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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Spoken intro:
I really don't think you should judge a book by it's cover
Oh my God, what are they wearing?
Give me a break
Intro:
A C#m G Bm
A C#m Em7 D
Verse 1:
A C#m
Born in the free land, brought up by soft hands
G Bm
Cruisin' the left lane
A C#m
Paint by numbers, results in numbness say numbers
Em7 D
Go the game plan
A E
Silver tongues and rusty lungs
G D
My love and hate relation, a velvet generation
Chorus:
Am C
Too rich to try
G D
But too poor to buy
Am C G D
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
Am C
You're too young to reach
G D
But too old to teach
Am C G D Fmaj7 Em7
We got everything, or do we have nothing at all?
A C#m G Bm
A C#m Em7 D
Verse 2:
A C#m
Sweetest candy gets a sugar coat
G D
We hit the ground running on a perfect road
A C#m
Give me love, give me real
Em7 D
Give me something I can feel, now
A C#m
Senses are all bubble wrapped
G D
All high on medication, a blurry generation
Chorus:
Am C
Too rich to try
G D
But too poor to buy
Am C G D
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
Am C
You're too young to reach
G D
But too old to teach
Am C G D Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
And we got everything, or do we have nothing at all?
Interlude:
Bm A Bm Em7
Bm A Bm Em7
Chorus:
Am C
You're too rich to try
G D
But too poor to buy
Am C G D
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
Am C
You're too young to reach
G D
But too old to teach
Am C G D Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
And we got everything, or do we have nothing at all?
Am
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Last Updated: April 5, 2019