1st World Blues

Key: G Intro: G D C G D Verse 1: G D Jersey’s swerving like a bad friend C Blew through the tollbooth G D Never seen him again G D East River’s chock-full of made men C Concrete shoes, G D not swimming, not walking Chorus 1: C G It’s on and on and on it’s gone C G From Manhattan to East Babylon C G You got the talking, walking, white boy blues Am D You’re just a tool that’s never gonna get used

Verse 2: G D No hipsters, no spinsters Nobody’s looking back C All those babies snorting coke G D While your older brother’s smoking crack G Check my blind side on the Highline D Looking out on the West Side Highway C I seen an old man out the subway G D Drop dead like a poor drawn anime Chorus 2: C G On and on and on it’s gone C G From Gowanus to Staten Island C G You got the texting, sexting, acting, first world blues Am D You’re just a tool that’s never gonna get used [Solo] G D C G D Verse 3: G D I was talking crazy down at Old Navy C I was feeling despondent G D at Hot Topic G Cutting myself in the bathroom at The Gap D With the red snapback Tucker Carlson hat C G D Banana Republic Ah, you‘ll learn to love it G D Reaganomics was my favorite subject C Yeah, algebra is great always made me feel safe G D C But comparative religions I could never get an A+ D Plus Chorus 3: C G It goes on and on and on it’s gone C G From Fairacres to Aksarben C G You’ve got the trust fund, Top Golf, rich kid blues Am D You’re just a tool that’s never gonna get used G God Damn D It’s never gonna be C Send my report card in the mail G A plus D A plus Outro: G D C G D G