I.R.S Lyrics

[hideo]

Is it true
What they say of you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call a Private Eye
Gonna get the IRS
Gonna need the FBI

There's not anymore that I can do
With all the reasons that you give
I'd followed you
So when you plead the fifth, that'll be the end of time it's true

Wouldnt be the first time I've been wrong
Wouldnt be the last time I shouldve known
WITH All the rumors I can tell,
Some things didn't work so well

Well anyway, it feels the same

When you first told me you were gone,
So long ago but I FEEL LEAD ON
Through all the emotions THAT I'VE HAD TO TAKE
And now's the truth that hears the word yes

Would it even matter the things that I say
You've made your mind up and gone anyway
And there's no use now in dragging it on
Should've seen it coming all along

Well it?s true...ooh...I had,
Forgotten you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call myself a Private Eye
Gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover
And the headlines too, NOW

Ah ah Ah ah

I been thinking to do is offer my help
I should've looked again then as somebody else
Feelin' like I've done more way than wrong
Feelin' like I'm living inside of this song
Feelin' like I'm just too tired to kill
Feelin' like I just walked in my shit
Could've been waiting off here ALONE
Like a broken record for so long

What can I do?
Ooh, oh.
I'm Gonna call the President,
I'm gonna call a private Eye
Gonna get the IRS,
Gonna get myself the FBI.

ooh, what shall I do
If I gave my heart to you
It's such a crime you now it's true

Gonna call the president
Gonna make myself a private eye
Ooh, gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
read it baby with your morning news
With the sweet hangover and the headlines too

There's not anymore that I can do

[tHeElEcTrIcSiNtAr]

Is it true
What they say
Of you

Gonna call the president
Gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the I.R.S.
Gonna need the FBI

There's not anymore that I can do
All the reasons that ya gave
I follow you
To when you'd lead and if that be
The end of time it's true
Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong
Wouldn't be the last I'm sure I've known
With all the rumours I can tell
Some things didn't work so well

Well anyway it feels the same
As when you first told me you were gone
So long ago but I still held on
Through all the bullshit that I've had to take***
And that's the truth and here's the worst yet
Wouldn't even matter the things that I'd say
You made your mind up and gone anyway
And there's no use now in dragging it on
Could've seen it coming all along
Well it's true
I had my doubts of you

Gonna call the president
Gonna call myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the FBI
Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right there out in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover and their headlines too now

I bet you think you're doing this all for my health
I should've looked again babe at somebody else
Feelin' I've done way more than wrong
Feelin' like I'm living inside of this song
Feelin' like I'm just too tired to care
Feelin' like I've done more than my share
Could it be the weight that I've carried on
Like a broken record for so long
And I do

Gonna call the president
Gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the I.R.S.
Gonna need myself the FBI

What shall I do
If I gave my heart to you
It's such a crime
You know it's true

Gonna call the president
Gonna need myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the FBI
Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right there out in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover and their headlines too

There's not anymore that I can do
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***On the demo it sounds like he's saying that, but live, it does kind of sound like he's saying "Through all emotions, and love, and mistakes" but its hard to tell cause it seems like he always loses his breath at that line and he cuts it shorter. So I'm on the fence with that line. But I believe everything else is correct.

[younggunner]

I have figured out this line after listening to the Kroq boot...

To when you'd lead and if that be
The end of time it's true

its...

when you leave it may/might be the end of time, its true

[Christos AG]

I have figured out this line after listening to the Kroq boot...

To when you'd lead and if that be
The end of time it's true

its...

when you leave it may/might be the end of time, its true

Once again, I read the word "lead" from Axl's screen at the acoustic in London. I also heard it at the acoustic and it sounded like "lead".

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I have figured out this line after listening to the Kroq boot...

To when you'd lead and if that be
The end of time it's true

its...

when you leave it may/might be the end of time, its true

Once again, I read the word "lead" from Axl's screen at the acoustic in London. I also heard it at the acoustic and it sounded like "lead".

its DEF lead you can hear it clear as day on the webcast
its when you lead and if that be, the end of time its true

[bDinan]

Its

"Way that I've Carried on...."

and "Gonna wave it right down in your face"

[dave-gnfnr2k]

IRS

IRS

Oh, oh
Is it true?
What they say of you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call the Private Eye
Gonna get the IRS
Gonna need the FBI

There?s not anymore that I can do
All the reasons that you gave
I'd follow you
To when you lead and if that?d be the end of time it?s true

Wouldn?t be the first time I've been wrong
Wouldn't be the last I should have known
All the rumors I could tell
Some things didn't work so well

Well anyway, it feels the same

When you first told me you were gone
So long ago, but I've still held on
To all the emotions and love and mistakes
That's the truth and here's the worst yet
Would it even matter the things that I say
You made your mind up and gone anyway
There's no use now in dragging it on
Should?ve seen it coming all along

Well it?s true...ooh...I had
My doubts of with you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call myself a Private Eye
Gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover, and the headlines true (too) now

[Finck Solo]

I betcha think you?re doing this all for my health
I should've looked again babe at somebody else
Feel like I done way more than wrong
Feeling like I'm never gettin outta this song
Feelin like I'm just too tired to care
Feelin like I done more than my share
Could it be the weight (way) that I've carried on
Like a broken record for so long

And I do
Ooh, oh.
I'm Gonna call the President,
I'm gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the IRS,
Gonna need myself the FBI

Ooh, what shall I do
If I gave my heart to you
It's such a crime you know it?s true

[Bucket solo]

Gonna call the president
Gonna get myself a private eye
Gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover, and the headlines true

There's not anymore that I can do

[bDinan]

I think "way" makes more sense... because I think when you're referring to "carrying on like a broken record," means over, and over again... nothing to do with weight.

I could be wrong... but I was front row at hammerstein, and I'll be damned if I'm not correct.

[Buddha_Master]

Fuck me
"I betcha think you?re doing this all for my health"

I always thought it was WellDo you think I'm doing this all for my health?

[AxlReznor]

This is what I came up with... it's largely the same as other versions, with a few minor changes.? I really think the verses make more sense this way.? I'll put those changes in bold.

Ooh, is it true
What they say of you

Gonna call the president
Gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the I.R.S.
Gonna need the F.B.I.

There's not any more that I can do
All the reasons that you gave
I followed you
And when you lead it may be the end of time it's true
Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong
Wouldn't be the last I should have known
All the rumours I can tell
Some things didn't work so well

Well anyway it feels the same
When you first called me you were gone
So long ago but I still held on
To all the bullshit that I've had to take
That's the truth and here's the worst yet
Wouldn't even matter the things that I say
You've made your mind up ad hoc anyway
There's no use now in not dragging it on
Should've seen it coming all along

Well it's true
I had my doubts with you

Gonna call the president
Gonna call myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the F.B.I.

Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a cheap hangover and your head like stew

I bet you think I'm doing this all for my health
I should have left it all to somebody else
Feeling like I've done way more than wrong
Feeling like I'll never be done with this song
Feeling like I'm just too tired to care
Feeling like I've took more than my share
Could it be the way you've all carried on
Like a broken record for so long

And I do
I'm gonna call the president
I'm gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the I.R.S
Gonna need myself the F.B.I

What shall I do
If I gave my heart to you
It's a crime, you know it's true

Gonna call the president
Gonna need myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the F.B.I.

Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a cheap hangover and a head like stew

There's not any more that I can do


The "head like stew" bit is probably a description of what your head feels like when you're hungover.? And they'd be hungover because they lost the "federal case" and were drowning their sorrows.

[younggunner]

i disagree its def....when you leave it may/might be the end of time, its true


atleast that version at kroq

[J. Rose]

On the telepromter screen at the Warfield... I notice The beginning of IRS begins with " LOVE" with how he says it LOOOOOOOOVE  OOOHH OVEEEEE and so on....

[bDinan]

he definately says "Feelin' like I'm livin' inside of this song" in the Inland Invasion version

[HamsterDemocracy]

These, as far as I can tell, are almost 100% accurate. The only part I'm not sure about I have bolded. But there were mistakes in all the past transcriptions of the song.

Oh
Is it true
What they
Say of you?

(I'm) gonna call the president
Gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the IRS
Gonna need the FBI

There's not anymore that I can do

All the reasons that you gave
I followed you
To when you'd lead a difference (?), babe
The end of time it's true
Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong
Wouldn't be the last I'm sure I've known
Through all the rumors I can tell
Some things didn't work so well
Well anyway it feels the same

I swear when you first told me you were gone
Still on the go but I still held on
Through all the motions: the love and the sex
That's the truth now here's the worst yet
Wouldn't be the amount of the things that I say
You've made your mind up and gone anyway
There's no use now in dragging it on
Shoulda seen it coming all along

Well it's true
Oh
I had
My doubts of you

Gonna call the president
Gonna call myself a private eye
Oh, gonna need the IRS
I'm gonna get the FBI
Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right out in your face
Read it daily with your morning news
With a sweet hangover and the headlines true now

Ah
Oh

I think you think I'm doin' this all for my health
I've seen you look again, babe, at somebody else (I don't think that's right, but he's definitely not saying what people usually write)
Feelin' like I've done way more than wrong
Fellin' like I'm livin' inside of this song
Feelin' like I'm just too tired to care
Feelin' like I've done more than my share
Could it be the way that I carried on
Like a broken record for so long

And I do
Oh

I'm gonna call the president
Gonna call myself a private eye
Ooh gonna need the IRS
Gonna get myself the FBI

Oh what shall I do
If I
gave my heart to you
It's such a crime, you know it's truuuuuuuuueeeeee!!!!!

Gonna call the president
Gonna get myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the F.B.I.

Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it daily with your morning news
With a sweet hangover, and the headlines true

There's not anymore that I can do