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