Intro
A D E A D E
A D E A
[Verse 1]
D E A D
Well, your FD collection looks shiny and costly
E D
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
E A D
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
E N.C.
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
A
Now tickets to concerts
D
And drinking at clubs
E D
Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
A D
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
E N.C.
That proves you were there
N.C.
That you heard of them first?
[Chorus]
A D
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
E D E
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
D E A
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
A D E D E A D E D
A D E D E
[Verse 2]
A D
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
E D
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
A D
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
E N.C.
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
A D
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
E N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
A D
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
E N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
[Guitar Solo]
A E D7 A7 D E D
[Verse 3]
A
Aging black leather
D
And hospital bills
E
And tattoo removal
A D
And dozens of pills
A D
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
E N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
A D
Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
E D E
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
D E A
How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
A D E D E A
[Verse 3]
A
Excess ain't rebellion
D E D
You drinkin' what they're sellin'
A
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
D E D
Your chaos won't convert them
A
They're so happy to rebuild it
D E D
You'll never really kill it
A
Excess ain't rebellion
D E D
You drinkin' what they're sellin?
A
Excess ain't rebellion
D E D
You drinkin', you're drinking
A D E A D E A
You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'