Tension — Todd Snider
Chords and lyrics for Tension by Todd Snider (key of A).
Verse 1
[A]Tension ss
[D]Tension ss
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Tension ssit's all that I know
I got [A]tension out in traffic
I got [D]tension in my office
I got [A]tension and it's everywhere that I [E]go[A]
(Spoken)
[A]After the bad guy killed off all the [E]underdeveloped characters
[F#m]The good guy put a bullet right [A]through his head
The screenwriter stood up and told us that all the [E]loose ends had been
tied, justice is [F#m]irrelevant
Violent problems need [D]violent solutions
'Cause in America[A] we like our bad guys dead [E]
It's called box office, baby
It's bigger than the damn Stones [A][D][A][E]
(Spoken)
[A]Well they roped off all of my problems and pointed their [E]fingers at
addiction
'Cause they [F#m]know if you're doin' the [D]pointin' [A]no one's lookin' at you
But you know this war on drugs it's funded by the Tobacco and [E]Alcohol
Commissions
It's not what drugs [F#m]you're strung out on they care about as much as [D]whose
[A]You see people....people still [E]love drugs
Y'all do [D]anyway...I'm over [A][D]it[A][E]
Tension ss
Tension ss
Tension ssit's all that I know
I got tension in my classroom
I got tension in my courtroom
I got tension and it's everywhere that I go
(Spoken)
[A]When rock and roll first came around the [E]preachers all went crazy
But [F#m]soon that wasn't enough to [D]bring people in the [A]door
[A]So now they jump on any scandal that [E]they can to try and save me
[F#m]'Cause they know I don't buy that [D]crap about the Devil's [A]music anymore [E]
[A]Republicans[D]
That's what scares people [E]these days
That and Democrats [A][D][A][E]
(Chorus)
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