Deer Dance chords by System of a Down (Official Version)

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Db5
F5
Eb5
C5
Fm7
F7sus4
Ebsus4
Eb
Fm
Dbsus2

Intro 1
Db5 
Db5 
 (D flat5)  (D flat5) 
Db5 
Db5 
 (D flat5)  (D flat5) 
Db5 
Db5 
 (D flat5)  (D flat5) 
Db5 
Db5 
 (D flat5)  (D flat5) 
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5)  (E flat5)  (D flat5)  (C5) 
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5)  (E flat5)  (D flat5)  (C5) 

Verse 1
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5) Circumventing  (E flat5) circuses la (D flat5) menting in  (C5) protest
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
To  (F5) visible po (E flat5) lice,  (D flat5) presence sponsored  (C5) fear
F5 
Eb5 
Bat (F5) talions of  (E flat5) riot  police
Db5 
C5 
with  (D flat5) rubber bullet  (C5) kisses
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
Ba (F5) ton  (E flat5) courtesy,  (D flat5) service with a  (C5) smile

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Pre-chorus 1

Beyond the Staples Center

you can see America

With its tired, poor, avenging disgrace

Peaceful, loving youth against the brutality

Of plastic existence

Chorus 1
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics
They like to push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics

Interlude 1

They like to push the weak around

Verse 2
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
A  (F5) rush of words,  (E flat5)  (D flat5) pleading to dis (C5) perse
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5) Upon your  (E flat5) naked walls,  (D flat5) a (C5) live
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5) A political  (E flat5) call, the  (D flat5) fall  guy ac (C5) cord
F5 
Eb5 
 (F5) We can't afford  (E flat5) to    be neutral
Db5 
C5 
on a  (D flat5) moving train  (C5) 

Pre-chorus 2
F5 
Eb5 
Be (F5) yond the Staples  (E flat5) Center
Db5 
C5 
you  (D flat5) can see A (C5) merica
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5) With its tired,  (E flat5) poor, aveng (D flat5) ing dis (C5) grace
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5) Peaceful, loving  (E flat5) youth against  (D flat5) the bru (C5) tality
F5 
Eb5 
Db5 
C5 
 (F5)  (E flat5) Of  (D flat5) plastic exist (C5) ence

Chorus 2
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics
They like to push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics

Interlude 2
They like to push the weak around
F5 
F5 
 (F5)  (F5) 
F5 
F5 
 (F5)  (F5) 
Fm7 
F7sus4 
Fm7 
F7sus4 
 (F minor7)  (F7sus4)  (F minor7)  (F7sus4) 
Fm7 
F7sus4 
Fm7 
F7sus4 
 (F minor7)  (F7sus4)  (F minor7) Push  (F7sus4) them
Ebsus4 
Eb 
Ebsus4 
Eb 
a (E flatsus4) round      (E flat major)  (E flatsus4)  (E flat major) 
Ebsus4 
Eb 
Ebsus4 
Eb 
 (E flatsus4)  (E flat major)  (E flatsus4)  (E flat major) 

Bridge 1
Fm 
A  (F minor) deer dance, invitation to peace
Eb 
War staring you in the  (E flat major) face, dressed in black
Fm 
With a  (F minor) helmet, fierce
Eb 
Trained and appropriate for the mal (E flat major) contents
Dbsus2 
Eb 
For the dispropor (D flatsus2) tioned malcontents  (E flat major) 
Fm 
The  (F minor) little boy smiled, it'll all be well
And say a little boy smiled, it'll all be well
Fm 
 (F minor) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics

Chorus 3
They like to push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics
They like to push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Pushing little children
with their fully automatics

Outro 1
They like to push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) Push the weak around
Db5 
 (D flat5) They like to push the weak around

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Db5
F5
Eb5
C5
Fm7
F7sus4
Ebsus4
Eb
Fm
Dbsus2

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F minorBPM: 162

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

Db5: x-4-6-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Eb5: x-6-8-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Dbsus2: x-4-6-6-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Deer Dance 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 F minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of System Of A Down.