Intro
E A B
E C#m B
Verse 1
E A E A E
All my life trouble follows me like a mystery girl
E A B
And I've been chasing round the memory like a mystery girl
E A E A E
I've been getting lost searching my soul all around this town
E A B
I took a wrong turn in growing up and it's freaking me out
Pre-Chorus
A B
Back at school it never made much sense
A B
Now I pay but I can't pay attention
A B C#m
Teaching me the hardest lessons of my life
A B Abm C#m
Too dumb to die I guess but that's the way it goes
A B
Sometimes I must regress these
Chorus
E A B
Sex drugs violence
E C#m B
English math science
E A B
Safety in numbers
E C#m B
Give me give me danger
Verse 2
E B C#m Abm
What little wanna be an imbecil
A E B B
But Jesus made me that way
E A E A E
All my life I've been running wild like a runaway
E A B
Wherever the night takes me like a stowaway
Pre-Chorus
A B
Back at school it never made much sense
A B
Now I pay but I can't pay attention
A B C#m
Teaching me the hardest lessons of my life
A B Abm C#m
Too dumb to die I guess but that's the way it goes
A B
Sometimes I must regress these
Chorus
E A B
Sex drugs violence
E C#m B
English math science
E A B
Safety in numbers
E C#m B
Give me give me danger
Solo (x2)
E A E A E
E A B
Pre-Chorus
A B
Back at school it never made much sense
A B
Now I pay but I can't pay attention
A B C#m
Teaching me the hardest lessons of my life
A B Abm C#m
Too dumb to die I guess but that's the way it goes
A B
Sometimes I must regress these
Chorus
E (hold) A B
Sex drugs violence
E (hold) C#m B
English math science
E (hold) A B
Safety in numbers
E (hold) C#m B
Give me give me danger
Chorus (x2)
E A B
Sex drugs violence
E C#m B
English math science
E A B
Safety in numbers
E C#m B
Give me give me danger
Outro
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A B
A B E