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Intro:
E C G E C
E C G E C
Verse:
E C G E
Exit, exit, run for your life
C G
Don't leave nothing behind
E C G E C
Burn the boat to the water line
E C G E C D
There's no good one-word answer to untie the knot
Chorus:
G D
So when the future screams, "Hello"
G C
And every muscle's screaming, "Go"
C G D C G D E
What are you waiting for?
Verse:
E C G E
The kid with lightning spokes always took it too far
C G
He ever had a brother who could tell him
E C G E C
When to lower or raise the bar
E C G E C D
But is nature versus nurture, or just luck of the draw?
Chorus:
G D
So when the future screams, "Hello"
G C
And every muscle's screaming, "Go"
C G D
What are you waiting for?
C G D
What are you waiting for?
Bridge:
C Cb
Yeah, the kid with the lightning spokes
B
Handing out the Craven A smokes
A
Always took it too far
C Cb
Yeah, the kid with the banana forks
B
He's pickin' on the sissy 'bar' dorks
A
Always took it too far
Solo:
E C G E C D
E C G E C
E C G E C D
Chorus:
G D
So when the future screams, "Hello"
G C
And every muscle's screaming, "Go"
C G D
What are you waiting for?
C G D
What are you waiting for?
C G D
What are you waiting for?
C G D
What are you waiting for?
Outro:
A Dsus2
Always took it too far
A Dsus2
Always took it too far, oh yeah
A Dsus2
Yeah, the kid with the lightning spokes
A Dsus2
Always took it too far
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025