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