Intro: F B/Bm Cm (x2) Verse 1: F B/Bm Cm I was just a kid in the 2000s when F F/Gm Bm People said you couldn't trust the government F B/Bm Cm A single mom and double shift to feed her kids but F B It worked out fine
Verse 2: F B/Bm Cm I was still a kid in 2010 F F/Gm Bm When people said you couldn't trust the internet F B/Bm Cm But I used it to escape and maybe find some friends and F B It worked out fine Chorus: F B They're making signs out of picket fences F B/Bm Cm Screaming like it's World War Three F B Kids are leaving their schools to protest F B/Bm Cm Everything they see on TV F Hmm Verse 3: F B/Bm Cm I was still a kid in 2012 F F/Gm Bm When you were switching schools before our brother left F B/Bm Cm We never really figured out the time difference but F B We're still fine Chorus: F B You think you're safe behind picket fences F B/Bm Cm But you find it harder to breathe F B I'm sure the kids can outsmart the senate F B/Bm Cm Before it hits two hundred degrees F Hmm Bridge: F B/Bm They tell us it's ****** Cm But we'll make it better F B/Bm The world is on fire Cm Then I'll be your shelter F B/Bm They tell us it's ****** Cm But we'll make it better F B/Bm The world is on fire Cm Then I'll be your shelter F B/Bm They tell us it's ****** (**** your picket fence) Cm But we'll make it better (And your government) F B/Bm The world is on fire (And the consequence) Cm Then I'll be your shelter (Of all the arguments) F B/Bm They tell us it's ****** (**** your picket fence) Cm But we'll make it better (And your government) F B/Bm The world is on fire (And the consequence) Cm Then I'll be your shelter (Of all the arguments) Chorus: F B They're making signs out of picket fences F B/Bm Cm Screaming like it's World War Three F B Kids are leaving their schools to protest F B/Bm Cm Everything they see on TV F B You think you're safe behind picket fences F B/Bm Cm But you find it harder to breathe F B I know the kids can outsmart the senate F B/Bm Cm Before it hits two hundred degrees Outro: F B/Bm Cm I'm twenty-one, crying like a little kid F F/Gm Bm The government officials tweet the world has gone to **** F B/Bm Cm I pull double shifts just like my mother did
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