Intro
E B C#m
E A E A
Hold E until drop
E B C#
E A G#m A
C#m B C#m
C#m A G#m A
Verse
F#m E F#m E
Now I don't disagree, it's a hell of a scene
F#m E B
Jackson Square dropouts avoiding police
F#m E F#m E
If the 80's were tough, the 90's were mean
F#m E
All that was left for the desperate
B
Were these fast cash machines
F#m E F#m E
That easy money never helped anything
F#m E B
With that kind of juice, man, it ain't worth the squeeze
F#m E F#m E
But month by month I feel a change in the breeze
F#m E B
So start moving on make your own history
Chorus
E B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
C#m B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
Break
C#m B C#m
C#m A G#m A
Verse
E F#m E
Some people can't shake the weight of the past
F#m E B
Some people's hearts remain at half-mast
F#m E F#m E
It's downtown where it all intersects
F#m E
Some came from the mountains
B
College kids from the west
F#m E
And not every suit lies right through their teeth
F#m E B
There's good and there's bad, and then there's some in between
F#m E F#m E
As I wait for the bus coming from the east
F#m E B
There's generations of pride and elbow grease
Chorus
E B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
C#m B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
Break
E B C#m
C#m A C#m A
E B C#m
F#m E D#m C#m
B
Verse
F#m E F#m E
I understand if it's all a bit much
F#m E B
It's a bit of a circus; it's a little bit rough
F#m E F#m E
I heard this place was run by the mob
F#m E B
Buying everyone off down at city hall
F#m E F#m E
Those Oakville moms, they stick up their nose
F#m E B
Those Burlington dads keep their daughters at home
F#m E F#m E
If you're the kind with nothing to say
F#m E B
You heard about this party, but you're praying for rain, what?
Chorus
E B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
C#m B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
E B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
C#m B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
E B C#m E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
C#m B C#m E A E A E A
If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster, move a little faster
C#m B C#m E A E A
End On G