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