Verse
Bm G
I was born in a messed up century
D Em
My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines
Bm G
I bought a car, Beretta, age 16
D Em
I brush my teeth with bleach 'cause I ain't got time for cavities
Bm G
My daddy put a gun to my head
D Em
Said, "If you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead"
Bm G
So I tied him up with gaffer tape and locked him in a shed
D Em
Then I went out to the garden and I fucked my best friend
[Chorus]
G D Bm
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
Because these people are so old
D Bm
The way they think about it all
A G
If I tried, I would never know
D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
But I know I'll never be alone
F#m Bm
It's alright, we'll survive
Bm
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em Bm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Drop a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh
D Em
See a thousand volts go through the son they wish they never had
Bm G
They told me casual affection leads to sexual infection
D Em
But it's hard to get an erection when you're so used to rejection
Bm G
Yeah, the teacher fucked the preacher, but then he had to leave her
D Em
Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader
Bm G
"Hi, nice to meet ya," got nothing to believe in
D Em
So let me know when my breathing stops
[Chorus]
G D Bm
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
Because these people are so old
D Bm
The way they think about it all
A G
If I tried, I would never know
D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
But I know I'll never be alone
F#m Bm
It's alright, we'll survive
Bm
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em Bm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
[Bridge]
Bm
Tick, tock, stop the clock
Em F#m
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Bm
Tick, tock, stop the clock
Em F#m
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
[Chorus]
G D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A G
Because these people are so old
D Bm
The way they think about it all
A G
If I tried, I would never know
D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A G
But I know I'll never be alone
F#m Bm
It's alright, we'll survive
N.C.
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Chorus]
G D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
Because these people are so old
D Bm
The way they think about it all
A G
If I tried, I would never know
D Bm
My high hopes are getting low
A F#m G
But I know I'll never be alone
F#m Bm
It's alright, we'll survive
Bm
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em Bm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
G D
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Em
I-I-I-I-I-I-I