WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Offspring - Pay The Man Chords | Ver. 1
[Instrumental 1]
E Esus4 E E7 E E Esus4 E5 E
E Esus4 E E7 E E Esus4 E5 E
[Instrumental 2]
(drums only)
N.C.
(Guitar sets in)
E Emaj7 E E/F E Emaj7 E
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E/F E Emaj7 E x4
(Lead guitar sets in)
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E/F E Emaj7 E x32
e|-10--------------------------------|
B|---13-12-10------10-12-10----------|
G|------------13-13--------13-10-9-9-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Instrumental 3]
Am F E x2
(play F on a high note)
(Lead guitar sets in)
Am F E x8
(play F on a high note)
e|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------|
B|------------13-12-10-----12-13-12-10------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------12-10--12-13-12-10-9-9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E E/F E Emaj7 E 2x
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
See the way the wind blows, lives are intertwined
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
Watch the way the world goes, the man deals out our plight
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
Jester in the corner, laughs without a sound
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
Jester in the corner, malady abounds
Dm F E
In our souls
Dm F E
In our souls
Dm F E
In our souls
Dm F E
[Verse 2]
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
See the way the sun sets, twilight of this life
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
The man is making little bets, p laying with our lives
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
All that I believe now, anything is possible
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E Emaj7 E
A simple explanation, for the evil in this world
Dm F E
And in our souls
Dm F E
In our souls
Dm F E
In our souls
Dm F E
In our souls
[Pre-Verse]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 4x
[Verse 3]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Come down to sorry and sable
D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
It's always the man
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Always keeping you down
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Bow down 'cause I see it before me
D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Shadow and light
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
That always keeps you running
[Chorus]
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now yeah
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much
D C
Oh-oh
[Pre-Verse]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5 x4
[Verse 4]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Look at you and your struggle for freedom
D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
But you ain't nothing
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
We all pay the man for living
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Wouldn't it be nice for a change now
D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
To be unchained?
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
My life is for me now
[Pre-Chorus]
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
But this is life
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
But this is life
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
But this is life
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
But this is life
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Pay the man (No!)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Pay the man (No!)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
Pay the man (No!)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5
It's the man (No! ?)
[Chorus]
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now yeah
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much
D C
Oh-oh
[Bridge]
(guitar only)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
(full instrumental)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Hoo hoo, go!
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Oh-oh-oh
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Oh-oh-oh
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
Oh-oh-oh (Don't!)
D5 E5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 A5 G#5
(No!) Oh-oh-oh (Stop! No!)
[Chorus]
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much
D C Em
Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now yeah
[Outro]
D C Em
My life is for me
D C Em
Oh-oh
