Verse
C#m
These are the results of a thousand electric volts
F#m
G# neck with bolts, "Nurse we're losin him, check the pulse!"
C#m
G# kid who refused to respect adults
F#m
Wore spectacles with taped frames and a freckled nose
C#m
G# corny lookin white boy, scrawny and always ornery
F#m
Cause I was always sick of brawny bullies pickin on me
C#m
And I might snap, one day just like that
F#m
I decided to strike back and flatten every tire on the bike rack
C#m
(Whosssssh) My first day in junior high, this kid said,
F#m
"It's you and I, three o'clock sharp this afternoon you die"
C#m
I looked at my watch it was one twenty
F#m
"I already gave you my lunch money what more do you want from me?!?"
C#m
He said, "Don't try to run from me, you'll just make it worse..."
F#m
My palms were sweaty, and I started to shake at first
C#m
Something told me, "Try to fake a stomach ache it works"
F#m
I screamed, "Owww! My appendix feels like they could burst!
C#m
Teacher, teacher, quick I need a naked nurse!"
F#m
[N] "What's the matter?"
C#m
[E] "I don't know, my leg, it hurts!"
F#m
[N] "Leg?!? I thought you said it was your tummy?!?"
C#m
[E] "Oh, I mean it is, but I also got a bum knee!"
F#m
[N] "Mr. Mathers, the fun and games are over.
C#m
And just for that stunt, you're gonna get some extra homework."
F#m
[E] "But don't you wanna give me after school detention?"
C#m
[N] "Nah, that bully wants to beat your ass and I'ma let him."
CHORUS
C#m B
Brain damage, ever since the day I was born
A#m G#
Drugs is what they used to say I was on
F# E
They say I never knew which way I was goin
D# G#
But everywhere I go they keep playin my song