[Verse 1]
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Everyday
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
We earn our meager pay
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
But it takes its toll
G C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
To play the happy prole
[Verse 2]
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
They buy your labor
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Try to steal your soul
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Bite the bullet Hold your tongue
G C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
And play the happy prole
[Verse 3]
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Paranoid and tired
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Quit before you're fired
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
But they've got you in the hole
G Abm
So you play the happy prole
[Bridge]
Am D
You need the money
G
So you got to play it dumb
Am D
But if you play it long enough
G
It's just what you become
Am Am/Bb Am/G Am/Gb x4
[Verse 4]
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Pay your rent pay your bills
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
Pay the doctor for your pills
C C7/Bb F Fm/Ab
So you can work another day
G
As life slips away