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.
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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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This is The Menzinger's acoustic cover of the Billy Bragg song 'To Have and To Have Not'.
Intro: G, Cadd9, Em (Quick change) D, G, Cadd9, Em, (Quick change)
Verse 1:
G Cadd9 G
Up in the morning and out to school
Em D G
Mother says there'll be no work next year
G Cadd9 G
Qualifications once the golden rule
Em D G
Are now just pieces of paper
Chorus 1:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 2:
G Em G
The factories are closing and the armys full -
Em D G
I dont know what Im going to do
G Em G
But Ive come to see in the land of the free
Em D G
Theres only a future for the chosen few
Chorus:
G Asus4 Cadd9
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesn’t mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 3:
G Cadd9 G
If you look the part you’ll get the job
Em D G
In last years trousers and your old school shoes
G Asus4 Cadd9 G
The truth is son, its a buyers market
Em D G
They can afford to pick and choose
Chorus 2:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because I dress like this,
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im a communist.
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 3: (One Strum and dead strumming)
G Cadd9 Em
At twenty one youre on to of the scrapheap
Em Dsus4
At sixteen you were top of the class
Asus4 Cadd9
All they taught you at school
Em
Was how to be a good worker
Dsus4 G
The system has failed you, dont fail yourself
Chorus 1:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Ultimate-Guitar doesnt like apostrophes apparently.
Intro: G, Cadd9, Em (Quick change) D, G, Cadd9, Em, (Quick change)
Verse 1:
G Cadd9 G
Up in the morning and out to school
Em D G
Mother says there'll be no work next year
G Cadd9 G
Qualifications once the golden rule
Em D G
Are now just pieces of paper
Chorus 1:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 2:
G Em G
The factories are closing and the armys full -
Em D G
I dont know what Im going to do
G Em G
But Ive come to see in the land of the free
Em D G
Theres only a future for the chosen few
Chorus:
G Asus4 Cadd9
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesn’t mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 3:
G Cadd9 G
If you look the part you’ll get the job
Em D G
In last years trousers and your old school shoes
G Asus4 Cadd9 G
The truth is son, its a buyers market
Em D G
They can afford to pick and choose
Chorus 2:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean I’m lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because I dress like this,
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im a communist.
Interlude: Em, Asus2, Em, Dsus2 (x2)
Verse 3: (One Strum and dead strumming)
G Cadd9 Em
At twenty one youre on to of the scrapheap
Em Dsus4
At sixteen you were top of the class
Asus4 Cadd9
All they taught you at school
Em
Was how to be a good worker
Dsus4 G
The system has failed you, dont fail yourself
Chorus 1:
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre better than me
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im lazy
G Cadd9 G
Just because youre going forwards
Em D G
Doesnt mean Im going backwards
Ultimate-Guitar doesnt like apostrophes apparently.
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