Tribute original guitar chords by
Tenacious D

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Key: A minor•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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Am

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Am

Am

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Am

Am

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Verse 1
Am Am 
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This is the greatest
and best song in the world...
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Tribute
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Long time ago
me and my brother Kyle here
Am Am 
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We was hitchhikin' down
a long and lonesome road
Am Am 
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All of a sudden,
there shined a shiny demon
Am Am 
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In the middle of the road
And he said:
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"Play the best song in the world,
or I'll eat your souls"
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Well me and Kyle,
we looked at each other
Am Am 
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And we each said
"Okay"

Chorus 1
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And we played the first thing
G G 
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that came to our heads
F F 
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Just so happened to be
Am Am 
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G G 
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The Best Song in the World,
F F 
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it was The Best Song in the World
D D 
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F F 
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Look into my eyes and it's easy to see
C C 
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One and one makes two,
G G 
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two and one makes three
F F 
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It was destiny
D D 
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F F 
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Once every hundred- thousand years or so
C C 
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When the sun doth shine
G G 
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and the moon doth glow
F F 
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And the grass doth grow

Verse 2
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Needless to say,
the beast was stunned
Am Am 
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Whip-crack went his whoopy tail
And the beast was done
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He asked us:
"Be you angels?"
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And we said "Nay

Interlude 1

We are but men" Rock!

D

D

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh-ah-ah

F

F

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Ohhh, whoah, ah-whoah-

Chorus 2
Am Am 
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(oh!) This is not
G G 
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Am Am 
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The Greatest Song in the World, no
G G 
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Am Am 
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This is just a tribute
Am Am 
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Couldn't remember
G G 
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Am Am 
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The Greatest Song in the World, yeah, no
G G 
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A A 
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This is a tribute, oh,
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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to The Greatest Song   in the World
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G G 
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All right! It was The Greatest
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F F 
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Song   in the World
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All right!
G G 
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It was the best muthafuckin' song
D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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the greatest song in the world
Am Am 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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[Scat singing]
Am Am 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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Bridge 1
Am Am 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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And the peculiar thing is this my friends:
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F F 
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The song   we sang on that fateful night
Am Am 
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it didn't actually sound
G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Anything like this song
F F 
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This is just a tri

Chorus 3
Am Am 
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bute!
G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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You gotta believe  me
F F 
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Am Am 
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And I wish you were there
G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Just a matter of opinion
F F 
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Ah, fuck!
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G G 
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Good God, God lovin'
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F F 
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I'm so surprised to find
you can't stop me now
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G G 
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The fiery ring of fire
D/F# D/F# 
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F F 
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Rittsss, motherf*cking the greatest song

Outro 1

E

E

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F

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All right!

F

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All right!

F

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