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