Intro: B E F# x2
Verse 1:
B
So they say there's
F#
a better way to make it
B
A 9 to 5 is the only
E
way you'll make it
B
But I don't know if I
F#
can take another day of this
B
Working overtime to
F#
save up for tomorrow
B
While all their promises
E
keep ringing out so hollow
B
Now they're taking all
F#
the bonuses away from me
and I've spent-
Refrain:
E
-a fucking lifetime
B/Eb F#
picking up the pieces
E
trying to get ahead
B/Eb F#/A#
but I'm still defeated
E
I never even wanted
B
this at all anyway
Cuz it's been-
Chorus 1:
B
-5 years
C#m B/Eb
of medications
F#
5 years of
B F#/A#
accusations
G#m
5 years
E C#m
enslaved in misery
B
5 years
C#m B/Eb
of dedication
F#/A#
5 years of
aggravation
G#m
5 years
E C#m B E F#
enslaved in misery
Post Chorus: B--E-F#-
Verse 2:
B
It's all the same as
F#
we get a little older
B
Nowhere to go and too
E
late to start all over
B
You're just a number
when you're working
F#
for the company
B
So play along while
they rave about the stock
F# B
price And pretty soon
you'll be buying into their
E B
lies Conformity is now
F#
rewarded with the guarantee
That I'll spend-
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
E
Nowhere to run to and
now there's nothing
B/Eb
that will make
C#m
everything be alright
E
Once you know that
you're never as
important as the
F#
bottom line
Bass Solo: E F# G#m B F#/A# x4, F#(hold)
whoa whoa whoa
Chorus 2:
B
5 years
of medications
F#
5 years of
accusations
G#m
5 years
E F#
enslaved in misery
B
5 years
of dedication
F#
5 years of
aggravation
G#m
5 years
E F# B E F#
enslaved in misery
Outro:
B C#m B/Eb
5 years 5 years
F#/A# B F#/A#
5 years 5 years
G#m
5 years
E C#m B(hold)
enslaved in misery