The Key To Life On Earth chords by Declan Mckenna

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



*STRUM ONCE ONLY IN VERSE 2*
*E/F = E CHORD IS THE TRANSITION CHORD FROM D TO F. PLAYING IT IS OPTIONAL*

*INTRO*
F     C
G     Dm  Am
F     C
G     Am

Verse 1:
F   C
Gold, let it unfold
  G               Dm Am
And imagine you're dressed in gold
F         C        G
Roaring crowds in Manchester will manage to be told

Pre-Chorus:
  Dm    Am        C
Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring
G      D
 The way she looks at him
E/F     Am        C        G
The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go


Chorus:
  F     C             G
But we've been held back for after-school meetings
    Dm   Am   F
They've got it in for me
  C
For all it's worth
  G       Am
The key to life on Earth

F    C         G
Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals
   Dm   Am   F
Have got it in for me
  C
For all I'm worth
  G       Am
The key to life on Earth


Instrumental:
F     C
G     Dm  Am
F     C
G     Am


Verse 2:
F      C
 Holy smokes
     G       Dm  Am
 You kids and your jokes
    F         C         G         Am
 Asking where we got our jeans and where the hell we found our coats
       F           C         G      Dm  Am
 'Cause dirty streets these days are graced by Nikes of black and green
        F      C        G
 And headstrong boys in chinos barely grasp what that could mean


Pre-Chorus:
  Dm  Am        C
And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
  G    D
The boys who poked your eye
E/F    Am        C         G
The common fool, the walk to school for you and I


Chorus:
  F     C             G
But we've been held back for after-school meetings
    Dm   Am   F
They've got it in for me
  C
For all it's worth
  G       Am
The key to life on Earth

  F        C            G
The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids
  Dm   Am    F
Are living here for free
  C
On my home turf
  G       Am
The key to life on Earth


*INSTRUMENTAL*
F     C
G     Dm   Am
F     C
G     Am

Verse 4:
F     C         G
Call in to wake you up in the morning
Dm    Am      C         G
Iron your suit and tie forever until you die
   F      C          G   Dm   Am    F
Join forces, like carousels and their horses forever spinning 'round
  C         G    Am
And never coming down


Outro:
F              C
Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
G                Dm   Am
Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
F               C
Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
G             Dm      Am
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
F              C
Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
G                Dm   Am
Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
F               C
Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
G             Dm      Am
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out