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