Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. Besides releasing three studio albums — 1999's Dead Ends and Girlfriends, 2002's Last Stop Suburbia, and 2005's Before the Blackout — Allister made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover. On March 6, 2007, the band announced their intention to go on hiatus. In 2010 they reunited with announce of the new album ''Countdown to Nowhere" to be released October 3rd, 2010.
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Verse 1: B So they say there's F# a better way to make it B A 9 to 5 is the only E way you'll make it B But I don't know if I F# can take another day of this B Working overtime to F# save up for tomorrow B While all their promises E keep ringing out so hollow B Now they're taking all F# the bonuses away from me and I've spent-
Refrain: E -a fucking lifetime B/EbF# picking up the pieces E trying to get ahead B/EbF#/Bb but I'm still defeated E I never even wanted B this at all anyway Cuz it's been-
Chorus 1: B -5 years C#mB/Eb of medications F# 5 years of BF#/Bb accusations G#m 5 years EC#m enslaved in misery B 5 years C#mB/Eb of dedication F#/Bb 5 years of aggravation G#m 5 years EC#mBEF# enslaved in misery
Post Chorus: B--E-F#-
Verse 2: B It's all the same as F# we get a little older B Nowhere to go and too E late to start all over B You're just a number when you're working F# for the company B So play along while they rave about the stock F#B price And pretty soon you'll be buying into their EB lies Conformity is now F# rewarded with the guarantee That I'll spend-
(Repeat Refrain) (Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: E Nowhere to run to and now there's nothing B/Eb that will make C#m everything be alright E Once you know that you're never as important as the F# bottom line
Chorus 2: B 5 years of medications F# 5 years of accusations G#m 5 years EF# enslaved in misery B 5 years of dedication F# 5 years of aggravation G#m 5 years EF#BEF# enslaved in misery
Outro: BC#mB/Eb 5 years 5 years F#/BbBF#/Bb 5 years 5 years G#m 5 years EC#mB(hold) enslaved in misery