WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?
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WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?
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#Originally posted by: Todd J. Derr (tjd@neurocog.lrdc.pitt.edu)
#Tidied up/reposted by: Chris Bray (csb1@engr.uark.edu)
Intro: D G D G
A
"What's the
D
frequency,
Bm
Kenneth?" is your
G
Benzedrine, uh-
A
huh
D
A
G
A
I was
D
brain-dead,
Bm
locked out,
G
numb, not up to
A
speed
D
Bm
E
G
I thought I'd pegged you an
A
idiot's dream
G
Tunnel vision from the
A
outsider's screen
D
I never
A
understood
D
the fre
G
quency, uh
A
-huh
A
G
A
D
You wore our
A
expectations like an
D
armored
G
suit, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
D
A
I'd studied your
D
cartoons,
Bm
radio, music,
G
tv, movies,
A
magazines
D
A
G
A
Richard
D
said, "Withdrawal in
Bm
disgust is not the
G
same as apa
A
thy"
D
Bm
E
G
A smile like the cartoon,
A
tooth for a tooth
G
You said that irony was the
A
shackles of youth
D
You wore a
A
shirt of
D
violent
G
green, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
D
I never
A
understood
D
the fre
G
quency, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
(guitar solo): Bm A (x3)
A
A
G
A
A
"What's the
D
frequency,
Bm
Kenneth?" is your
G
Benzedrine, uh-
A
huh
D
A
G
A
Butterfly
D
decal,
Bm
rearview mirror,
G
dogging the
A
scene
D
Bm
E
G
You smile like the cartoon,
A
tooth for a tooth
G
You said that irony was the
A
shackles of youth
D
You wore a
A
shirt of
D
violent
G
green, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
D
I never
A
understood
D
the fre
G
quency, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
D
You wore our
A
expectations like an
D
armored
G
suit, uh-
A
huh
A
G
I couldn't
A
understand
D
You said that
A
irony was the
D
shackles of
G
youth, uh-
A
huh
A
G
I couldn't
A
understand
D
You wore a
A
shirt of
D
violent
G
green, uh-
A
huh
A
G
I couldn't
A
understand
D
I never
A
understood
D
the freq
G
uency, uh-
A
huh
A
G
A
End on D.
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