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