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