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