Intro: G E (x3) C D
Verse 1:
G C D G
alright i'm on johnson avenue in san luis obispo
G C D G
and i'm five years old or six maybe
G C D G
and indications that there's something wrong with our new house
C D
trip down the wire twice daily
Verse 2:
G C D G
i'm in the living room watching the watergate hearings
G C D G
while my stepfather yells at my mother
G C D G
launches a glass across the room straight at her head
C D
and i dash upstairs to take cover
Chorus 1:
C G
lean in close to my little record player on the floor
C D
so this is what the volume knob's for
G C D G
i listen to dance music
G C D G
dance music
Bridge: same as intro...
Verse 3:
G C D G
okay so look i'm seventeen years old
G C D G
you're the last best thing i got going
G C
but then the special secret sickness
D G
starts to eat through you
C D
what am i supposed to do no way of knowing
Verse 4:
G C D G
so i follow you down your twisting alleyways
G C D G
find a few cul-de-sacs of my own
G C D G
there's only one place this road ever ends up
C D
and i don't wanna die alone
Chorus 2:
C G
let me down let me down let me down gently
C D
when the police come to get me
G C D G
i listen to dance music
G C D G
dance music
Outro : G C D G (x4)