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