Gasoline
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Intro: G
G C G
Pack em up Charlie gonna leave this place
D G
Turn our shoulders to an empty space
C G
It don't matter if you're gone today
D G
Long as everybody stay away
C G
Rich is rich and poor is poor
D G
And the money you had ain't good no more
C G
Wait in a line, wait in a line
D G
Hey mister can I buy a little time
D Am C
Everything you planted has gone to rot
G
And no one around to buy the little you got
D Am C
Four big wheels American steel
G
Pouring gasoline on the killing field
( G C G D G ) (2x)
C G
March them soldiers down that line
D G
March them boys in straight time
C G
Them poor boys are like fuel on the fire
D G
Bad news comin' down the AP Wire
C G
Taciturn, do your fingers burn
D G
What if anything did you earn
C G
Ain't a taste that can satisfy
D G
The blood lust of the youth gone wild
D Am C
Everything you planted has gone to rot
G
And no one around to buy the little you got
D Am C
Four big wheels American steel
G
Pouring gasoline on the killing field
( G C G D G ) (2x)
( G C G )
Everybody's sick there's a fever goin' around
Set it on fire and burn the whole thing down
G C G
Go somewhere to start a new town
D G
Where no one has to hear that terrible sound
D Am C
Everything you planted has gone to rot
G
And no one around to buy the little you got
D Am C
Four big wheels American steel
G
Pouring gasoline on the killing field
G
Pouring gasoline on the killing field
G
Pouring gasoline on
Final: G C D G
How to play Gasoline
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.