[Intro] (x2)
A D E D E
[Verse]
A
We are the sons and daughters of children
D
We're all just figuring it out as we go
E
We were born to fill a void inside our confused parents
D
And then we're left here to die all alone
A
And then we found out God was a knock-knock joke
D
When we answered the door, there was nobody home
E
Aren't you glad I didn't tell you the nonsense they fed me
D
All about forbidden fruit
A
And then they sent us off to schools, and factories, and wars
D
To teach us its okay to die, as long as we're poor
E
Then you tell me not to tread on you
D
In the land of the free and the home of the depraved
[Chorus]
D F#m D
These are the things, these are the things they never tell you
D E D
These are the things I've had to learn on my own, all alone
[Break]
A D E D E
[Verse]
A
So let the boys be girls and the girls be boys
D
We can all fall in love, we can all get destroyed
E
We don't need old rich white men to tell us
D E
Who we can kiss goodnight
A
‘Cause we can listen to Slayer or we can't just get stoned
D
We can teach ourselves it's okay to be alone
E
We can start our own bands in our basements
D
We can break up citing creative differences
[Chorus]
D F#m D
These are the things, these are the things they never tell you
D F#m E
These are the things I've had to learn on my own
N.C. D
All on my own
C#m E
All on my own
D
All on my own
C#m E
All on my own
D
All on my own
C#m E
All on my own
D
All on my own
C#m E
All on my own
[Verse]
A
So let's forget world wars, and government crooks
D
We can write our own novels, and history books
E
We can call this a new beginning
D
We can write our own soundtrack
E
This time around
It's gonna sound like
A
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
D
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
E
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
D E
Ba-dee-dah, ba-dee-dah
A
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
D
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
E
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba
D E
Ba-dee-dah, ba-dee-dah
A
So let's forget world wars, and government crooks
D
We can write our own novels, and history books
E
We can call this a new beginning
D
We can write our own soundtrack
E
This time around