Chords for What Keeps a Man Alive? (Dreigroschenfinale II)
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
C
D
A
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
We listen to the sentimental
[Eb] preachers Who [A] try to teach the world a better [Eb] way
[Bb] But [Gb] they forget that men are hungry [Bm] creatures First give [C] us breakfast, [D] then we'll start
the [Eb] day They all imagine peace and plenty [A] [D] everywhere
[A] Contentment [D] from the cradle to the grave [Bb] [Ebm] It's a utopia [Bb] and one we'd love [C] to share
But you must feed us, then we'll all [Gb] behave These [Ebm] moral [Bb] absolutes are [F] hard to follow
[C] Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bb] to swallow
[Bm] [C]
What keeps a man alive?
[D] What
[C] [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [B] [A] compulsion
[Ab] To steal and [G] cheat and kick [D] his fellow man in [E] the face
We have [Gbm] to eat the shit [F] without revulsion [C] And [E] turn our backs [Ebm] upon the human [Gbm] race
[D] You [Eb] have [G] to kill [Eb] your neighbor to [Gm] survive
[Eb] [Gm] It's
[Dm] selfishness [Eb] that keeps a man [Gm] alive
[Eb] The preachers see a woman [A] in a doorway Let's save this wretched [Eb] c**k
Okay, [Gb] we'll change it to your [Bm] way
[D] [Eb]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[Ebm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Gb] These [Ebm] moral absolutes are [F] hard to [C] follow Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bbm] to swallow
[Bm]
[C] What keeps a [Cm] man alive?
[D] What [C] [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [Bb] compulsion
[Eb] To [Ab] steal and cheat and kick his [F] fellow man in [Dbm] the face
We have [Gb] to eat the shit without [Dm] revulsion [C] And turn [E] our backs [Ebm] upon the [Gbm] human race
[D] You [Gm] have to [G] kill your [Eb] neighbor [D] to [Gm]
survive
[Eb]
[D] It's [Eb] selfishness [Gm] that [Eb] keeps a [D] man [Gm] alive
[Eb]
[N]
We listen to the sentimental
[Eb] preachers Who [A] try to teach the world a better [Eb] way
[Bb] But [Gb] they forget that men are hungry [Bm] creatures First give [C] us breakfast, [D] then we'll start
the [Eb] day They all imagine peace and plenty [A] [D] everywhere
[A] Contentment [D] from the cradle to the grave [Bb] [Ebm] It's a utopia [Bb] and one we'd love [C] to share
But you must feed us, then we'll all [Gb] behave These [Ebm] moral [Bb] absolutes are [F] hard to follow
[C] Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bb] to swallow
[Bm] [C]
What keeps a man alive?
[D] What
[C] [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [B] [A] compulsion
[Ab] To steal and [G] cheat and kick [D] his fellow man in [E] the face
We have [Gbm] to eat the shit [F] without revulsion [C] And [E] turn our backs [Ebm] upon the human [Gbm] race
[D] You [Eb] have [G] to kill [Eb] your neighbor to [Gm] survive
[Eb] [Gm] It's
[Dm] selfishness [Eb] that keeps a man [Gm] alive
[Eb] The preachers see a woman [A] in a doorway Let's save this wretched [Eb] c**k
Okay, [Gb] we'll change it to your [Bm] way
[D] [Eb]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[Ebm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Gb] These [Ebm] moral absolutes are [F] hard to [C] follow Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bbm] to swallow
[Bm]
[C] What keeps a [Cm] man alive?
[D] What [C] [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [Bb] compulsion
[Eb] To [Ab] steal and cheat and kick his [F] fellow man in [Dbm] the face
We have [Gb] to eat the shit without [Dm] revulsion [C] And turn [E] our backs [Ebm] upon the [Gbm] human race
[D] You [Gm] have to [G] kill your [Eb] neighbor [D] to [Gm]
survive
[Eb]
[D] It's [Eb] selfishness [Gm] that [Eb] keeps a [D] man [Gm] alive
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
C
D
A
Bb
Eb
C
D
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We listen to the sentimental _
[Eb] preachers Who [A] try to teach the world a better [Eb] way
_ _ [Bb] But [Gb] they forget that men are hungry [Bm] creatures _ First give [C] us breakfast, [D] then we'll start
the [Eb] day _ They all imagine peace and plenty [A] [D] everywhere
_ _ [A] Contentment [D] from the cradle to the grave [Bb] [Ebm] It's a utopia [Bb] and one we'd love [C] to share
But you must feed us, then we'll all [Gb] behave _ These [Ebm] moral [Bb] absolutes are [F] hard to follow
[C] _ Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bb] to swallow
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
What keeps a man alive?
[D] What _
[C] _ [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [B] [A] compulsion
_ [Ab] To steal and [G] cheat and kick [D] his fellow man in [E] the face
We have [Gbm] to eat the shit _ [F] without revulsion _ _ [C] And [E] turn our backs [Ebm] upon the human [Gbm] race _
[D] You [Eb] have [G] to kill [Eb] your neighbor to [Gm] _ _ survive _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] It's _
[Dm] selfishness [Eb] that keeps a man [Gm] _ _ alive
[Eb] _ The _ _ _ _ preachers see a woman [A] in a doorway _ _ Let's save this wretched _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ c**k
Okay, [Gb] we'll change _ it to your [Bm] way _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ These [Ebm] moral absolutes are [F] hard to [C] follow Just give [F] us [C] something _ tangible [Bbm] to swallow
[Bm] _ _
[C] What _ _ keeps a [Cm] man alive? _
[D] What _ [C] _ [Bb] keeps _ a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [Bb] compulsion
[Eb] _ To [Ab] steal and cheat and kick his [F] fellow man in [Dbm] the face
We have [Gb] to eat the shit _ without _ [Dm] revulsion _ [C] And turn [E] our backs [Ebm] upon the [Gbm] human race
[D] You [Gm] _ have to [G] kill your [Eb] neighbor [D] to [Gm] _
_ survive
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ It's [Eb] _ selfishness [Gm] that [Eb] keeps a [D] man [Gm] _ _ alive
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ We listen to the sentimental _
[Eb] preachers Who [A] try to teach the world a better [Eb] way
_ _ [Bb] But [Gb] they forget that men are hungry [Bm] creatures _ First give [C] us breakfast, [D] then we'll start
the [Eb] day _ They all imagine peace and plenty [A] [D] everywhere
_ _ [A] Contentment [D] from the cradle to the grave [Bb] [Ebm] It's a utopia [Bb] and one we'd love [C] to share
But you must feed us, then we'll all [Gb] behave _ These [Ebm] moral [Bb] absolutes are [F] hard to follow
[C] _ Just give [F] us [C] something tangible [Bb] to swallow
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
What keeps a man alive?
[D] What _
[C] _ [Bb] keeps a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [B] [A] compulsion
_ [Ab] To steal and [G] cheat and kick [D] his fellow man in [E] the face
We have [Gbm] to eat the shit _ [F] without revulsion _ _ [C] And [E] turn our backs [Ebm] upon the human [Gbm] race _
[D] You [Eb] have [G] to kill [Eb] your neighbor to [Gm] _ _ survive _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] It's _
[Dm] selfishness [Eb] that keeps a man [Gm] _ _ alive
[Eb] _ The _ _ _ _ preachers see a woman [A] in a doorway _ _ Let's save this wretched _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ c**k
Okay, [Gb] we'll change _ it to your [Bm] way _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ These [Ebm] moral absolutes are [F] hard to [C] follow Just give [F] us [C] something _ tangible [Bbm] to swallow
[Bm] _ _
[C] What _ _ keeps a [Cm] man alive? _
[D] What _ [C] _ [Bb] keeps _ a [A] man [Gm] alive?
It's his [Bb] compulsion
[Eb] _ To [Ab] steal and cheat and kick his [F] fellow man in [Dbm] the face
We have [Gb] to eat the shit _ without _ [Dm] revulsion _ [C] And turn [E] our backs [Ebm] upon the [Gbm] human race
[D] You [Gm] _ have to [G] kill your [Eb] neighbor [D] to [Gm] _
_ survive
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ It's [Eb] _ selfishness [Gm] that [Eb] keeps a [D] man [Gm] _ _ alive
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _