The riff plays sporadically throughout the song. Can also be played on the B string as shown later.
Sometimes between B bars an E chord is thrown in (listen closely to the song to hear how often they do it),
but you can do that as much or as little as you like.
[Opening Riff]
B
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2----------------------------|
A|-6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-2---4--6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-2---4--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E C#m B
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
A|-6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-2---4--6-4-6----6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-2---4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B E B
[Verse 1]
B
Some boys hate themselves
E B
Spend their lives resenting their fathers
B
Some girls hate their bodies
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Saying
God, make me famous
C#m B
If you can't just make it painless
B
Just make it painless
[Main Riff]
B
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-2-4---4-2-0---4-2-4---4-2-0--2--4-2-4---5-4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-0-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
B
Assisted suicide
E B
She dreams about dying all the time
B
She told me she came so close
Filled up the bathtub and put on our first record
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Saying
God, make me famous
C#m
If you can't just make it painless
B
Just make it painless
[Main Riff]
B
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-2-4---4-2-0---4-2-4---4-2-0--2--4-2-4---5-4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-0-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
B
It goes on and on, I don't know what I want
B
On and on, I don't know if I want it
B
On and on, I don't know what I want
B
On and on, I don't know if I want it
B
(On and on I don't know what I want)
B
(On and on I don't know if I want it)
B
(On and on I don't know what I want)
B
(On and on I don't know if I want it)
[Verse 3]
B
Some girls hate themselves
E
Hide under the covers with sleeping pills and
B
Some girls cut themselves
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
E
Some boys get too much, too much love, too much touch
B
Some boys starve themselves
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
[Bridge]
E
Creature comfort makes it painless
C#m
Bury me penniless and nameless
B
Born in a diamond mine
E
It's all around you but you can't see it
B
Born in a diamond mine
It's all around you but you can't touch it
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Saying
God, make me famous
C#m
If you can't just make it painless
B
Just make it painless
[Bridge 2]
E C#m
It's not painless
B G#m
She was a friend of mine, a friend of mine
E C#m
And we're not nameless, oh
B E B
[Chorus]
B
It goes on and on, I don't know what I want
B
On and on, I don't know if I want it
B
On and on, I don't know what I want
B
On and on, I don't know if I want it
B
(On and on I don't know what I want)
B
(On and on I don't know if I want it)
B
(On and on I don't know what I want)
B E B
Well if you're not sure, better safe than sorry
[Post-Chorus]
B
Creature comfort, make it painless
B
Creature comfort, make it painless
[Verse 5]
B
We're the bones under your feet
E
The white lie of American prosperity
B
We wanna dance but we can't feel the beat
E B
I'm a liar, don't doubt my sincerity
[Post-Chorus]
B
Just make it painless
B E B
Creature comfort, make it painless
[Outro]
B
Na-na-na-na na-na-na
B
Na-na-na-na na-na-na
B
(Na-na-na-na na-na-na)
B
(Na-na-na-na na-na-na)
Creature comfort, make it painless