Intro
C F G C F G
C F G C
[Verse 1]
F G C F
Well, your G#D collection looks shiny and costly
G F
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
G C F
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
G N.C.
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
C
Now tickets to concerts
F
And drinking at clubs
G F
Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
C F
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
G N.C.
That proves you were there
N.C.
That you heard of them first?
[Chorus]
C F
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
G F G
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
F G C
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
C F G F G C F G F
C F G F G
[Verse 2]
C F
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
G F
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
C F
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
G N.C.
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
C F
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
G N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
C F
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
G N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
[Guitar Solo]
C G F7 C7 F G F
[Verse 3]
C
Aging black leather
F
And hospital bills
G
And tattoo removal
C F
And dozens of pills
C F
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
G N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
C F
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
G F G
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
F G C
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
C F G F G C
[Verse 3]
C
Excess ain't rebellion
F G F
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
C
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
F G F
Your chaos won't convert them
C
They're so happy to rebuild it
F G F
You'll never really kill it
C
Excess ain't rebellion
F G F
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
C
Excess ain't rebellion
F G F
You drinkin', you're drinking
C F G C F G C
You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'