Verse
F D# F D#
He falls, hits the concrete like a sandbag
F D#
Stands up with mistaken for a slag
A#
And put him in the line beyond the tracks
F D# F D#
She's alone, being told she was a dead-weight
F D#
Her folks ignore to her for too late
A#
She ends up in the line beyond the tracks
CHORUS
F
And the tracks are no use
C# A#
No trains have run here for years and years
F
Now just shake 'em all loose
C# Gm
Lay them down all sideways coming back
F
Now the tracks are no use
C# A# D#
Great bogus did five more years ten years
Cm F
Now just shake it all loose
A# Cm C# D#
Shake all of them monkeys off your back
F
Well, with the rules of the one-way-track
VERSE II
F D# F D#
He's alone, sparks flying out of his eyes
F D#
An apathy all around where he stands
A#
He steps out of line beyond the tracks
F D# F D#
She falls, she was pretty close to the ground
F D#
Lights a cigarette and looks around
A#
She steps out of line beyond the tracks
CHORUS
F
And the tracks are no use
C# A#
No trains have run here for years and years
F
Now just shake 'em all loose
C# Gm
Lay them down all sideways coming back
F
Now the tracks are no use
C# A# D#
Great bogus did five more years ten years
Cm F
Now just shake it all loose
A# Cm C# D#
Shake all of them monkeys off your back
BRIDGE
C# A#
Just skip ahead if you hear right I'll understand
C# A#
Just skip ahead and stand up, stand up, stand up,
C# D# A#
Just lift your head, you got the whole world in your hands
C# A#
Just lift your head and stand up, stand up, stand up, woo!
CHORUS
F
Now tracks are no use
C# A#
No trains have run here for years and years
F
Now just shake 'em all loose
C# Gm
Lay them down all sideways coming back
F
Now these tracks are no use
C# A# D#
Great bogus did five more years ten years
Cm F
Now just shake it all loose
A# Cm C# D#
Shake all of them monkeys off your back
A# Cm C# D#
Well, with the rules of the one-way-track
A# Cm C# D#
Na na na na na na na
F
Oooh oooh,