Intro
G Bm A
G Bm
[VERSE 1]
G
Roll up another cigarette
Bm A
Using the minute that it takes
G Bm A
To think about the power of your words
G
We're living in the currents you create
Bm A
We're sinking in the pool of your mistakes
G Bm
So stub it out, your podium awaits
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
Oh my God, my God
G A Bm 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/C# Bm G
Cause you're making me feel nervous
A D D/C#
I need to clear my head
Bm G
I can't believe my ears
Em Bm 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?
Bm A
Do you even know what year it is?
G Bm A
I can't believe the scary points you make
G
Still living in the currents you create
Bm A
Still sinking in the pool of your mistakes
G Bm A
Won't you stop firing up the crazies?
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
Oh my God, my God
G A Bm 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/C# Bm G
Cause you're making me feel nervous
A D D/C#
I need to clear my head
Bm G
I can't believe my ears
Em Bm 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/C# Bm G
Cause you're making me feel nervous
A D D/C#
I need to clear my head
Bm G
I can't believe my ears
Em Bm A
I don't wanna believe my ears
D G
I'm swimming to the surface
A D
I'm coming up for air