Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
Verse 1:
A minorAm
I've got the 21st century survival blues
G+G
A augmentedA condition brought on by watching the news
DmDm
Things have been quiet for far too long
EAnd if I know human beings, things are gonna go wrong
A minorAm
We were raised in a glade of unsustainable peace
G+G
Not many of us ever have to live on our knees
DmDm
I'm scared that I won't have the strength that it takes
E MajorE
To stand up when the levee breaks
Chorus:
FF G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
E MajorE A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
FF G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
E MajorE A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
FF G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
E MajorE A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
FF G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
E MajorE
But to tell you the truth I just need you
Verse 2:
A minorAm
I've got the 21st century survival blues
G+G
A augmentedA generation raised up without paying its dues
DmDm
Comfortable enough to play around with that
E MajorE
Without knowing how to survive when the lights go out
A minorAm
And if we take away the things that they've been depending on
G+G
We'll be failing like children in a nursery home
DmDm
So I started making lists of the essential things
E MajorE
For when the storms bring what they bring
Chorus:
FF G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
E MajorE A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
FF G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
E MajorE A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
FF G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
E MajorE A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
FF G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
E MajorE
But to tell you the truth
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you
Verse 3:
FF
I've got the 21st century survival blues
F#F#
I've got shelter, drinking water I've got cupboards of food
FF
And I know I can survive in my apocalypse home
F#F# G+G
But what's the point of surviving if you're just surviving alone
Chorus:
FF G+G
So meet me at home when the sirens go off
E MajorE A minorAm
I don't wanna be alone so don't you get lost
FF G+G
I know a place where the two of us can hide
E MajorE A minorAm
We can barricade the door and we'd be safe inside
FF G+G
When the harsh winds blow and the world gets cold
E MajorE A minorAm
You can't trust kindness and you can't eat gold
FF G+G
I've got the 21st century survival blues
E MajorE
But to tell you the truth, let me tell you the truth
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm
I just need you-you