It's History It's Poetry

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) A C#m E A C#m E A C#m E A C#m E Verse 1: A C#m E It's like a midlife crisis A C#m E Already has it in for me A C#m E I guess all this means A C#m G# Is I'll be dead by forty A B A A E B I get so caught up in the future that the present's just a blur A B E G#m I get so caught up in these anecdotes because I am obsessed with words 

Verse 2: C#m B And failure seems to scare me more than death  G#m A But hey, I think I've got at least a solid fifty bucks to my name C#m B So, clearly I'm okay. E A Yeah, clearly I'm okay. Chorus: A E C#m B I hate the way that I behave when I'm feeling so worn out A E C#m B Like I've got one foot in the grave and the other in my mouth  A C#m B A E F A C#m B A C#m G#m Verse 3: A B Is it just me, or does it seem like  A E B The world has a hit-list and no one survives?  A B Am I in its crosshairs? I've put in my time.  E B The nihilist in me is closing his eyes  Verse 4: A C#m G#m If the world went up in flames tonight  A E F# Maybe then it could finally shed some light on A C#m The questions eating me alive like:  A E n.c. Are my parents proud?  Chorus: A E C#m B I hate the way that I behave when I'm feeling so worn out A E C#m B Like I've got one foot in the grave and the other in my mouth A E Because contradictions are what I do well  C#m B I'm a narcissist who hates himself  A E I'm the king of ego in this town C#m B Who's plagued with crippling self-doubt  Bridge: A C#m But I'm okay B For now A C#m I said I'm okay B For now A E B E A E B Verse 5: A E B The world has made me feel so small A E B And I'm sure that you can tell this doesn't bother me at all  B She said, "Are you even sorry?  A E Are you out for blood or glory?  B A E B What's your story, boy?" A E B Is it too much to ask for both?  A E B Blood or glory?  A Is it too much to ask for both?