Permanent Chords

Intro: G D/F# Em D C D G D/F# Em D C G Verse 1: C G I think I'm going to work construction B7 Em Just to make something of myself C G D I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf C G I want to get my hands dirty B7 Em D I want to feel a burning in my legs C G D I want more than a receipt for what I paid Chorus 1: Em D Everybody loves something new C G 'Cause you can open it and plug it in Em D And it feels like a good night's sleep C G Like the girl you like paid you a compliment B7 Em D C D They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to who's listening G D/F# Em D C G I'm still looking for something a little more permanent

Instrumental: G D/F# Em D C G Verse 2: C G I am not a poet B7 G Show me the easy way and I'll do it C G D No one could ever say that I've been trying way too hard C G Everything that I have ever owned B7 Em D Got dusty and old C G D So I threw it out just to make myself some room Chorus 2: Em D I'm like everybody I love something new C G 'Cause you can open it and plug it in Em D And it feels like a good night's sleep C G Like the girl you like paid you a compliment B7 Em D C D They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming; they can talk to who's listening G D/F# Em C G I'm still looking for something that I can die with Solo: Em D C G Em D C G G D/F# Em D C D G D/F# Em D C G Verse 3: C G If my luck is running out B7 Em Please don't let it be so with love C G D It's been a long year, but I'm not ready to give up C G Even If I lay ten million bricks B7 Em D And they break through the summer haze C G D Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Chorus 3: Em D Because everybody loves something new C G You get rid of what came before Em D And it feels like a long hot shower C G Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm B7 Em D C D So they can keep construction and they can keep 'em coming and I won't be listening G D/F# Em D C D I found something a little more permanent G D/F# Em D C G I found someone that I can die with Outro: G D/F# Em D C G