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