Chords with lyrics
♫ Verse 1:
G+G
I suggested we be friends, it’s stupid being cordial
G+G
Why must I invite acquaintances into my quarters?
E minorEm D MajorD
He smells out of Hollister, he’s dressed in business formal
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I should’ve guessed by now
G+G
Boys like him, they make moves quick, they couldn’t risk my shelf life
G+G
I miss setting expectations higher than my belt line
E minorEm D MajorD
I forget what plain appreciation ever felt like
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I say I’ll let him out
♫ Pre-Chorus 1:
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Don’t make jokes about how I’ll be in bed
C majorC D MajorD G+G
When did parents stop teaching respect?
♫ Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a pessimist, I’m so jaded
D MajorD G+G
Set a boundary, he’ll invade it
C majorC D MajorD
What is wrong with this generation?
G+G
To take no as an invitation
♫ Verse 2:
G+G
Trial two, I call him “dude”, I make sure to be forward
G+G
I turn on Avengers, then he switches it to horror
E minorEm D MajorD
Told him "I don’t want a lover, just a friend who’s loyal"
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
That’s when it all goes south
♫ Pre-Chorus 2:
C majorC D MajorD G+G (E MajorE)
Don’t act like my words aren’t what they seem
C majorC D MajorD G+G E MajorE
Not sorry to bruise your fragile self esteem
♫ Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a pessimist, I’m so jaded
D MajorD G+G
Set a boundary, he’ll invade it
C majorC D MajorD
What is wrong with this generation?
G+G
To take no as an invitation
♫ Bridge:
C majorC
Hear me clear, don’t be mistaken
D MajorD G+G
I’m no goal to score with patience
C majorC
Bargaining provokes my hatred
D MajorD G+G
My body’s no invitation
C majorC D MajorD
So I’m a pessimist, that’s what my blessing is
G+G E MajorE
I expect the worst from everybody that I meet
C majorC
Yeah it’s sweet
D MajorD G+G
But not a single boy’s disproven me
♫ Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a pessimist, I’m so jaded
D MajorD G+G
Set a boundary, he’ll invade it
C majorC D MajorD
What is wrong with this generation?
G+G
To take no as an invitation
♫ Outro:
C majorC
Invitation
Invitation
D MajorD G+G
Saying "no"'s no invitation
C majorC
Invitation
D MajorD G+G
Invitation