Suicidal Tendencies — Institutionalized

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From: Glen Norman Pavan
artist: Suicidal Tendencies
title: Institutionalized
album: Suicidal Tendencies
key: B/g#
tuning: standard E A D G
If you think I’m putting the lyrics down, you’re nuts.
verse
A————————————-679—-
E—7-7-8-8—-7-7-8-8—-7-7-8-8—-7——8—
A———
E—7-7-8-8 > repeat this 24 times for verses 1 and 3, 20 for verse 2
around the 16th time or so, the tempo picks up significantly
pre-chorus (they got me institutionalized part)
A——7———8———7———8———7——-8———7———8—-
E—7-7—-7-8-8—-8-7-7——7-8-8—-8-7-7—7-8-8—-8-7-7—-7-8-8——8
chorus 3 times
E—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—5-5-5-5-5—-4-4-4-4-4
I’m not crazy In—sti— tutionalized
You’re the one whose crazy In—sti— tutionalized
You’re driving me crazy In—sti- tutionalized
repeat pre-chorus again

They stick me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy,
MYSELF!
verse two
pre-chorus
chorus
pre-chorus
verse three
pre-chorus
chorus
pre-chorus, ending on 7th fret of the E string
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