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"Ripcord"

-----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----3-----   -----0-----
-----3-----   -----3-----   -----5-----   -----3-----   -----2-----
-----4-----   -----2-----   -----6-----   -----0-----   -----2-----
-----5-----   -----4-----   -----7-----   -----0-----   -----2-----
-----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----2-----   -----0-----
-----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----3-----   -----X-----
  G type1       D type1       A type1       G type2       A type2


-----2-----   -----3-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----
-----3-----   -----3-----   -----7-----   -----6-----   -----3-----
-----2-----   -----2-----   -----7-----   -----5-----   -----3-----
-----0-----   -----0-----   -----7-----   -----7-----   -----3-----
-----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----
-----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----   -----X-----
  D type2        Dsus4        D type3          F             A#



Do not care too much about the different types of same chords.  
Is's only what I think sounds best/is easiest to play.


G(type1)   D(type1)
Soul       destroyed
     G(type1)  D(type1)
With clever      toys 
     G(type1)  D(type1) G(type1)        A(type1)
For  little                               boys
     G(type1)  D(type1)  G(type1)  D(type1)
It's inevitable,           inevitable
     G(type1)  D(type1)  G(type1)  A(type1)
It's a soul               de-      stroyed
      G(type2)    A(type2)     D(type2)x2   Dsus4   D(type2)
You're free        until       you drop
      G(type2)       A(type2)     D(type2)
You're free 'til you've had        enough
                G(type2)
And you don't understand -
             
          D(type3)x2   A(type1)x2   Fx2   G(type1)x2
You've no ripcord
     A#x8
No ripcord
  D(type3)x2   A(type1)x2   Fx2   G(type1)x2
No ripcord
     A#x8
No ripcord



G(type1) D(type1)   G(type1) D(type1) 
Aero-     plane       do I     mean      
G(type1) D(type1) G(type1)   A(type1) 
what I                        mean?
    G(type1) D(type1)   G(type1) D(type1) 
It's inevi-   table,      inevi-   table,
    G(type1) D(type1) G(type1)   A(type1) 
Oh aeroplane
   G(type2)    A(type2)     D(type2)x2   Dsus4   D(type2)
A thousand       miles        an hour
    G(type2)  A(type2)     D(type2)
On poli-       tics and      power 
                 G(type2)
that you don't understand

       D(type3)x2   A(type1)x2   Fx2   G(type1)x2
And no ripcord
     A#x8
No ripcord
  D(type3)x2   A(type1)x2   Fx2   G(type1)x2
No ripcord
     A#x8
No ripcord


   G(type2)    A(type2)     D(type2)x2   Dsus4   D(type2)
The answer     to your        prayers
    G(type2)    A(type2)     D(type2)          G(type2)
We'll drop you   any-         where


       D(type3)x2   A(type1)x2   Fx2   G(type1)x2
With no ripcord
     A#x8
No ripcord


In the end I think they repeat this

D5 D5 D5 D5 
C#5 C#5 C#5 C#5 
C5 C5 C5 C5
B5 B5 B5 B5
A#5 A#5 A#5 A#5 A#5 A#5 A#5
A5 A#5 A5 A#5 A5
C5 B5 C5 B5

two times, and finally let a D5 ring.