chordBAND

no capo!

[verse (1)]

Am F
i was born in a messed up century
G
my favourite flavoured sweets
C
Are raspberry amphetamines
Am F
i bought a car, beretta, age sixteen
G
I brush my teeth with bleach
C
‘cause i ain’t got time for cavities

Am F
my daddy put a gun to my head
G
Said if you kiss a boy
C
I'm gonna shoot you dead
Am
So i tied him up with gaffa tape and
F
I locked him in a shed
G
Then i went out to the garden and
C
I fucked my best friend, 'cause my

[chorus (1)]

F C Am
high hopes are getting low
G F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If i tried, i would never know

F C Am
my high hopes are getting low
G
But i know i'll never be alone
F E Am
it's alright, we'll survive
Am
Cause parents ain't always right

F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G Am
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah

[verse (2)]

Put a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh
G
See a thousand volts go through
C
The son they wish they never had
Am
They told me casual affection
F
Leads to sexual infection
G
But it's hard to get an erection
C
When you're so used to rejection

Am
Yeah, the teacher fucked the preacher
F
But then he had to leave her
G C
Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader
Am F
Hi, nice to meet ya, got nothing to believe in
G
So let me know when my breathing stops, cause my

[chorus (2)]

F C Am
high hopes are getting low
G F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If i tried, i would never know

F C Am
my high hopes are getting low
G
But i know i'll never be alone
F E Am
it's alright, we'll survive
Am
Cause parents ain't always right

F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G Am
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah

[bridge]

Am
Tick tock, stop the clock
Dm E
Because i got the feeling that i'm gonna get shot
Am
Tick tock, stop the clock
Dm E
Because i got the feeling that i'm gonna get shot

[chorus (3)]

F C Am
All my high hopes are getting low
G F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If i tried, i would never know

F C Am
my high hopes are getting low
G
But i know i'll never be alone
F E Am
it's alright, we'll survive
Am
Cause parents ain't always right

F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G Am
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah
F C
Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah
G Am
Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah