Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
e|-----|-----|-----|---2-|
BB|---0-|---2-|---3-|---3-|
G+G|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D MajorD|-----|-----|-----|-0---|
A augmentedA|-----|-0---|-2---|-----|
E MajorE|-3---|-----|-----|-----|
C majorC
Verse 1:
E minorEm C majorC
My spirit's free, you won't get me
BB C majorC
Into the box your life is locked in
E minorEm C majorC
Your value system's broken down
BB C majorC
I see it blocks the road it stopped in
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And every day the things you crave
BB C majorC
Make a play for my affection
G+G C majorC
I tell you straight
A minorAm
I won't be swayed
BB
I'm walking in the opposite direction
E minorEm G+G A minorAm C majorC
Verse 2:
E minorEm C majorC
They scream at me from flashing screens
BB C majorC
They hassle me from city walls
E minorEm C majorC
But these are other people's dreams
BB C majorC
They don't resemble mine at all
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And every day the things you crave
BB C majorC
Make a play for my affection
G+G C majorC
I tell you straight
A minorAm
I won't be swayed
BB
I'm walking in the opposite direction
E minorEm G+G A minorAm C majorC
Verse 3:
E minorEm C majorC
The stuff that you hold dear and high
BB C majorC
How does it warrant such devotion?
E minorEm C majorC
I think you've lost the reason why
BB C majorC
Though you still carry on the motion
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And every day the things you crave
BB C majorC
Make a play for my affection
G+G C majorC
I tell you straight
A minorAm
I won't be swayed
BB
I'm walking in the opposite direction
Outro:
e|-----|-----|-----|---2-|
BB|---0-|---2-|---3-|---3-|
G+G|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D MajorD|-----|-----|-----|-0---|
A augmentedA|-----|-0---|-2---|-----|
E MajorE|-3---|-----|-----|-----|
C majorC