Detention Ukulele chords by Melanie Martinez

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Verse 1:
  Am          C
I'm not a bad guy
 C                                   F
So don’t treat me bad if I'm feeling sad, alright?
 D                                 Cm
Please don't be mad if I don’t smile back, alright?
 F                                 C
If I fuck up my words, don't think I'm absurd, alright?

Alright?


Pre-Chorus:
A

I'm physically exhausted
 Cm
Tired of my knuckles beating
 D
I'm chewing gum to pass this time of sadness

Can't you see it?
    Am                             Cm
You're too busy seeking selfish wishes

Don't care how I’m feeling
      Dm                       C
You write me up and say it’s love
                     F
And I can't believe it


Chorus:
 F
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
                    Cm
I can feel your blood pressure rise, f this tension
          Fm                     C
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
                           D
Pretending everything’s alright is detention


Post-Chorus:
C   C
De-de-detention
 C   C
De-de-detention
  F
Pretending everything's alright is (Shh)


Verse 2:
       Dm
The teachers don't care about me
         Am
Fuck how I feel as long as I make money
       D
They let them do whatever they want to me
                       Am
They're the customer, I’m chopped meat
              Cm
I'm chopped meat


Pre-Chorus:
   A
I'm physically exhausted
                 C
Tired of my knuckles beating
               Am
I'm chewing gum to pass this time of sadness
            F
Can't you see it?
                            Dm
You're too busy seeking selfish wishes

Don't care how I'm feeling
       D
You write me up and say it's love
                    C
And I can't believe it


Chorus:
  C
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
                                 Dm
I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension

Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
                          D
Pretending everything's alright is detention


Post-Chorus:
 C   C
De-de-detention
 C   C
De-de-detention
                            D
Pretending everything's alright is detention


Bridge:
    Am                         C
I wanna go home and you say, "Now is not the time"
 D
Fuck being all alone in back of the classroom, ah

Stop calling up my phone tryna say that I've been out of line
      Cm
When all I ever asked was to go to the bathroom


Chorus:
  C
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
                                 Dm
I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension

Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
                            D
Pretending everything's alright is detention


Outro:
   Cm
Tonight, I can feel your blood pressure rise
                            C#m
Let me crawl up into your mind
      N.C.
Pretending everything's alright (Is detention)