Chords with lyrics
Lyrics provided by the youtube channel "Fuck Yeah, Folk Punk!"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxOM1PY_xt8RVFrxY4qO9gg
Chords provided by the reddit user "pizzakitchen", who also made a great cover of the song
http://bit.ly/1UzTvBi
NOTE: The tab is open for edits, so please just go ahead and correct whatever is not right!
[Intro]
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Na Na Na Na nanana nananana Na Na Na Na nanana nananana
[Verse 1]
(Pat)
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
Termites are eating my home, and squirrels laugh at me through the walls.
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
I hate to admit it, but most days I wake up and follow the laws.
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
And I used to dream my beliefs would lead me onto barricades with Molotovs,
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
but mostly they lead me straight to a line at the post office to send zines to someone behind bars.
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Na Na Na Na nanana nananana Na Na Na Na nanana nananana
[Verse 2]
(Ceschi)
G+G E minorEm D MajorD G+G
This city is killing me. Pretty sure New Haven PD wants all of my friends to go down.
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
I walk down to Whaley and think of my fellow felons sleeping on overcrowded room grounds.
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
My girlfriend can’t handle the life that I lead. So I wander around this country,
E minorEm D MajorD
sleep on couches, play shows for twenty kids, hoping they’ll house me. (Sorry I'm allergic to cats)
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Na Na Na Na nanana nananana Na Na Na Na nanana nananana
[Verse 3]
(Pat)
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
Some just talk a good game - I can’t even do that.
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
Some just want to look cool - I don’t even wear black.
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
Some just want an excuse for crime and destruction.
G+G E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
I’m too afraid to shoplift, because last time I got busted.
[Bridge]
(Ceschi)
C majorC G+G
I can promise you this, Officer Smith: you don’t need to piss-test me or re-arrest me.
D MajorD E minorEm
I’m just playing these shows, I’m a law-abiding citizen.
C majorC
Please give me my license back. I no longer sell crack.
G+G D MajorD
I’m just 33, rapping, broke, trying my hardest to cope on the road. Almost all of my homies know that.
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Na Na Na Na nanana nananana Na Na Na Na nanana nananana
G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G