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