Intro
Hm (It goes on for two rounds.)
Verse:
F#m A
Eternal evil
F#m
Yeah it stares behind the desk
F#m A
E shark dressed up in money
C# F#m
Zombie secretary head
Pre chorus:
E A
I wasn't looking for control
E A
Or for a hand to hold
E A C#
I got arrested on the way
Verse:
F#m A
I went for the police
F#m
But they were all over town
F#m A
For the fireengines
F#m
But they were all upside down
Pre-Chorus:
E A
It's not because Im dirty
E A
Not because Im clean
E A C#
Read all about me in the magazines
Chorus:
A
Innoncent in jail
E
Guilty on the street
C# F#m
Notify the the people of my needs
A
Why should they care
E
With bitter eyes
C# F#m (Let it ring out)
They've already paid the price
Money always takes the place of life
Verse:
F#m A
Yeah, do you see the running crowds
F#m
And do they serve an unknown end
F#m A
If you live a certain place
F#m
Do you hurt a certain way?
Pre-Chorus:
E A
It's a cemetery city
E A
With a pace so boring slow
E A C#
Looks like faded, crumbled secondhand clothes
Verse:
F#m A
The flies are buzzing
F#m
Feel a storm is coming on
F#m A
On the T.V a teenage landlord
F#m
Hides his face and goes to court
Pre-Chorus
E A
It's the mouthpiece of a nation
E A
With unhealthy gums
E A C#
It's hard to keep your head above the ground
Chorus:
A
Innoncent in jail
E
Guilty on the street
C# F#m
Notify the the people of my needs
A
Why should they care
E
With bitter eyes
C# F#m (Let it ring out)
They've already paid the price
Money always takes the place of life
SOLO: (F#m A F#m F#M A F#M // E A E A E A F#)
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B|----7-7-7-7---------7----------|---7-7-7-7---------7--10-10-7-|
G|------------9--7-9----7s6------|-----------9--7-9-------------|
D|-9--------------------------9--|-9----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
B|--------7-8-7--|--------7-8-7--|---------7-------------|
G|-9-9-9---------|-9-9-9---------|-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7s6~--|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
Chorus:
A
YEAH! Innoncent in jail
E
Guilty on the street
C# F#m
Notify the the people of my needs
A
Why should they care
E
With bitter eyes
C# F#m (Let it ring out)
They already know the price
C#
Money always takes the place of life
A
Money always takes the place of life
F#m
Money always takes the place of life