Omaha Stylee Lyrics

Performed by 311
From the album "Grassroots" on Capricorn Records
Music by: N. Hexum
Lyrics by: N. Hexum & D. Martinez
(c) 1994 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
Additions/Corrections by: Josh Tyson (jotyson@vt.edu)
Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu)
Springer (DSPRiNGR@aol.com)
Bryguy (BryGuy11@aol.com)
Airwalk945 (Airwalk945@aol.com)
Lyric help by: Ramp (ramp@webrider.net.au)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
Intro (w/Distortion):
N.C.
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5:-2--3--------0-
6:-------3--0----
Riff 1:
N.C.
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4:-------1-0--------1-0---0----------1-0------1-0---0---
5:-0-0-3------0-0-3-----3---3--0-0-3------0-3-----3---3-
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Riff 2:
N.C.
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5:---0---0-2-3-2-0-
6:-1---1-----------
Riff 3:
N.C.
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5:---0-------0-------0-
6:-0---0-3-0---0-3-0---
Riff 4:
N.C.
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5:--------------------------0---0---0---0---0--
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---3---3---3----
Riff 5:
N.C.
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4:-----3-5-2--------------------------------3-5-2-
5:-3-5-------3--3--3-----------3-3-3-3-3--5-------
6:-------------------1-1-1-1-1--------------------
Riff 6:
E5 G5 E5 E5->A5 N.C. E5 G5----->A5 N.C.
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5:-2--2--2--2-3-4-----------------2--2-2-2-3-4-----------
6:-0--3--0--3-4-5--5-3-2-3-2-0-2--0--3-0-3-4-5---
| Palm Mute | | Harmonics |
Riff 7:
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4:-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6--6-6--6-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6--6-6--6-
5:-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6--6-6--6-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6--6-6--6-
6:-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4--4-4--4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4--4-4--4-
Riff 8:
E5 Em7aug5/G E5 Em7aug5/G E5 Em7aug5/G A#6 C#6 E6 G6
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2:-------------5-----------------5------------------5-----3---6---9---12-
3:-------------5-----------------5------------------5-----3---6---9---12-
4:-------------5-----------------5------------------5--------------------
5:-2--2-2-2----5-----2--2-2-2----5-----2--2-2-2-----5--------------------
6:-0--0-0-0----3-----0--0-0-0----3-----0--0-0-0-----3--------------------
Riff 9:
N.C.
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4:-2-0---0-------------------------
5:-----2---2-0-2-0---0-------------
6:-----------------3---3-2-3-2-0-2-
Ending:
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5:-2---5---2---5---6---7-
6:-0---3---0---3---4---5-
Lyrics/Song Structure:
In a minute everything you have can all be straight gone
In a minute things you thought were tied can come straight undone
How about some knocks on on wood some so far it's good any day
What you think is solid earth can jump up and spread out
To the north and to the south that's what plates are about
Nature has no conscience, no kindness or ill will
The dreams they had make me sad because of the vibes of them
When one girl dreamt a fire in hers and then it happened
To me and my family my bro's and I were driving the RV
Bleeding flames us leaping through fire surviving
Zoned with no home there was fire all on it
Umm let me have my life I want it
I'm gonna let you know that I said
We're comin' in kill we're comin' in chill
We're comin' in how we will
Want to tell the whole world how what's the deal
And I say know no critical border cause we do what we want
Got more funky styles than my laser jet got font
Not one to get over sounding like the norm
Friendly to the radio, all that shit is corn
All we coming with is a little bit of swing
And we go on like it ain't no thing and I say
Omaha stylee did not think there was one where you know the
Radios weak and the shows are more fun but you know we
Fuck up the dance hall since 1988
Many did not think when they hear we come from this state
Still we're down like that
Still we're down like that
Still we're down like that
Makin' the funk that smells of skunk
Omaha stylee did not think there was one where you know the
Radios weak and the shows are more fun but you know we
Fuck up the dance hall since 1988
Many did not think when they hear we come from this state
The dance hall that we come from has a pool table basement
The decor was low-key and the records were Jamaican
Such occasions occur back in the day
It begins you're a raw kid all the way
Son of a gun but then you drifted
All are endowed but few are gifted
Lampin' in the light the cold world awakes
Deeper is the light to open up the sky
Look into my eyes and see the dialating
Omaha Stylee is the shit we come with man
Embedded in our souls it breaths out from this band
We always knew that we could
Thank you if you too thought we would
Not one to get over sounding like the norm
Friendly to the radio, all that shit is corn
All we coming with is a little bit of swing
And we go on like it ain't no thing and I say
Omaha stylee did not think there was one where you know the
Radios weak and the shows are more fun but you know we
Fuck up the dance hall since 1988
Many did not think when they hear we come from this state
Still we're down like that
Still we're down like that
Still we're down like that
Kickin' the funk that smells of funk
We will arise
Explore these worlds and find the grass roots how to
Crew to do the grinding of the grounds to brew
My dude on the one to come off like Teflon
Rock your shit and you will rise on
If you're a farmer outstanding in your field say uhh
Do as you will do as you wish follow your bliss say uhh
We travel around the world giving it our best
We like to see the people dancing and the bouncing and the rest
The hammer and the chisel and the rule it compass
We forge a sword the chariots of war a battle axe
There's much power in anger but loves a bigger banger
Complete props to my crew cause this is what we do
Omaha Stylee