Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
LEX:
G minorGm
My mom's a bitch
Bb majorBb
An alcoholic
C minorCm
A augmentedA melancholic
Eb MajorEb FF
That we keep afloat
G minorGm
It's time to flip the switch
Bb majorBb
When the?problem's?chronic
C minorCm
Not being hyperbolic
Eb MajorEb FF
But?it's time to ghost
Pre-Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And when the?sun shines down upon me
C minorCm
I'll know I'm righteous, babe
Eb MajorEb FF
In this time of crisis, babe
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And when the sun shines down over Cali
C minorCm
The future's priceless, babe
Eb MajorEb FF
The past's a virus, babe
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C minorCm
'Cause we're CaliforM.I.A
FF
M.I.A
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb G minorGm
'Cause we're CalifoM.I.A
Verse 2:
ETHAN:
G minorGm
It beats bein' broke
Bb majorBb
In this day and ages
C minorCm
What the use of wages
Eb MajorEb FF
If you can't afford a smoke?
LEX:
G minorGm
It's not a trope
Bb majorBb
I'll be an actress
C minorCm
'Cause I've had practice
Eb MajorEb FF
Selling hope
Pre-Chorus:
LEX & ETHAN:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And when the sun shines down upon us
C minorCm
We'll know we're righteous, babe
Eb MajorEb FF
We survived the crisis, babe
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And when the sun shines down over Cali
C minorCm
We won't need a license
Eb MajorEb FF
'Cause love will drive us
Chorus:
LEX, ETHAN, & HANNAH:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Oh, we're CaliforM.I.A
LEX & ETHAN:
C minorCm
We're missing in action
FF
Addition by subtraction
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C minorCm
We're CaliforM.I.A
LEX (spoken):
G minorGm
Dear Mom
Bb majorBb
It's been real - real bad
C minorCm
I'd say you did your best
Eb MajorEb
But I'm not a liar
ETHAN (spoken):
FF
Oh, L-I-E-R, babe
LEX (spoken):
G minorGm Bb majorBb
We get it, Ethan, you're a good speller.
C minorCm
I'm taking Hannah, as far away as we can get
Eb MajorEb FF
I'd give you an address but I don't want to
G minorGm Bb majorBb
Don't write, don't call, don't ask
C minorCm
Sincerely, Lex
N.C.
P.S. Get yourself a new trailer
N.C
'Cause this one is broke as shit!
Chorus:
LEX & ETHAN:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C minorCm
'Cause we're CaliforM.I.A
FF
M.I.A
LEX & ETHAN:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
'Cause we're Califor
G minorGm Bb majorBb C minorCm Eb MajorEb FF G minorGm
M.I.A