Biography:
The Menzingers originally formed after the dissolution of Bob And The Sagets, a band local to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. With the addition of Greg Barnett the band recorded a demo/self-released album "A Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology" in 2006.
Shortly thereafter they were signed by Go-Kart Records and re-recorded the songs from "A Lesson" and re-released their album with the addition of some new tracks.
At the Fest VII in Gainesville
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Other songs:
- After The Party
- Ava House
- Bad Catholics
- Black Mass
- Boy Blue
- Burn After Writing
- Casey
- Charlies Army
- Coal City Blues
- Even For An Eggshell
- Freedom Bridge
- Gates
- Good Things
- Home Outgrown
- House On Fire
- I Cant Seem To Tell
- I Dont Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore
- I Was Born
- Irish Goodbyes
- Kentucky Gentlemen
- Livin Aint Easy
- Lookers
- Male Call
- Mexican Guitars
- Midwestern States
- My Friend Chris
- Nice Things
- No Ticket
- Obituaries
- On The Impossible Past
- Red White And Blues
- Richard Coury
- Rodent
- Sun Hotel
- Sun Hotel Pt 2
- Sunday Morning
- Tasker
- Tellin Lies
- The Bars
- The Obituaries
- The Shakes
- They Speak Of My Drinking But Never Of My Thirst
- Thick As Thieves
- Time Tables
- To Have And To Have Not
- Toy Soldier
- Transient Love
- When You Died
- Where Your Heartache Exists
- Whos Your Partner
- Your Wild Years
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RODENT - The Menzingers
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Tuning: Half-Step Down
For all the D chords in the verse, play a D for 4 beats, then a Dsus2 for 2 beats and a
Dsus4 for 2 beats like here in the intro:
D Bm G
eb|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|
Bb|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|
Gb|-2--------2----2----|-2--------2----2----|-4--------4----4----|-0--------0----0----|
Db|-0--------0----0----|-0--------0----0----|--------------------|-0--------0----0----|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Also, all the F#m chords in the outro ("I am only bad news") are really quick and can be
played as just the 2nd fret of the Eb string.
D
I wanna be more discreet,
Bm G D
I want em all to quit following me
(D)
In the walls held captive, lives a mouse,
Bm G D
I don't have the guts to kick him out
(D)
In the bars where I live, lives someone
Bm G D
who I woulda hated when I was young
A
When I swore life had a purpose
Bm
When I was sure the whole things worth it
C
Damn the days we took for granted
G A
Never again will I let anyone close to me
D F#m G A D F#m G A
Me and the rodent in the wall have more in common after all
Bm G
D
So burn the fucker down, I don't care anymore
Bm G D
I'll let it all go
(D)
Cause if this is what you want, I understand
Bm G D
Good luck with the guilt left on your hands
A
I've tried running, I've tried hiding
Bm
I've tried everything but dying
C
Damn the days we took for granted
G A
Never again will I let anyone close to me
D F#m G A D F#m G A
Me and the rodent in the wall have more in common after all
RIFF (see below:) D F#m G F#m Em x4
Bm G
D Em F#m G D Em F#m G
I am only bad news I am only bad news, I am only
Bm G D Em F#m G
bad news, news for you
RIFF: D F#m G F#m Em x4
Riff:
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-7---7-----------|
Db|-7---7-----------|
Ab|-5---5---4-5-4-2-|
Eb|---------2-3-2-0-|
RODENT - The Menzingers
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Tuning: Half-Step Down
For all the D chords in the verse, play a D for 4 beats, then a Dsus2 for 2 beats and a
Dsus4 for 2 beats like here in the intro:
D Bm G
eb|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|-2--------0----3----|
Bb|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|-3--------3----3----|
Gb|-2--------2----2----|-2--------2----2----|-4--------4----4----|-0--------0----0----|
Db|-0--------0----0----|-0--------0----0----|--------------------|-0--------0----0----|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Also, all the F#m chords in the outro ("I am only bad news") are really quick and can be
played as just the 2nd fret of the Eb string.
D
I wanna be more discreet,
Bm G D
I want em all to quit following me
(D)
In the walls held captive, lives a mouse,
Bm G D
I don't have the guts to kick him out
(D)
In the bars where I live, lives someone
Bm G D
who I woulda hated when I was young
A
When I swore life had a purpose
Bm
When I was sure the whole things worth it
C
Damn the days we took for granted
G A
Never again will I let anyone close to me
D F#m G A D F#m G A
Me and the rodent in the wall have more in common after all
Bm G
D
So burn the fucker down, I don't care anymore
Bm G D
I'll let it all go
(D)
Cause if this is what you want, I understand
Bm G D
Good luck with the guilt left on your hands
A
I've tried running, I've tried hiding
Bm
I've tried everything but dying
C
Damn the days we took for granted
G A
Never again will I let anyone close to me
D F#m G A D F#m G A
Me and the rodent in the wall have more in common after all
RIFF (see below:) D F#m G F#m Em x4
Bm G
D Em F#m G D Em F#m G
I am only bad news I am only bad news, I am only
Bm G D Em F#m G
bad news, news for you
RIFF: D F#m G F#m Em x4
Riff:
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-7---7-----------|
Db|-7---7-----------|
Ab|-5---5---4-5-4-2-|
Eb|---------2-3-2-0-|
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