Marxsplaining
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D A G (x6)
[Verse]
D A G D A G D
I wish I'd spent more of my time doxing nazis and going on strike
A G D
Instead of reading books & entertaining thoughts
A G
about revolutions time forgot.
D A G D
I wish I could say I've stayed the same,
A G D
But I've been busy reading Hegel and Marxsplaining
A G D
To anyone so bored they'll listen to me,
A G
and take for granted that I'm not lying.
D A G D
(da, da, da, da)
A G
[Pre-Chorus]
A G
And I know an uprising ain't coming soon as long as we
A
keep our doors closed off to all the folks
G
that don't dig philosophy.
A
And I've got a little secret 'tween you and me:
Bm A G A
I've seen the dust, and the liberals are scared to die
A
Like the rest of us!
[Interlude]
D A G (x4)
[Verse]
D A G D
Shout out to the situationists.
A G D
Let's drift around and get all sorts of lost in this
A G D
Thoughtless routine with the good intent
A G
To get our friends shaken out of it.
D A G D
Patches of grass scattered between
A G D
Seemingly endless oceans of concrete,
A G D
And I must admit I've been dreaming more.
A G D
It makes it harder and harder to ignore.
A G D
(da, da, da, da)
A G
[Pre-Chorus]
A G
And I know an uprising ain't coming soon as long as I
A
Keep on being afraid, locking away,
G
From friends walking the line.
A
I've got a little secret that in due time
Bm A G
It'll all be fine, as long as we can
G A
Heed the signs.
[Chorus]
D Bm A G D
All the socialists I know are a little too antisocial
Bm A G
though they know that we're all in trouble.
D Bm A G
How can we find peace if we decide to
Bm A
Turn our backs, up and leave?
G A
We're all missionaries for what we believe.
[Bridge]
Bm D G F#
Bm D F# F#7
Bm D G F#
Bm D F# F#7
Bm D G F#
You are all to blame; preaching change but you stay the same.
Bm D F# F#7
We are all to blame, we are all to blame.
[Chorus]
D Bm A G D
All the socialists I know are a little too antisocial
Bm A G
though they know that we're all in trouble.
D Bm A G
How can we find peace if we decide to
Bm A
Turn our backs, up and leave?
G A
You're a missionary for what you believe.
[Interlude]
D A G (x4)
[Outro]
A
And Kropotkin probably tossin' turnin' in his grave
G
If he could see all the
A
Atomized folks, all playing host,
G
To so-called "communities."
A
And I'm fed up with all this secrecy.
Bm A G A
It's not my job to educate you,
A
But I want to.
D
How to play Marxsplaining
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.