Newest Industry

 
Intro: 
 
  
 
F#                  E                   F#            B  
Been through mass destruction once, but once was not enough 
F#             E              F#               B 
Said we want a second chance, all they say is tough 
F#                    E             F#                   B 
A world where science went too far, there's no way to survive 
F#               E                       F#                    B 
Why can't we get this straightened out, 'cause I want to stay alive 
 
Break 1 (played twice): 
 
G#5  A#5    G#5  A#5   G#5  B5  E  
 
F#                         E                           F#               B 
They burned and bombed the east and north, and there's no place left to go 
F#                E               F#           B 
The Sunbelt's overcrowded so lets annex Mex - ico 
F#              E                 F#                B 
The Peso's only worth a dime, but they got all that land. 
F#            E             F#                 B 
No need for a civil war, we know they'll unserstand, right? 
 
Break 1 (played twice): 
 
G#5  A#5    G#5  A#5   G#5  B5  E 
 
Break 2 (hold each chord apart from last E and A5 which are strummed): 
 
D#5  B5    C#5  A5    D#5  G5    E  A5 
 
F# Riff:(intro - played twice) 
 
F#             E           F#              B 
Factories left unattended, crumblin to the ground 
F#                    E                    F#           B 
We tried to keep them running, but there's no more oil around. 
F#                E                F#                 B 
We used it all to fight a war that neither side could win. 
F#          E                F#        B 
Vietnam was little league compared to where we've been. 
 
Break 1 (played twice): 
 
G#5  A#5    G#5  A#5   G#5  B5  E 
 
F#             E                      F#             B 
Now we live in caves and huts, and we don't have pay TV. 
F#              E                  F#          B 
And everyone is signing up for the newest industry. 
F#                  E            F#                B 
Standard Oil's gone solar power, all try to make a buck. 
F#               E                    F#               B 
I'll sit around, smoke cigarettes and babble "what the fuck?" 
  
Break 1 (played twice): 
 
G#5  A#5    G#5  A#5   G#5  B5  E 
                                That's alright now (after last E)