Intro
B E F# B E F#
B E F# B
[Verse 1]
E F# B E
Well, your GD collection looks shiny and costly
F# E
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
F# B E
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
F# N.C.
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
B
Now tickets to concerts
E
And drinking at clubs
F# E
Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
B E
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
F# N.C.
That proves you were there
N.C.
That you heard of them first?
[Chorus]
B E
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
F# E F#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
E F# B
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
B E F# E F# B E F# E
B E F# E F#
[Verse 2]
B E
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
F# E
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
B E
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
F# N.C.
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
B E
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
F# N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
B E
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
F# N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
[Guitar Solo]
B F# E7 B7 E F# E
[Verse 3]
B
Aging black leather
E
And hospital bills
F#
And tattoo removal
B E
And dozens of pills
B E
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
F# N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
B E
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
F# E F#
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
E F# B
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
B E F# E F# B
[Verse 3]
B
Excess ain't rebellion
E F# E
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
B
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
E F# E
Your chaos won't convert them
B
They're so happy to rebuild it
E F# E
You'll never really kill it
B
Excess ain't rebellion
E F# E
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
B
Excess ain't rebellion
E F# E
You drinkin', you're drinking
B E F# B E F# B
You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'