🎸 Intro: A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G E A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G E 🎸 Verse 1: B D G You can scream like a banshee and still nothing comes B D G You can buy a hot balloon and watch the sky grow dull B D G E I've said it all before I am ready for the high B D 'Cause nothing works worse than the weekend fix B D G I put the money in the slots and then they fell to bits B D G E I've said it all before I am ready for the high
🎸 Chorus: B I'm ready for the high life D A kiss without a fistfight F#m A bang without the dynamite Em A place I wanna stay B I always think in extremes D I should be thinking moon beams A I should be pulling you close to me Em And not explaining why B I am ready for the high 🎸 Interlude: A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G E 🎸 Verse 2: B D G Maybe Generation X are the chosen ones B D G They've got everything they need beneath their aching thumbs B D G E I'll say it all again I am ready for the high B D G Because underneath the low, there's a lower part B D G A place I only like to go to when we come apart B D G E I'll say it all again I am ready for the high 🎸 Chorus: B I'm ready for the high life D A kiss without a fistfight F#m A bang without the dynamite Em A place I wanna stay B I always think in extremes D I should be thinking moon beams A I should be pulling you close to me Em And not explaining why I am ready for the high B I am ready for the high 🎸 Instrumental: B D F#m Em B D A Em 🎸 Chorus: B I'm ready for the high life D A kiss without a fistfight F#m A bang without the dynamite Em A place I wanna stay B I always think in extremes D I should be thinking moon beams A I should be pulling you close to me Em And not explaining why B I am ready for the high A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G E (I am ready for the high) A B A B D G A B A B D G A B A B D G E 🎸 Outro: B I am ready for the high