Intro
F A# C F A# C
F A# C F
[Verse 1]
A# C F A#
Well, your C#D collection looks shiny and costly
C A#
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
C F A#
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
A#
And drinking at clubs
C A#
Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
F A#
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 A#
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
C A# C
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
A# C F
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
F A# C A# C F A# C A#
F A# C A# C
[Verse 2]
F A#
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
C A#
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
F A#
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 A#
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 A#
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]
F C A#7 F7 A# C A#
[Verse 3]
F
Aging black leather
A#
And hospital bills
C
And tattoo removal
F A#
And dozens of pills
F A#
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
C N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
F A#
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
C A# C
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
A# C F
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
F A# C A# C F
[Verse 3]
F
Excess ain't rebellion
A# C A#
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
F
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
A# C A#
Your chaos won't convert them
F
They're so happy to rebuild it
A# C A#
You'll never really kill it
F
Excess ain't rebellion
A# C A#
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
F
Excess ain't rebellion
A# C A#
You drinkin', you're drinking
F A# C F A# C F
You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'