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Key: E
πΈ Intro:
E
πΈ Verse 1:
A
Teenage kicks, with messy kids
E
A lot of love, and shrugs, a local insurrection
A
And what it was, is what it is
E
I have to smile when she offers me protection
πΈ Pre-chorus:
D A E
It's all fun until the ashtray's full
D A E A E D
You call the man, but the man won't come at all
E
Here comes the fall
πΈ Chorus:
Bm
And it's all good until the birds start chirping
Dm A
The strangers leave, and the drugs stop working
F# Bm
It's all good until the dawn prevails and what was in the mail
A E D
Is at your door again
A E
And you're alone again
πΈ Verse 2:
A
We feel good, but then we should
E
Because we pay, to feel, to feel like we're perfection
A E
A cheeky half, a proper laugh, and it goes dark
E
And I dance with my reflection
πΈ Pre-chorus:
D A E
It's all fun until the sun comes up
D E
You call the man but he won't wake up at all
E
Sunday morning call
πΈ Chorus:
A Bm
And it's all good until the birds start chirping
Dm A
The strangers leave, and the drugs stop working
F# Bm
It's all good until the dawn prevails and what was in the mail
A E
Is at your door again
A Bm
The look of lust becomes a beast of burden
Dm A
You're paranoid and peeking through the curtains
F# Bm
It's way too late now to go to bed, you're in your head
E
And on your own again
E
You're on your own again
πΈ Bridge:
A Bm Dm A F# Bm E
Na na na na na
[Out-Chorus]
A Bm
And it's all good until the birds start chirping
Bm
(Birds start chirping)
Dm A
The strangers leave, and the drugs stop working
A
(Drugs stop working)
F# Bm
It's all good until the dawn prevails and what was in the mail
A E
Is at your door again
A Bm
The look of lust becomes a beast of burden
Bm
(Beast of burden)
Dm A
You're paranoid and peeking through the curtain
A
(Through the curtain)
F# Bm
It's way too late now to go to bed, you're in your head
E
And on your own again
A
You're all alone again
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Published: February 18, 2026
Last Updated: February 18, 2026