Standard Tuning EADGBe No Capo [Play slowly] "Sit down, I'm gonna tell you a story..." Intro: C/G [alternate roots back and forth] Verse 1: C/G F C/G I'm gonna steal some bedsheets, from an amputee C/G D G G7 I'm gonna mount em on a canvas, in the middle of the gallery F Bdim7 Am Am/G D7/F# Am Am/G D7/F# I'm gonna tell everybody it was painted by a chimpanzee, but just between you and me G G7 C/G Here at the cultural low water mark, if it's fraud or art, they'll pay you to believe Verse 2: C/G F C/G I'm gonna take five young dudes, from white families C/G D G G7 Gonna mount em on a billboard, in the middle of the country F Bdim7 Am Am/G D7/F# Am Am/G D7/F# I'm gonna tell everybody they sing like angels with whiter teeth, but just between you and me G G7 C/G They're just like the ones before, with their standards lower, every concert goer will pay you to believe Bridge: F C/G Caffeine in the morning, alcohol at night F C/G Cameras to record you and mirrors to recognize Am Am/G D7/F# And as the world is getting smaller, small things take up all your time Am Am/G D7/F# Narcissus would have had a field day if he could have got online G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# And friends it's not self-love that kills you, it's when those who hate you are allowed G G7 Am Am/G D/F# To sell you that you're a glorious shit the entire world revolves around G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# And that you're the eater, and not the eaten, but that your hunger will only cease G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# If you come binge on radiant blandness at the disposable feast... Am F Just quickly how would you rate yourself Am F In terms of sex appeal and cultural significance? Bb Do you usually listen to music like this? can we recommend some similar artists? Gm F# F Are you feeling depressed?...but your feedback's important,...to us... Verse 3: C/G F C/G Gonna buy myself a sports team, and put em in a pit C/G D G G7 Gonna wage the old crusade, against consciousness F Bdim7 Am Am/G D7/F# Am Am/G D7/F# All I need's a couple winners to get every loser to fight in it, keep the golden calf, just need the bullshit G G7 C/G They won't just sell themselves into slavery, they'll get on their knees and pay you to believe (end)
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