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B.Y.O.B. chords by System of a Down (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#5
D#5
E5
F#5
B5
G#5
A5

Interlude 1
[Guitar]
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
D#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (C sharp5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
D#5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (C sharp5)  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 

Verse 1
Why do they always send the poor
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Barbarism by Barbaras  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (C sharp5) With  pointed heels  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Victorious Victorias kneel  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
For  (C sharp5) brand new spankin'  (F sharp5) deals  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Marching forward hypocritic and
E5 
Hypnotic computers  (E5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) You   depend on our protection
F#5 
E5 
Yet you feed us  (F sharp5) lies   (E5) from the

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Interlude 2

(tablecloth)

La- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la, ooh

Chorus 1
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Everybody's going
B5 
C#5 
to the  (B5) party have a real good  (C sharp5) time
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Dancing in the desert
B5 
C#5 
 (B5) blowing up the sun (C sharp5) shine
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 

Verse 2
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Kneeling roses disappearing into
E5 
Moses's dry mouth  (E5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Breaking into Fort Knox stealing
Our intentions
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Hangers sitting dripped in oil  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (C sharp5) Crying freedom  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Handed to obsoletion  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Still you feed us  (F sharp5) lies   (E5) from the

Interlude 3

(tablecloth)

La- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la, ooh

Chorus 2
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Everybody's going
B5 
C#5 
to the  (B5) party have a real good  (C sharp5) time
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Dancing in the desert
B5 
C#5 
 (B5) blowing up the sun (C sharp5) shine
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Everybody's going
B5 
C#5 
to the  (B5) party have a real good  (C sharp5) time
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Dancing in the desert
B5 
C#5 
 (B5) blowing up the sun (C sharp5) shine
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 

Bridge 1
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Blast off  (B5)  (G sharp5) 
F#5 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
 (F sharp5) It's   (G sharp5) party time  (B5)  (G sharp5) 
F#5 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5) And    (G sharp5) we    don't live in a  (B5)  (G sharp5) fasc  ist  (F sharp5) 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (G sharp5) nation  (B5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Blast off  (B5)  (G sharp5) 
F#5 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
 (F sharp5) It's   (G sharp5) party time  (B5)  (G sharp5) 
F#5 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5) And    (G sharp5) where the  (B5) fuck  (G sharp5) are    (F sharp5) 
G#5 
B5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (G sharp5) you?   (B5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
A5 
G#5 
 (C sharp5) Where the  (A5) fuck are  (G sharp5) you?
C#5 
A5 
G#5 
 (C sharp5) Where the  (A5) fuck are  (G sharp5) you?
C#5 
A5 
 (C sharp5) Why   don't presidents  (A5) fight the war?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
C#5 
A5 
 (C sharp5) Why   don't presidents  (A5) fight the war?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?

Verse 3
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Kneeling roses disappearing into
E5 
Moses's dry mouth  (E5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Breaking into Fort Knox stealing
Our intentions
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Hangers sitting dripped in oil  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
D#5 
 (C sharp5) Crying freedom  (F sharp5)  (E5)  (D sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Handed to obsoletion  (E5) 
C#5 
F#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Still you feed us  (F sharp5) lies   (E5) from the

Interlude 4

(tablecloth)

La- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la- la, ooh

Chorus 3
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Everybody's going
B5 
C#5 
to the  (B5) party have a real good  (C sharp5) time
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Dancing in the desert
B5 
C#5 
 (B5) blowing up the sun (C sharp5) shine
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Everybody's going
B5 
C#5 
to the  (B5) party have a real good  (C sharp5) time
F#5 
D#5 
B5 
 (F sharp5)  (D sharp5)  (B5) 
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Dancing in the desert
B5 
 (B5) blowing up the sun

Bridge 2
C#5 
A5 
G#5 
 (C sharp5) Where the  (A5) fuck are  (G sharp5) you?
C#5 
A5 
G#5 
 (C sharp5) Where the  (A5) fuck are  (G sharp5) you?
C#5 
A5 
 (C sharp5) Why   don't presidents  (A5) fight the war?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
C#5 
A5 
 (C sharp5) Why   don't presidents  (A5) fight the war?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?

Outro 1
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
 (G sharp5) Why   do they always send the poor?
G#5 
They  (G sharp5) always send the poor
They always send the poor

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C#5
D#5
E5
F#5
B5
G#5
A5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C# minorBPM: 102

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
D#5: x-6-8-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of B.Y.O.B. by System Of A Down, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It suits players who want to learn B.Y.O.B. the way System Of A Down intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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