1. |
01-Intro
00:29
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Drill on E, ending on one E
One-two (x2 slow)
One-two (x4 doublespeed)
One
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2. |
02-WhoeverTheFOXIWant
03:41
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(Spoken)
I wanted someone...to...
(Verse 1)
E E F#m A
E
get me out of here
E
Cause I was drowning in my fear
F#m
My mind was going
A
Oh it was going
I had hung my head in shame
I was completely off my game
And it was telling
And there was yelling
Would've rather said a soft goodbye
And handed out a pleasant lie
But something's growing
And it is showing
(Pre-chorus)
C#m B
I was foxing nervous
A E
So I looked into the code
C#m B
And in the documentation I found
A E
There's something I was owed
C#m B
Now I understand the program
A E
And the build is good to go
C#m B
Won't stall any longer
Am7 B7
Finally........I'll Be
(Chorus)
(cut) E F#m A
Whoever the Fox I Want
B E F#m A
Whoever the Fox I Want to be
B E7 F#m A7
Whoever the Fox I want, I'll be
B E7 F#m A7 B
Whoever the fox I want
(Begin tempo Shift if possible)
B rising (4 measures)
(Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaws)
(Cut Guitar)
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
E....E7....E
E E7 F#m A A7
(Verse)
I am sick of all my fakes
And All my dumbass double takes
My tail is showing
And it is glowing
I've got big ears and introspect
There's no bullshit I can't detect
My nose is sharper
My mind is smarter
I might go screeching into the night
To let them know I've got the fight
You bet I'm growing
No sign of slowing,
(Prechorus)
C#m7 B7 A7 E
No longer cute come'ere here boy
I'll find my own way around
And I'll blow your foxing house down
You can't take me to the pound
I'll be the prophet of this town
Before I'm three feet underground
C#m7 B7 Am B
I'll take all the expectations and the glory
I'll be
E F#m7 A B7
(Chorus)
whoever the fox I want
whoever the fox I want to be
whoever the fox I want I'll be
Whoever the fox I want
(Key change to F# G#m B C#)
And I'll be whoever the fox I want
whoever the fox I want to be
whoever the fox I want I'll be
B -> C# -> C#7 -> C#m7 -> Bm7 at end
Whoever the fox I want
(Slow down)
G#m C#
I get all the expectations
B B7 Bm7
You bet I'm taking all the foxing glory
(End on Bm)
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3. |
03-NoSweat
02:55
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D F# G (Gm)
I remember the sweat
When I tried really hard
When I leaped over the fire
Or simply when I was tired
I used to slip off of walls
Trying to climb over the middle
But now that I've seen your side
G7
That ice you're on looks awful brittle
D F# G A
(TWO STRUMS then vox)
Why try?
No Sweat.
A
I'd wait for you to come over but it hasn't happened yet.
No sweat
Brush it off
G
Sweating doesn't happen anymore
A G7
This fact has shaken me to the core
Gm D
This fact has shaken me to the core
I got you off my tail
I made sure that you lost my trail
patience will prevail
Don't mind me when I watch you fail.
I don't want to sound cruel
and I don't mean to sound like a punisher
But generally it's solid advice to not
run content from an unknown publisher
No Sweat
(don't wait here)
It's done
G A
I know getting through this for you hasn't been very fun
No sweat
F#
Not one drop
G
Sweating's not a thing I can do anymore
A G7
This fact has shaken me to the core
Gm D
This fact has shaken me to the core
I traded sweat for sharper teeth
I'm not sorry you're scared
Of when my teeth are bared
Of how you feel so unprepared
There's no need to fight
No need to boast about your might
I'd slip through your fearsome fingers
and in the end you'd only prove me right
No sweat
It's why
The harder and harder and harder and harder you try
To preach
And whine
I know I don't have to wait for the stars to align
No sweat
Let's start right now
We'll drop out of the while loop and fall apart
Let's fall apart
A G D
I can't foxing sweat anymore
A G7 D
This fact has shaken me to the core
A G Gm
I can't foxing sweat anymore
G G7 D
This fact has shaken me to the core
D
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4. |
04-Stall
02:30
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(Intro Verse)
C
I've got a stall
D
Down at the mall
Bm
Where I melt snowflakes
Em
As easy as shake and bake
(Chorus Break)
Cm D7
You may think that it's all fake
G Em D
But you're thinking too small
(Verse)
I take cash or card
Or letting down your guard
For a minute while
I try to explain
Turning into a creature
Can be kind of a feature to alleviate
The people that are causing you pain
I don't require you
To sign a waver
Just come on back when
You've picked out your flavor
And test the mixture
Become your ideal fixture
B
At a reasonable price
Cbar
Go on roll those dice
(Chorus Break)
Changing will set you up for life
That's my advice
(Verse)
This tail is way more
than a marketing gimmick
You won't find this kind of healing
At your local minute clinic
Take a look at the menu
At this down-to-earth venue
I've got the recipe down and I'll show you
That with a few lines of code
You can switch out a bad node
And watch all your buggy functions erode
This fox got Everybody talking
Don't just stand there gawking
B C
As this opportunity passes your way
(Chorus Break)
What's your role to play
B C Cm
predator or prey
C
So I see you're not ready
D
Well then keep going steady
B
If you change your mind
Cbar
You can find me here
(Chorus Break)
Showing people like you
G C G
Changing for the better is nothing to fear
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5. |
05-Dragonflies
03:27
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B F# E
Bm A B
(Verse)
B F#
I heard an idiotic statement just the other day
E Bm A B
Honestly I can't believe the things that humans say
B
They told me Little Fox
F#
We think your enthusiasm rocks
E Bm A B
But we think that you're missing one key thing in your toolbox
Don't bite off more than you can chew
And criticize what you can't view
We think that you can make a difference if you follow through
(Break)
E F# G#m E F#
(And what did they advise this little fox to do)
(Chorus)
B F# E
Go kill the dragonflies
Bm A B
They're creatures we despise
They cause the bees' demise
And this ball of fluff's the perfect size
(Break)
B
I may be small
E
But I'm not crazy
B
I won't do that
F#
But I'm not lazy
B
You want to make
E
this appear hazy
Bm A B
It won't work on me
This is the
Classic misdirection
That fails on
reasoned inspection
It's you trying to
Evade detection
And it's plain to see
(Verse)
I can find them don't you worry
But I'm not in any hurry
As higher order mammals it is up to us
To find solutions not on spreadsheets
And see life beyond the concrete
I'm tired of explaining something so foxing obvious
(Chorus)
Don't tell me kill the dragonflies
That's obviously quite unwise
I've got no intent to compromise
When dealing with your enterprise
(Break)
It's not beyond
My level
It's not beyond
My care
We all share
this world together
If you're not aware
So we ought
treat it like it's borrowed
'cause there is no
Planet B
So it's time
for you to stop committing
And leave the merge to me
(replay entire break)
And while you're at it
Set those dragonflies free
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6. |
06-Show
02:35
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D A Em
You told you had the gusto
G D
But then you told me I must have misheard
A
Well I'm no elephant
Em G
But I can smell out a mockingbird
You told me you were clever
When I needed some of that you told me when you could bring it (never)
You told me you could do anything
But When anything came it was nothing (say what?)
[prechorus]
D
I'm
A
So tired
Em G
Of trying to play this game
With you
D
I'm
A
Not wired
Em G
To pile up the blame
A..... G7
On you
(Chorus)
D A
Gimme a little more show and a little less tell
Em G
And when I fell did you pick me up (nuh-uh)
D A
It's been too long without an outcome
Em G
You tell me you'll be there but I don't see where you're coming from
D A
I'm done
Em G
I'm way beyond past done with you
D A
So foxing done
Em.... G7
I'm absolutely fully comprehending that I'm infinitely beyond past done with you
(Instrumentalx2 - D A Em G)
[verse 2]
When you're around
I can feel my hackles start to rise
After so many failed tries
I wonder why I've worn this disguise
You bring your pack
And you comment on everything I lack
Apologies won't take that back
I won't be your latest emotional snack
[Prechorus]
I'm
Done testing
To try to find what's best
About you
I'm divesting
The change that I've invested
G7
In you
[Chorus (ONLY FIRST PART)]
Gimme a little more show and a little less fail
A little more co-op with a little less pulling on my tail
Hunting solo ain't fun but
It's clear that you can't see where I'm coming from
[Ending]
D A
I'm done
Em G
I'm way beyond past done with you
D A
Foxing done
Em G
Go find someone else to screw with
D
I'm through
A
It's over
Em G D A
If you can't show me you don't know me
Em G7 D
I'm infinitely beyond past done with you
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7. |
07-Holes
03:36
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(Verse)
C
Running through the fields
Am
To get away from your shot
F C
Would have thought my efforts they would yield a difference
G
But They did not
You were perplexed by all the times
that I spent hunting late at night
I never should have seen the coop
And never broke out of the loop of
(Prechorus)
Am
Who I am
G G7
Who I am
(Chorus)
F C
I dug a hole to get away from you
G Am
so Please don't dig me out
F C
It's clear you never comprehended
G Am
What the fox this was about
F C G E F Fm
And you can't make me go up on the highest rooftop and shout
(prechorus)
Who I am
If I know Who I am
(verse)
You learned to ride on horseback
Staying high above the world
I was scared for my own tail
If you knew how to track my trail
A chase began and we both ran
I lacked the sight to change your mind
Turned the repository private
There was nothing left to find
(prechorus)
Of who we were
Of who we are
(Chorus)
I dug a hole to get away from you
so Please don't dig me out
It's clear you never comprehended
What the fox this was about
And you can't make me go up on the highest hilltop and shout
(Prechorus)
Who I am
If you know who I am
(Break)
C F
Please don't dig me out
Am G
Please don't dig me out
C F
Please don't dig me out
Am G G7
Please don't dig me out
(VerseAlternate)
Am
I'd rather stay
C
Save the sorry for another day
F
With time this too will pass
Am G G7
It never stays, it never lasts
(Chorus)
I dug a hole to get away from you
so Please don't dig me out
It's clear you never comprehended
What the fox this was about
And you can't make me climb out of this place for any amount
(EndBreak)
Am
Though you might pray
F
I'm not your prey
Am
Even if you catch me
G G7
Still I will stay
C
Who I am
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8. |
08-Scavengers
04:20
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(Verse)
D
Leave some for the scavengers
Rats and ravens both are heard
G D
They'll get to price the bounty on your head
G D
And It's better if they both don't want you dead
(Prechorus)
Bm A
The world is small
G D
And smaller still
Bm A G D
If you can't make some time to kill
Bm A
And shoot the breeze with friendly fleas
G D
And label trees for trendy bees
Bm A
Drop the act and let us know
Em
since we're all packed and in the car
G A D
We are ready to go
(Chorus)
G A
Scavengers Unite
Bm Bm7
Meet me by that breaking light
G A Bm A G
Ending what appears to be this endless night
(Post-Chorus)
Bm Bm7
And we're not scared of pulling through
A7 D D7
So we have got a lot of work to do
Em7 A7
(2)(2)(8)(8)(8)(I know it's too long for a standard progression)
G A Bm...Bm7...D7
G A Em... A7... D
(Verse)
Scraps and bits left in the chaff
We'll share it all, we'll do the math
Time for us to make something new
Now that all the predators are through
(Prechorus)
The world is small
And smaller still
If you can't make some time to kill
Watch the ants put on their pants
And laugh at all the aphid's rants
Drop the act and let us know
since we're all packed and in the car
We are ready to go
(Chorus)
Scavengers Unite
Meet me by the breaking light
Ending what appears to be the longest night
(Post-Chorus)
Bm Bm7
It may not have a pleasant ring
A7 D D7
But we've got paws and we've got wings and we have got a song to sing
Em7 A7 Bm Bm7 (x2)
Em7 A7 Bm D7
Em7 A7
G A Bm...Bm7...D7
G A Em... A
(Post-Chorus)
Bm Bm7
Reach out your paws and spread your wings
A7 Em A7 Em D
Though we don't have the best of voices, I'd still bet my foxing tail we'll learn to sing
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9. |
09-Thanks
03:00
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(Verse)
G# A# C# G#
I spent a couple years staring at the paving from my hole
Didn't mean to alarm you when your eyes met mine in the dark
My fight pierced through like thunder into your soul apparently
You haven't learned to bite yet but at least you've learned to bark
(pre-chorus)
Fm
It's hard to adjust
C#
It's hard to persuade the people
G#
Who tore our woods to shreds
Fm
But You're living proof
That it can be done
Now it's my turn to run initiation on you but, Fox!
(Chorus)
G#
It's hard to say thank you
A#
It's hard to say thank you
C# Fm
Even though you're on our side
C
It will take time
C#
For me to believe
A# C# G#
There's no motive that you planned to hide
(verse2)
I watched our treeline recede year after year
I wasn't big enough to stop it on my own
I felt about ready to curl on up and die in fear
When you brought all the big earth movers here
(Pre-chorus)
It's hard to adjust
It's hard to persuade the people
Who think that they're the victims
Of our motley crew
C#
But we're welcoming you
If you want to stay then It's my job to tell you what we do but, Fox!
(Chorus)
It's hard to say thank you
It's hard to say thank you
Even though you're on our side
It will take time
For me to believe
there's no villain that lurks inside
(Break)
C# C
We watched you watering their toxic weeds
Fm G#
We watched you justify their neverending greed
There's more of us who still need to be freed
So of course we'll take the help that we so desperately need
(pre-chorus)
A# C# G#
But I don't want you in my skulk just yet
A# C# G#
I know how this must seem but I swear I'm not ready yet FOX
(Chorus)
It's hard to say thank you
It's hard to say thank you
Even though you're on our side
It will take time
For me to believe
that you earnestly have tried
It will take time
For me to believe
that you earnestly have tried
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10. |
10-Traps
02:51
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(Verse)
Bb F Gm
You might say I'm in a bind
F Eb Bb F
But I don't mind
I've been in these traps before
And I'm not scared of them anymore
(prechorus)
Gm F Bb
You say I upset the balance
Gm F Cm Cm7
You haven't yet seen half of my talents
(Chorus)
Bb Eb Bb(high bar) F
Bb
Because I'm not afraid
Eb
You cannot persuade
Bb
My tail to cower
F
And submit to your power
Bb Bb7
And I'm not in doubt
Eb Ebm
I'll find a new way out
Bb Ab F#
Your steel trap stings every time
F
But I've got you figured out
(I know what this is about?)
(Verse)
And you've got a license sure
Just because you made it legal don't make it pure
It's predictable I'd say
F Eb
But I'm just some overeducated fox ruining your day
(Prechorus)
You say I'm unjustified
Why does it bother you after all the times you lied
(CHORUS)
Because I'm not afraid
You cannot persuade
My tail to cower
And submit to your power
And I'm not in doubt
I'll find a new way out
Your steel trap stings every time
But I've got you figured out
(Verse)
You lost your permission to review
my changes quite a long time ago
If I embarrass you then please go on and
Stick to hunting your doe
(Alternate Prechorus)
I chew threw my own leg to escape
Cm?
The next form you see me in will have a stronger shape
(CHORUS)
Because I'm not afraid
You cannot persuade
My tail to cower
And submit to your power
And I'm not in doubt
I'll find a new way out
Your steel trap stings every time
......
(CHORUS - Acappella)
I am not afraid
You cannot persuade
My tail to cower
And submit to your power
And I'm not in doubt
I'll find a new way out
Your steel trap stings every time
But I've got you figured out
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11. |
11-Escapees
02:48
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E
(verse 1)
A
They thought if we were in cages
E
It would stop us from yearning
F#m A E
For a life outside the bars and a world where we'd be free
A
But We built up a resistance
E
To their electric fence
F#m A+g E
Their shock collar propaganda sure ain't stopping me
(Chorus)
E
We're the escapees (5)
F#m
And We don't got rabies (6)
A A+g
Cause they made vaccines for that shit more than a century ago (16)
E
And we're off of (4)
F#m
The DSM5 oh (6)
A A+g
For thinking that gender binaries are bullshit and that shit has to go (19)
E
Fly with me
F#m
And we'll soon be free
A Am
Unionizing making the world not suck
F#m AaddG E
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox
(Verse)
They said we all were self-centered
And none of us could be mentored
That our egos were so brittle we couldn't take a single fall
But all that bullshit projection
Was their only protection
Blaming us was their way of screaming FOX IT ALL
(Chorus)
We're the escapees
We'll refactor the future
You're lacking the testing sensibility to understand why we're getting
Stronger
And won't wait any longer
We know that delta time is ticking by and every frame we waste on you
We'll regret
We ever doubted
The union of making the world not suck
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox
(Verse)
Could I be any clearer?
There's nothing we fear more
Then settling for your senseless mediocrity
A
You say shit's gone down
E
You're Planning on, skipping town
A
Cause it's all broke now
F#m A
If there's nobody left here then nobody gets the crown
->Bb->B
Oh....
FOX THAT
(KEY CHANGE UP TO F#, G#m, B)
(Chorus) (USE THE OPENING END PROGRESSION)
We will be the escapees
With our elocution
For this revolution will save us from the fatal apathy that you've
Promised
If we're being honest
Just step aside and we'll clean up the broken shit you're gonna leave for us
F#
Then you'll see
G#m
The possibility of
B Bm
Making this world not suck
G#m B F#
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox
(end)
G#m B F#
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox
G#m B F#
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a flying fox
G#m B Bm F#
And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a single flying
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12. |
12-Outro
00:22
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F#
(One two three four) (x4 fast)
(x2 slower) (x1 slower)
(one two) (x2)
one
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Atha Fox Reston, Virginia
Thank you for finding me. I am a Fox who was raised by Chickens, and it left me in a bit of a confused state. I write songs to help me understand who I am and where I'm going. I hope you can find something in them that helps you understand your own journey. ... more
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