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