Intro:   D  A  G  D  A  G
 
A           D          Bm                G              A       D   A   G 
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh 
A     D           Bm         G               A         D       Bm    E 
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed 
G                           A 
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream 
G                      A 
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen 
D       A          D      G         A      A    G    A 
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh 
D            A                    D       G        A    A    G    A    D 
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh 
 
A                D         Bm            G           A         D  A (Fill1)  G 
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines 
A       D                    Bm                 G          A    D  Bm (Fill2)  E 
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy" 
G                         A 
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth 
G                           A 
You said that irony was the shackles of youth 
D          A        D       G         A      A    G    A 
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh 
D       A          D      G          A      A    G    A 
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh 
 
Chords over solo:  Bm    A   (x3 veces) 
                   A   A   G   A 
 
Solo: 
    (grad. release) 
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
B|-----------------------------|--------------7----------------|- 
G|---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4--|- 
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
                            (grad. bend) 
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
B|------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
G|---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7--------|- 
D|-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7--|- 
A|------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
E|------------------------|-------------------------------|- 
 
e|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------| 
G|------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------| 
D|--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)7-| 
A|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| 
E|---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------|------------|- 
B|------------------------|------8b----|- 
G|------------------------|------7b----|- 
D|--5------------7b--(7)--|------------|- 
A|------------------------|------------|- 
E|------------------------|------------|- 
 
A           D          Bm                G              A   D  A  (Fill1)   G 
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh 
A         D      Bm               G           A         D    Bm  (Fill2)   E 
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene 
G                           A 
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth 
G                           A 
You said that irony was the shackles of youth 
D          A        D       G         A         A    G    A 
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh 
D       A          D      G          A          A    G    A 
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh 
D            A                    D       G        A       A 
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh 
G          A 
I couldn't understand 
D             A             D           G         A        A 
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh 
G          A 
I couldn't understand 
D          A        D       G         A         A 
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh 
G          A 
I couldn't understand 
D       A          D       G         A          A    G    A 
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh 
End on (D). 
 
Fill 1: 
e|------------------ 
B|------------------ 
G|----9b---(9)------ 
D|--------------7--- 
A|------------------ 
E|------------------ 
 
Fill 2: 
e|----------------- 
B|----------------- 
G|----------------- 
D|------5h4-------- 
A|-------------7--- 
E|----------------- 
 
Rhythm Fill 1: 
      w/ amp tremolo 
e|------------------------- 
B|------------------------- 
G|-----2------------------- 
D|-----2------------------- 
A|-----0------------------- 
E|-------------------------