Intro: Drumbeats
G G# Am C Dm G Am C Dm
G G# Am C Dm G Am C Dm D# Dm C
Am C Dm G Am C Dm C G
Am C Dm G Am C Dm C G
Verse 1:
Am C
16 kid and just in the scene
Dm
But you've learned you
Am
have to play their games
Am C
Sold out through the chemical
Dm
route because its easier
Am
to pass the blame
C
Instead of listening they
Dm
pawn it off on someone else
F G G# Am C Dm G Am C Dm C G
To try their hands at easy answers
Am C Dm G Am C Dm C G
Verse 2:
Am
Take these push the
C
buttons and tweak
Dm Am
Manufacturing a new disease
Am C
Lump sums making zeros and ones
Dm Am
As your forced into dependency
C
Instead of listening they
Dm
pawn it off on someone else
F
To try their hands at easy answers
Giving up and taking it back to
Chorus 1:
C F
Square one every morning
Am G F
And you can't get out of bed
C Dm F
Daily rush to reformat again
C F
Going through the motions
Am G F
Forget and fall back down
C Dm
Normal's not the norm
F
you're used to now
Guitar Solo:
Am C Dm G Am C Dm C G x3
Am C Dm G Am C Dm D# Dm C
Verse 3:
C
Instead of listening they
Dm
pawn it off on someone else
F
To try their hands at easy answers
Giving up and taking it back to
Chorus 2:
Bb(hold) Eb(hold)
Square one every morning
Gm(hold) F(hold) Eb(hold)
And you can't get out of bed
C Dm F
Daily rush to reformat again
C F
Going through the motions
Am G F
Forget and fall back down
C Dm
Normal's not the norm
F
you're used to now
C Dm
Climbing up a wall
F
that never ends
Bb(hold)
Close your eyes
Cm(hold) Eb(hold)
Swallow and give in