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