B C# F#
Standing on the edge of someone’s shadow
F# D#m B C#
I put my hands above my head
F# D#m B C#
But I got several mannequins in my bed
B C#
So what do I do? (take the high road)
B C#
Teenage alien blues (take the high road)
Oh, no, no
B C# D#m
Can’t stand the truth
B(single note)
B
D# - - -0-2-
A# -1-3- - -
F# D#m B C#
I threw my mind out in the garbage yesterday
F# D#m B C#
Whether I’m on drugs or not, I’m brain dead, either way
B C#
So what do I do? (take the high road)
B C#
See you making out (take the high road)
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
B C# D#m
Can’t stand the high road, baby
B C# D#m
If you want some of my love, darlin’
B C# D#m
You can walk to my house, babe
F D# F B x4
F D# F B
I will stand up for my rights
F D# F B
From Jesus Jones and all his parasites
F D# F B
They’re doing testings on mice
F D# F B
In a psychedelic chromosome device
F D# F B
I will stand up in my mind
F D# G# A#
And tear your heart right down
(Guitar comes in)
F D# F B F D# G# A#
F D# F B
The current state of our minds
F D# F B
In six or seven years won’t matter
F D# F B
I will stand up in my mind
F D# G# A#
And tear your heart right down
F D# F B
F D# G# A#
And recognize the future is now
F D# F B
F D# G# A#
F D# F B x4
C#
Oh, but it gets so hard
F# Fm D#m
With both feet on the ground
C#
I could make you my own
F# Fm D#m
But now you’re down
C#
And make you my own
F# Fm G#
But now you’re down
G#
Now I’ve got a sweetie
F#
Who knows just how to treat me
C# F#
But everyone’s talkin’ ‘bout haircuts
C# F#
No, no, everyone’s talkin’ ‘bout Jesus Jones
G# F# G# F# xAlot
B D#m A# xAlot