Intro
D F#m E
D F#m
[VERSE 1]
D
Roll up another cigarette
F#m E
Using the minute that it takes
D F#m E
To think about the power of your words
D
We're living in the currents you create
F#m E
We're sinking in the pool of your mistakes
D F#m
So stub it out, your podium awaits
[PRE-CHORUS]
D E A
Oh my God, my God
D E F#m A
I can't quite believe my ears
[CHORUS]
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air
A/G# F#m D
Cause you're making me feel nervous
E A A/G#
I need to clear my head
F#m D
I can't believe my ears
Bm F#m E
I don't wanna believe my ears
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air
[VERSE 2]
D
How can you think you're serious?
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Do you even know what year it is?
D F#m E
I can't believe the scary points you make
D
Still living in the currents you create
F#m E
Still sinking in the pool of your mistakes
D F#m E
Won't you stop firing up the crazies?
[PRE-CHORUS]
D E A
Oh my God, my God
D E F#m A
I can't quite believe my ears
[CHORUS]
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air
A/G# F#m D
Cause you're making me feel nervous
E A A/G#
I need to clear my head
F#m D
I can't believe my ears
Bm F#m E
I don't wanna believe my ears
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air
[BRIDGE]
A D
(When anybody preaches this unity tries to pit one of us against the other,)
A D
(you know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives)
A
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
D
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
A
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
D
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
A
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
D
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
A
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
D
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
[CHORUS]
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air
A/G# F#m D
Cause you're making me feel nervous
E A A/G#
I need to clear my head
F#m D
I can't believe my ears
Bm F#m E
I don't wanna believe my ears
A D
I'm swimming to the surface
E A
I'm coming up for air