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