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Written/Performed : Rage Against the Machine
Song : Testify
Tabbed By : J.R. (lawrence@megsinet.com)
Tuning : D,A,D,G
Intro
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-bend up on these notes-
D--------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------6-
A-------------3---5-3-------------------0-3---5-3-------
D-0---3-5-0-----0-------0-5-3-0---3-5-0-----0-------0---
Verse:
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A----------------------------------8-10-
D-12/-------------12/0/12---12/0--------
Interlude:
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------0-3---5-3-------------------------
D-12/-------0-5-3-12/---------0---------12/-------0-5-3-12/-
G----------------
D----------------
A----0-3---5-3-5-
D--------0-------
Who Controls the Past Now:
G----------------------
D-3--------------------
A--------------3-3-----
D--------------------0-
Outro:
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A-5---5---5---5-bend up-
D-----------------------
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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Bass Rhythm Player |
#1 by Bass Master Kid at Jul 1, 1972 at 6:39 AM EST |
| Banging song, dudes! I dig that mega riff of Morello's, it sounds like a rising wind tunnel. I never thought it was possible to make a guitar sound like two turntables. Morello is god. | |
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jimmy Lead Player |
#2 by jimmy matthews at Aug 12, 1977 at 8:03 PM EST |
| it is about government and how someone who testify about their war crimes | |
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Danyboi Average |
#3 by Danyboi at Jun 2, 1982 at 6:34 PM EST |
| No kidding BCMM. As for the song I personally believe it's dead on. The U.S. government will kill anybody who gets in the way of their money interests -"Mass graves for the pump and the price is set, and the price is set". With a media machine that includes Rupert Murdoch's Propaganda Channel aka "Fox News" it's easier to keep the average American ignorant - "The pipeline is gushing While here we lie in tombs". The song resonates even louder today now that they're back murdering the Iraqi populace instead of just starving them with the "Food For Oil" program. | |
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SugarBeat Average |
#4 by SugarBeat Pete at Feb 23, 1994 at 7:36 PM EST |
| I love how Zack tells the television anchorman to dress up all the acts of violence that happen to be 'bloodless' and squeaky-clean. This is really what the media does and we don't get the half of what happens most of the time. Also, I think that the 'Who controls the past now controls the future' means that the same type of people have been in control forever, no matter what political party they belong to. | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#5 by brad sorensen at Aug 14, 2004 at 12:49 AM EST |
| beyondmyhorizons nailed this one, it is about our dependency on our cars, and how our activity in the middle east is caused by it (need for oil), yes out weakness is right outside our door, it is in our driveway | |
