Intro
B B |
| F# / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / G#m G#m |
| D#m / / / | / / B B |
[Verse 1]
F# B B F# B B
Thank God I was born in a time when something new was about to start
F# G#m G#m D#m B B
Been shut down I've been kicked around now there's an a-bomb in my heart
F# B B F# B B
And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive
F# G#m G#m D#m F# F#
So hang on and we'll turn up the sound of all the anger in our hearts
[Pre-Chorus]
B
'Cause right now under this fevering moon
C#
I wanna take you for a ride
D#m
To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed
E
It's ok
[Chorus]
F# B B
Tell me a joke and make me smile
F# A#m7 A#m7
Play me the part be the star for a while
D#m C# B B B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
F# B B
Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive
F# A#m7 A#m7
Do what you will, we're only here for a while
D#m C# B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
D#m C# B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
[Interlude]
B B |
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| F# / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / G#m G#m |
| D#m / / / | / / B B |
[Verse 2]
F# B B F# B B
And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive
F# G#m G#m D#m B B
For I long for the shock and the awe of speaking plainly from my mind
F# B B F# B B
But I know there's a place downtown where they say there's a bug-free zone
F# G#m G#m D#m F# F#
So let's go, let's head out tonight and let the words in our minds spill out
[Pre-Chorus]
B
'Cause right now under this fevering moon
C#
I wanna take you for a ride
D#m
To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed
E
It's all and a little bit more as we come alive again
[Chorus]
F# B B
Tell me a joke and make me smile
F# A#m7 A#m7
Play me the part be the star for a while
D#m C# B B B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
F# B B
Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive
F# A#m7 A#m7
Do what you will, we're only here for a while
D#m C# B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
D#m C# B
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
[Interlude]
B B |
| F# / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / G#m G#m |
| D#m / / / | / / B B |
| F# / / / | / / B B |
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
| F# / / / | / / G#m G#m |
Yeah Yeah Yeah
[Outro]
D#m
It's only ripples in the sand
D#m
It's only ripples in the sand
D#m
It's only ripples in the sand