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