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