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