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Election Song by Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains
Election Song
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Em
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
1, 2, 3, 4
Em B C Am (x4)
[Verse]
Em B Em B C Am
I curse the world one second
Em B Em B C Am
Demand it buy me a sandwich in the next
Em B Em B C Am
Or else I'm bumming the cigarettes
Em B Em B C Am
To help me to forget how hungry I am
[Bridge]
C D G A
I can't believe that bastard Won this morning
C D G A
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
[Chorus]
Em B C Am Em B C Am
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight
Em B C Am Em B C Am
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight
[Verse]
Em B Em B C Am
Today's the dawn of the draft
Em B Em B C Am
And tomorrow we're shipped off to Iraq
Em B Em B C Am
Or else we're cutting off a toe
Em B Em B C Am
Praying that we don't have to go
[Bridge]
C D G A
I can't believe that bastard Won this morning
C D G A
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
[Chorus]
Em B C Am Em B C Am
Who's ready for the war tonight?
Em B C Am Em B C Am
Who's ready for the war tonight?
[Verse]
Em* B* Em B C Am
I'm running on caffeine
Em* B* Em B C Am
And nicotine and amphetamines
Em* B* Em B C Am
I hope more stimulants are on the way
Em* B* Em B C Am
Cause who doesn't have a drug problem these days?
[Bridge]
C D G A
I can't believe that bastard Won this morning
C D G A
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
Em B C Am Em B C Am
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The chord part in the intro is really boring so
if you're not playing with a trumpet in the background
you can kinda mimic the melody, as such:
C C/B C C C/B C
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-0-0-1-1-----1-1-0-0-1-1-----------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X2
You can use this melody any time that the trumpet is used
[Intro]
C
C
[Verse 1]
C F C
I curse the world one second
C F C
Demand it buy me a sandwich in the next
C F C
Or else I'm bumming the cigarettes
C F C
To help me to forget how hungry I am
[Chorus]
C D
I can't believe that bastard
G C
Won this morning
C D G C
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
[Verse 2]
C F C
Today's the dawn of the draft
C F C
And tomorrow we're shipped off to Iraq
C F C
Or else we're cutting off a toe
C F C
Praying that we don't have to go
[Chorus]
C D
I can't believe that bastard
G C
Won this morning
C D G C
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties!
C F C
Who's ready for the war tonight?
C F C
Who's ready for the war tonight?
[Verse 3]
C F C
I'm running on caffeine
C F C
And nicotine and amphetamines!
C F C
I hope more stimulants are on the way
C F C
Cuz who doesn't have a drug problem these days?
[Chorus]
C D
I can't believe that bastard
G C
Won this morning
C D G C
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties!
C F C
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
C F C
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
[Outro]
C D
I can't believe that bastard
G C
Won this morning
C D G C
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
C F C
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight!
Em
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version 3
Capo:no capo
tandard tuning
Intro (Rhythm is really easy to figure out)
e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
g-9-9-9-------------------------------------|
d-9-9-9-9-9-9-101010-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
a-7-7-7-9-9-9-101010-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
e-------7-7-7--8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
Verse (play as needed)
e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
g--9---------9-9-9--------------------------|
d--9--9------9-9-9-9-9-9-101010-7-7-7-7-7---|
a--7--9------7-7-7-9-9-9-101010-7-7-7-7-7---|
e-----7------------7-7-7--8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5---|
Chorus
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
d--7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
a--7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
e--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
Song Order
Intro
verse
chorus
intro
verse
chorus
intro
verse
chorus
chorus
[Verse 1]
I curse the world one second
Demand it buy me a sandwich in the next
Or else I'm bumming the cigarettes
To help me to forget how hungry I am
[Chorus]
I can't believe that bastard
Won this morning
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight
And we're mixing our drinks stiff tonight
[Verse 2]
Today's the dawn of the draft
And tomorrow we're shipped off to Iraq
Or else we're cutting off a toe
Praying that we don't have to go
[Chorus]
I can't believe that bastard
Won this morning
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
Who's ready for the war tonight?
Who's ready for the war tonight?
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[Verse 3]
I'm running on caffeine
And nicotine and amphetamines
I hope more stimulants are on the way
Cause who doesn't have a drug problem these days?
[Chorus]
I can't believe that bastard
Won this morning
It's the kind of night for vodka and forties
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
And I'm sniffing those pills hard tonight
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