Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
D5 Bb5 G5 D5
Verse 1:
D5
Real time slipping away
Bb5
Been a while since yesterday
G5 D5
Dig around in my garden of decay
Verse 2:
D5
Trying to stay above the ground
Bb5
No you can’t let me down
G5 D5
I was lost to you but now I’m found
Pre-Chorus:
D5 Bb5 G5
Ooooh, It’s a wicked world
D5
The one we all deserve
D5 Bb5 G5
Ooooh, but maybe I can find
D5
A little peace of mind
Chorus 1:
D5
It’s a mess, It’s a mess, It’s a mess
Bb5
It’s a mess, It’s a mess, It’s a mess
G5 D5
It’s a mess, It’s a mess, It’s a mess
Verse 3:
D5
Wearing a hatful of hollow
Bb5
Raining like there’s no tomorrow
G5 D5
Does anybody know a way outta here?
D5
Feel like breaking away
Bb5
Get a permanent holiday
G5 D5
Live it up like a dog that’s gone astray
Pre-Chorus:
D5 Bb5 G5
Ooooh, It’s a wicked world
D5
The one we all deserve
D5 Bb5 G5
Ooooh, but maybe I can find
D5
A little peace of mind
Chorus 2:
D5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
Bb5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
G5 D5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
D5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
Bb5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
G5 D5
Stay alive, stay alive, stay alive
Instrumental:
D5 Bb5 G5 D5
D5 Bb5 G5 D5
Bridge:
D5 Bb5 G5
Tonight is the night, better hold on tight
D5
It’s out of sight
D5 Bb5 G5
Spirits are gonna fly, so high
D5
We’re never gonna die
Verse 4:
D5
Feel like breaking away
Bb5
Get a permanent holiday
G5 D5
Live it up like a dog that’s gone astray
D5
Real time slipping away
Bb5
Been a while since yesterday
G5 D5
Dig around in my garden of decay
D5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
Bb5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
G5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
D5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
D5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
Bb5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
G5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
D5
Ohh oh oh oh oh
Song History
Published: November 11, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025