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C
Another gloomy Monday shows its face
G
And the instapot coffee’s lost its taste
Am
And the six o'clock train’s always running late.
G
But if I stop now I know I’m never gonna make it.
C G
Back to the tragedy, laugh like a comedy, Rogaine society, dial-up lobotomy.
Am G
Nine to five fantasize about the end of the day, just to wake up and do it all again.
C G
I should have known better than to think that this could change
Am G
I should have seen the pattern, how disconnected I became
C G Am
Climbing that corporate ladder. If you need somebody to take the blame.
G
You can call me a quitter. But I’m calling
C
it a coming of age.
C G Am G C G Am G C
A-ok. I’ll be ok. Ok ok. I’ll be a-ok.
C
Back to the rat race run in place.
G
I just spin my wheel till my my next lunch break.
Am
And hope it gets better with a five cent raise.
G
But I can’t stop until I get paid.
C
I don’t know which is worse, the commute or the hearse.
G
I don’t think that it’s worth it anymore.
Am
Sick of living for the paycheck.
G
Blow it on the weekend. I’m giving up and loading up the briefcase.
C G
I should have known better than to think that this could change
Am G
I should have seen the pattern, how disconnected I became
C G Am
Climbing that corporate ladder. If you need somebody to take the blame.
G
You can call me a quitter. But I’m calling
C G Am G C G Am G C
A-ok. I’ll be ok. Ok ok. I’ll be a-ok.
Am
You don’t know what you don’t know
G
Until you notice nobody knows what they’re doing.
Am
It’s all just a long shot con to get what you want.
G
You make the rules and you get to break them.
Am
You set the goal post. Write the score board.
G
You get to choose when you get to go home.
Am
You walk the tightrope.You let the cliff go.
G C
You get to choose if you want to just go home.
G
I should have known better than to think that this could change
Am G
I should have seen the pattern, how disconnected I became
C G Am
Climbing that corporate ladder. If you need somebody to take the blame.
G
You can call me a quitter. But I’m calling
C G
You don’t know what you don’t know.
Am G
Until you notice nobody knows what they’re doing.
C G
It’s all just a long shot con to get what you want.
Am G C
You make the rules and you get to break them.
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Published: June 19, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025