SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

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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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