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