Freedom Of Choice - Devo
Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale
Intro
Chord progression - F G F G Bb C D
Opening lick tab - playing the following lick with 5 chords fills it
out better. This is more like a bass line.
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|----------------|
D --------------0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|------------3-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|
A ------------2---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------3-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 0-0-0-0-0-0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ------------3-2-|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0---0---|
A ----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------0---0-|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|
B ----------------|
G ----------------|
D --------------0-|
A 3-----------2---|
E ----------3-----|
FG
Victim of collision on the open sea
FG
Nobody ever said that life was free
FG
Sink, swim go down with the ship
FG
Use your freedom of choice
FG
I say it again in the land of the free
BbCD
Use your freedom of choice, your freedom of choice
GBbEb
In ancient Rome, there was a poem
CGBbEb
About a dog who had two bones
CGBbEb
He picked at one, he licked the other
CGBbEbD
He went in circles till he dropped dead
CDD
Freedom of choice is what you got
FF
Freedom of choice
Instrumental break
G F G F G (1 bar) F (1 bar) G (1 bar) F (1 bar) G(1 bar)
FG
Then if you got it you don't want it
FG
Seems to be the rule of thumb
FG
Don't be tricked by what you see
FG
You got two ways to go
FG
I'll say it again in the land of the free
BbCD
Use your freedom of choice, your freedom of choice
Instrumental break
GBECGBECDCDD
Freedom of choice is what you got
Freedom of choice
GBbEb
In ancient Rome, there was a poem
CGBbEb
About a dog who had two bones
CGBbEb
He picked at one, he licked the other
CGBbEbD
He went in circles till he dropped dead
Outro (repeat and fade)
CDD
Freedom of choice is what you got
Hope this is clear and helpful. Comments?? (This is one of my first
ascii tab efforts!!!)
Long live the flower pots hats!!!!!!!!
Bruce