Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
A minorAm FF
I was born in a messed up century
C majorC DmDm
My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines
A minorAm FF
I bought a car
Beretta, age 16
C majorC DmDm
I brush my teeth with bleach 'cause I ain't got time for cavities
A minorAm FF
My daddy put a gun to my head
C majorC DmDm
Said, "If you kiss a boy
I'm gonna shoot you dead"
A minorAm FF
So I tied him up with gaffer tape and locked him in a shed
C majorC DmDm
Then I went out to the garden and I fucked my best friend
Chorus:
FF C majorC A minorAm
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
Because these people are so old
C majorC A minorAm
The way they think about it all
G+G FF
If I tried
I would never know
C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
But I know I'll never be alone
E minorEm A minorAm
It's alright, we'll survive
A minorAm
'Cause parents ain't always right
Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm A minorAm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Verse 2:
N.C.
Drop a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh
C majorC DmDm
See a thousand volts go through the son they wish they never had
A minorAm FF
They told me casual affection leads to sexual infection
C majorC DmDm
But it's hard to get an erection when you're so used to rejection
A minorAm FF
Yeah, the teacher fucked the preacher, but then he had to leave her
C majorC DmDm
Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader
A minorAm FF
"Hi, nice to meet ya," got nothing to believe in
C majorC DmDm
So let me know when my breathing stops
Chorus:
FF C majorC A minorAm
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
Because these people are so old
C majorC A minorAm
The way they think about it all
G+G FF
If I tried
I would never know
C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
But I know I'll never be alone
E minorEm A minorAm
It's alright, we'll survive
A minorAm
'Cause parents ain't always right
Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm A minorAm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Bridge:
A minorAm
Tick, tock, stop the clock
DmDm E minorEm
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
A minorAm
Tick, tock, stop the clock
DmDm E minorEm
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Chorus:
FF C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G FF
Because these people are so old
C majorC A minorAm
The way they think about it all
G+G FF
If I tried
I would never know
C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G FF
But I know I'll never be alone
E minorEm A minorAm
It's alright, we'll survive
N.C.
'Cause parents ain't always right
Chorus:
FF C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
Because these people are so old
C majorC A minorAm
The way they think about it all
G+G FF
If I tried
I would never know
C majorC A minorAm
My high hopes are getting low
G+G E minorEm FF
But I know I'll never be alone
E minorEm A minorAm
It's alright, we'll survive
A minorAm
'Cause parents ain't always right
Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm A minorAm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
FF C majorC
I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I
DmDm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I