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song : autobiography of a nation
band : thursday
album : full collapse
tabbed by : matt ross (apollyon365@home.com)
h,p : hammer on, pull off
/, : slide up, slide down
DADG tuning
:14
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A:-----------------------------8--|
D:-8/h12-12-12-0-8/h12-12-12-0--0-|
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D:-15p8/12-12-12-0--8/h12-12-12-0--0-|
:28
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D:-8888888888888888-0000000000000000-|
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__________
1:03 |
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2:08
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2:22
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2:29
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2:35
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2:42
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2:48 "write these words back down"
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3:14
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3:39
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Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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4 String Punk Average |
#1 by 4 String Punk at Jun 3, 1971 at 2:35 AM EST |
| I love the Last 2 lines of this song. | |
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Graeme Wanna Be |
#2 by Graeme Cook at Mar 20, 1983 at 8:07 PM EST |
| this song is just an opinion of the band. what now artist cant have thier own opinion on anything witout ppl saying "Omg how can he write about that" blah artist are just like any other person they have thier opinions and they have the right to express it | |
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Tyler Average |
#3 by Tyler Stewart at Mar 11, 1986 at 7:42 PM EST |
| this song is so true with what has happened to the natives of america over the years and yet a lot of americans will not understand its true meaning | |
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Denniej Average |
#4 by Denniej de Visser at Oct 11, 1989 at 9:53 PM EST |
| Does anyone know the title of the poem this song was taken from? That is if it was, in fact , taken from a poem. | |
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RJ Average |
#5 by RJ Rehmann at Aug 19, 1991 at 7:03 AM EST |
| This song puts every word down right about how i feel towrds this country, people dont know whats going on around the world these days, thats why its so screwed up. | |
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Jason Wanna Be |
#6 by Jason Bell at May 20, 1994 at 9:16 AM EST |
| i read the poem and there is one similarity but its not exact. i still think there great lyricist. the only part that is similar is:"We have burned their villages and all the people in them died We adopt their customs and everything they say we steal". and the poem says:"Write this. We have burned all the villages and the people in them Write this. We have adopted their customs and their manner of dress" so i guess thats a lot a like but maybe it was a coinsidence(sp?). eh oh well. just thought id write that out. | |
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♥brian Lead Player |
#7 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Jun 24, 1995 at 3:21 PM EST |
| thursday has caught the soul of America. It is ugly and sad. very sad. they are fucking brave for saying the truth. they know its the truth, we know it is, and so does everysingle one of us, but were all just too afraid to say it. You can't escape who you are and this nation is a murderer. | |
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Dane Rhythm Player |
#8 by Dane n||n at Jan 24, 1997 at 1:44 AM EST |
| To me this song is talking about the ruthlessness of Western imperialism and how the government can just cover up the scars, and the country won't know the difference. | |
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juan Wanna Be |
#9 by juan montoya at Dec 25, 1998 at 6:35 PM EST |
| we are slowly destroying what is so true to our country? what was originally here... will be no more... who knows maybe we will destroy our country until we need artificial water... heh just a thought. Great song. | |
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Connor Rhythm Player |
#10 by Connor Fowler at Nov 26, 2004 at 4:14 PM EST |
| I agree with emojay. I think that this song is written about how our nation is not rightfully ours. It was stolen from native americans through force and murder. The part about losing their images and dances and replacing them with borders make me think that they are talking about taking away the indians lands and putting them in reservations. | |
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scott Wanna Be |
#11 by scott smith at Nov 5, 2005 at 12:28 PM EST |
| i don't hate america though. i just hate that it thinks it has the it has the right to whatever land and resources it wants. There is a native American syaing that "we do not inheret the earth, we only take care of it for our children". | |
