Through Being Cool

Devo

tom:

      E     D             G/E G G/E
We're through being cool
G     E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool

[riff]
   E E/F# E/G# A  A/B A/C#   D   D/F# E     D  D D  D D
E|---------------------------3--------0-----3--3-3--3-3-|
B|---------------------------2--------0-----2--2-2--2-2-|
G|--1----------2-------------3--------1-----3--3-3--3-3-|
D|--2----------2-------------0---4----2-----0--0-0--0-0-|
A|--2----------0----2---4-------------2-----------------|
E|--0--2--4---------------------------0-----------------|
  E-li-mi-nate the nin-nies and  the  twits

G/E G G/E G

[Verse 1]
E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Going to bang some heads
E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Going to beat some butts

[riff]
E    F# G#   A     B  C# D     F#     E     D   D D  D D
Time to show those e-vil spuds what's what

G/E G G/E G

[Bridge 1]
    A  D  A            G  C  G           F  Bb F           E
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7------------------5-----------------3-----------------|
D|--7--7--7------5-----5--5--5------3----3--3--3------1----2~-|
A|--7--5--7--5-8-------5--3--5--3-6------3--1--3--1-4------2~-|
E|--5-----5------------3-----3-----------1-----1-----------0~-|
   If you...          You might....      Young alien...    And dare...
A      D         A
If you live in a small town
G         C      G
You might meet a dozen or two
F     Bb    F
Young alien types who step out
E
And dare to declare

[Chorus]
      E     D             G/E G G/E
We're through being cool
G     E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool

[riff]
E     F#  G#   A   B     C# D     F#  E    D   D D  D D
Spank the pank who tried to drive you nuts

G/E G G/E G

[Verse 2]
E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Time to clean some house
E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Be a man or a mouse             Waste...

[riff]
   E     F#  G#   A  B     C# D   F#  E    D   D D  D D
...those who make it tough to get a-round

G/E G G/E G

[Bridge 2]
A      D         A
If you live in a big place
G      C         G
Many factions underground
F      Bb        F
Chase down Mister Hinky Dink
E
So no trace can be found

[Solo]

E|---12---12----------------12---12--------------12--15-14-12--15-14-12--15-14-12--15-14-12--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11b12-|
G|-9----9----9---9--9-----9----9----9---9--9-------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge 3]
A      D     A
If you live in a big place
G      C     G
Many factions underground
F      Bb    F
Chase down Mister Hinky Dink
E
So no trace can be found

[Chorus]
      E     D             G/E G G/E
We're through being cool
G     E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool

[riff]
  E  F# G#   A   B   C#   D   F#  E     D   D D  D D
E-li-mi-nate the nin-nies and the twits

G/E G G/E G

[Verse 3]

E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Put the tape on erase
E       D                   G/E G G/E G
  Rearrange a face

[riff]
   E  F#   G#    A  B   C# D F# E    D   D D  D D
We al-ways liked Pi-cas-so a-ny-way

G/E G G/E G

[Bridge 4]
A      D         A
If you live in a small town
G      C         G
You might meet a dozen or two
F      Bb        F
Young alien types who step out
E
And dare to declare

[Chorus]
      E     D             G/E G G/E
We're through being cool
G     E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool

[riff]
  E  F# G#   A   B   C#   D   F#  E     D   D D  D D
E-li-mi-nate the nin-nies and the twits

G/E G G/E G

[Chorus]
      E     D             G/E G G/E
We're through being cool
G     E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool

[riff]
  E  F# G#   A   B   C#   D   F#  E     D   D D  D D
E-li-mi-nate the nin-nies and the twits

G/E G G/E G

[Outro]
A         D        A
Mash 'em
G         C        G
F         Bb       F
E

[fade out]
      E     D             G/E G G/E G
We're through being cool