Intro
Em D C G
[Verse 1]
Em
I wasn't taught how to get a job
D
But I can remember dissecting a frog
C
I wasn't taught how to pay tax
G
But I know loads about Shakespeare's classics
Em
I was never taught how to vote
D
They devoted that time to defining isotopes
C
I wasn't taught how to look after my health
G
But mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
[Verse 2]
Em
Never spent a lesson on current events
D
Instead I studied The Old American West
C
I was never taught what laws there are
G
I was never taught what laws there are
Em D
Let me repeat—I was not taught the laws for the country I live in
But I know how Henry the VIII killed his women
C
Divorced beheaded died, divorced beheaded survived
C
Glad that's in my head instead of financial advice
[Verse 3]
Em
I was shown the wavelengths of different hues of light
D
But I was never taught my human rights
C
Apparently there's thirty, do you know them? I don't
G
Why the hell can't we both recite them by rote?
Em
I know igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
D
Yet I don't know squat about trading stocks
C
Or how money works at all—where does it come from?
G
How does the thing that motivates the world function?
Em
Not taught to budget and disperse my earnings
D
I was too busy there rehearsing cursive
C G
Didn't learn how much it costs to raise a kid or what an affidavit is
But I spent days on what the quadratic equation is:
Em D
Negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared
Minus 4ac over 2a
C
That's insane, that's absolutely insane
G
They made me learn that over basic first aid
[Verse 4]
Em
Or how to recognize the most deadly mental disorders
D
Or diseases with preventable causes
C
Or how to buy a house with a mortgage
G
If I could afford it 'cause abstract maths was deemed more important
Em D
Than advice that would literally save thousands of lives
C G
But it's cool, 'cause now I could tell you if the number of unnecessary deaths caused by that choice was prime
Em
Never taught present-day practical medicines
D
But I was told what the ancient Hippocratic method is
C
“I've got a headache, the pain is ceaseless
G
What should I take?”
Um... maybe try some leeches?
Em
“Could we discuss domestic abuse and get the facts
D
Or how to help my depressed friend with their mental state?”
C
Um... no, but learn mental maths
G
Because “you won't have a calculator with you every day!”
Em
They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem
D
Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!
C
All this advice about using a condom
G
But none for when you actually have a kid when you want one
Em
I'm only fluent in this language, for serious?
D
The rest of the world speaks two, do you think I'm an idiot?
C
They chose the solar over the political system
G
So like a typical citizen now I don't know what I'm voting on
Em
Which policies exist, or how to make them change
D
Mais oui, je parle un peu de Francais
C
So at 18, I was expected to elect a representative
G
For a system I had never ever ever been presented with
[Chorus]
Em
But I won't take it
D
I'll tell everyone my childhood was wasted
C
I'll share it everywhere how I was “educated”
G Em
And insist these pointless things don't stay in school
[Outro]
D C G
Em D C C
- 1. Chord Gitar Boyinaband - Dont Stay In School Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Boyinaband - Dont Stay In School Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan