Intro
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[Verse 1]
B C# F# B
Well, your DD collection looks shiny and costly
C# B
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
C# F# B
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
C# N.C.
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
F#
Now tickets to concerts
B
And drinking at clubs
C# B
Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
F# B
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
C# N.C.
That proves you were there
N.C.
That you heard of them first?
[Chorus]
F# B
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
C# B C#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
B C# F#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
F# B C# B C# F# B C# B
F# B C# B C#
[Verse 2]
F# B
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
C# B
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
F# B
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
C# N.C.
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
F# B
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
C# N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
F# B
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
C# N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
F#
Aging black leather
B
And hospital bills
C#
And tattoo removal
F# B
And dozens of pills
F# B
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
C# N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
F# B
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
C# B C#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
B C# F#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
F# B C# B C# F#
[Verse 3]
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Excess ain't rebellion
B C# B
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
F#
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
B C# B
Your chaos won't convert them
F#
They're so happy to rebuild it
B C# B
You'll never really kill it
F#
Excess ain't rebellion
B C# B
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
F#
Excess ain't rebellion
B C# B
You drinkin', you're drinking
F# B C# F# B C# F#
You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'