Intro: C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / Am Am | | Em / / / | / / C C | Verse 1: G C C G C C Thank God I was born in a time when something new was about to start G Am Am Em C C Been shut down I've been kicked around now there's an a-bomb in my heart G C C G C C And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive G Am Am Em G G So hang on and we'll turn up the sound of all the anger in our hearts
Pre-Chorus: C 'Cause right now under this fevering moon D I wanna take you for a ride Em To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed F It's ok Chorus: G C C Tell me a joke and make me smile G Bm7 Bm7 Play me the part be the star for a while Em D C C C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby G C C Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive G Bm7 Bm7 Do what you will, we're only here for a while Em D C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby Em D C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby Interlude: C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / Am Am | | Em / / / | / / C C | Verse 2: G C C G C C And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive G Am Am Em C C For I long for the shock and the awe of speaking plainly from my mind G C C G C C But I know there's a place downtown where they say there's a bug-free zone G Am Am Em G G So let's go, let's head out tonight and let the words in our minds spill out Pre-Chorus: C 'Cause right now under this fevering moon D I wanna take you for a ride Em To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed F It's all and a little bit more as we come alive again Chorus: G C C Tell me a joke and make me smile G Bm7 Bm7 Play me the part be the star for a while Em D C C C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby G C C Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive G Bm7 Bm7 Do what you will, we're only here for a while Em D C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby Em D C Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby Interlude: C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / Am Am | | Em / / / | / / C C | | G / / / | / / C C | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah | G / / / | / / C C | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah | G / / / | / / Am Am | Yeah Yeah Yeah Outro: Em It's only ripples in the sand Em It's only ripples in the sand Em