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