Intro: F A# C x2
Verse 1:
F
So they say there's
C
a better way to make it
F
D# 9 to 5 is the only
A#
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
A#
keep ringing out so hollow
F
Now they're taking all
C
the bonuses away from me
and I've spent-
Refrain:
A#
-a fucking lifetime
F/A C
picking up the pieces
A#
trying to get ahead
F/A C/Fb
but I'm still defeated
A#
I never even wanted
F
this at all anyway
Cuz it's been-
Chorus 1:
F
-5 years
Gm F/A
of medications
C
5 years of
F C/Fb
accusations
Dm
5 years
A# Gm
enslaved in misery
F
5 years
Gm F/A
of dedication
C/Fb
5 years of
aggravation
Dm
5 years
A# Gm F A# 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
A#
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
A# F
lies Conformity is now
C
rewarded with the guarantee
That I'll spend-
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
A#
Nowhere to run to and
now there's nothing
F/A
that will make
Gm
everything be alright
A#
Once you know that
you're never as
important as the
C
bottom line
Bass Solo: A# C Dm F C/Fb x4, F#(hold)
whoa whoa whoa
Chorus 2:
F
5 years
of medications
C
5 years of
accusations
Dm
5 years
A# C
enslaved in misery
F
5 years
of dedication
C
5 years of
aggravation
Dm
5 years
A# C F A# C
enslaved in misery
Outro:
F Gm F/A
5 years 5 years
C/Fb F C/Fb
5 years 5 years
Dm
5 years
A# Gm B(hold)
enslaved in misery