Chords with lyrics
Key: D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Sharing dirty microphones
A augmentedA D MajorD
With ska bands from the outer zones
A augmentedA D MajorD
Dancing in our plastic skirts
A augmentedA D MajorD
Trading kerosene for merch
A augmentedA D MajorD (2x)
A augmentedA D MajorD
Sleeping in your solar van
A augmentedA D MajorD
We had no worries and no plans
A augmentedA D MajorD
Driving through the night to play
A augmentedA N.C.
A augmentedA house show on the coast of Ohio
Chorus:
E minorEm
Oh no, no no, don’t think about it
G+G
It’s not like we can’t live without it
D MajorD A augmentedA
It’s just music
D MajorD A augmentedA
We used to play music
Verse 2:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Showcased for five or six drunk kids
A augmentedA D MajorD
At South by Southwest ’56
A augmentedA D MajorD
In an abandoned Taco Bell
A augmentedA D MajorD
Got paid in chips and cowrie shells
A augmentedA D MajorD (2x)
A augmentedA D MajorD
Your mom gave me her old guitar
A augmentedA D MajorD
The one she bought before the war
A augmentedA D MajorD
The pickguard still had bits of blood dried on it
A augmentedA (N.C.)
Your mom was the coolest
Chorus 2:
E minorEm
These days, mostly
I don’t think about it, she says
G+G
It’s not like I can’t live without it
D MajorD A augmentedA
It’s just music
D MajorD A augmentedA
We used to play music
G+G A augmentedA
God knows we never got anywhere
G+G A augmentedA
Although we went everywhere
G+G A augmentedA
It’s past curfew but the neighbours are away
G+G D MajorD
Come down to the bunker I’ll set up the PA
D MajorD
Solo:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA (repeat)
Chorus:
E minorEm
Oh no, no no, don’t think about it
G+G
It’s not like we can’t live without it
D MajorD A augmentedA
It’s just music
D MajorD A augmentedA
We used to play music
Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Sharing dirty microphones
A augmentedA D MajorD
With ska bands from the outer zones