus2
some got pollution, some  evolution

      B 	    Esus2              C#m             A
there must be some solution but I just don't know

    B        Esus2              B           Esus2
the bosses want decisions, the workers need ambitions

       B     Esus2                     G#m
there won't be no collisions when they move so slow

B       Esus2         B             Esus2
nothing ever happens, nothing really matters

B       Esus2                C#m                   A
no one ever tells me what am I to know, so what am I to know

Chorus: (6 beats/bar)
(Play riff 1 during first line of chorus)
Riff 1:
e-|-------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------7-------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D-|-------------2-2-----6---------------2-2-----6---7-------------|
A-|-2---4-4---4-----4-------2---4-4---4-----4-------5-------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------5-------------|
   you wouldn't read about it, read about it

   D
   just another incredible scene, there's no doubt about it

Verse 2:
B         Esus2        B           Esus2
hammer and sickle, the news is at a trickle

    B          Esus2             G#m
the commisars are fickle but the stockpile grows

B           Esus2     B           Esus2
bombers keep coming, engines softly humming

     B                 Esus2                C#m           A
the stars and stripes are running for their own big show

B             Esus2       B              Esus2
another little flare up, storm brewed in a teacup

B          Esus2          G#m
imagine any mixup and the lot would go


nothing ever happens, nothing really matters

B          Esus2             C#m                   A
no one ever tells me what am I to know, so what am I to know

Chorus 2:
  Riff 1
  you wouldn't read about it, read about it

   D
  one unjust ridiculous steal, ain't no doubt about it

  Riff 1
  you wouldn't read about it, read about it

   D
  just another particular deal, ain't no doubt about it

PLAY INTRO TWICE

Bridge:
   Bb	    Eb       Bb       Eb       Bb	Eb	 Bb6	  Gsus4
e|---1------------1----1------------1----1------------1--3----------|
B|-----3------2----------3------2----------3------2--------3--------|
G|-3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3--------3----5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Bb	    Eb       Bb       Eb       Bb	Eb		
e|---1------------1----1------------1----1------------1---|
B|-----3------2----------3------2----------3------2-------|
G|-3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Cm		  Ab/C
e|-3-----3--------4-------4-------------------------------|
B|---4-----4--------5-------5-----------------------------|
G|-----5-----5--------6-------6---------------------------|
D|-------------5--------6-------6-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   Bb	    Eb       Bb       Eb       Bb	Eb	 Bb6	  Gsus4
e|---1------------1----1------------1----1------------1--3----------|
B|-----3------2----------3------2----------3------2--------3--------|
G|-3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3--------3----5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Bb	    Eb       Bb       Eb       Bb	Eb	
e|---1------------1----1------------1----1------------1---|
B|-----3------2----------3------2----------3------2-------|
G|-3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3----3-----3--0---3-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   Gm						F#dim
e|-------3-------------3-------------3----------5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-----3---3---------3---3---------3---3--------4-4-4-4-4-|
G|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5------5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------5----4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

    B        Esus2       B           Esus2
the rich get richer, the poor get the picture

    B      Esus2                     G#m
the bombs never hit you when you're down so low

   B        Esus2    B      Esus2
some got pollution, some de-evolution

      B             Esus2          C#m             A
there must be some solution but I just don't know


B      Esus2  B     Esus2  B      Esus2  G#m  
  ahh-ahhh,   ahh-ahhh       ahh-ahhh,   ahhahhoohhh

B      Esus2  B     Esus2  B      Esus2  C#m	    A
  ahh-ahhh,   ahh-ahhh       ahh-ahhh,   ahhhhoohhh ahhahhahhoohhh

End:
     
PLAY INTRO 4 and a HALF times ending on a B


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