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