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