[Intro]
C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / Am Am |
| Em / / / | / / C C |
[Verse 1]
G C C G C C
Thank God I was born in a time when something new was about to start
G Am Am Em C C
Been shut down I've been kicked around now there's an a-bomb in my heart
G C C G C C
And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive
G Am Am Em G G
So hang on and we'll turn up the sound of all the anger in our hearts
[Pre-Chorus]
C
'Cause right now under this fevering moon
D
I wanna take you for a ride
Em
To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed
F
It's ok
[Chorus]
G C C
Tell me a joke and make me smile
G Bm7 Bm7
Play me the part be the star for a while
Em D C C C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
G C C
Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive
G Bm7 Bm7
Do what you will, we're only here for a while
Em D C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
Em D C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
[Interlude]
C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / Am Am |
| Em / / / | / / C C |
[Verse 2]
G C C G C C
And I know that the times are rough but I won't play dead while I'm alive
G Am Am Em C C
For I long for the shock and the awe of speaking plainly from my mind
G C C G C C
But I know there's a place downtown where they say there's a bug-free zone
G Am Am Em G G
So let's go, let's head out tonight and let the words in our minds spill out
[Pre-Chorus]
C
'Cause right now under this fevering moon
D
I wanna take you for a ride
Em
To the reasons you need be it hunger or greed
F
It's all and a little bit more as we come alive again
[Chorus]
G C C
Tell me a joke and make me smile
G Bm7 Bm7
Play me the part be the star for a while
Em D C C C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
G C C
Gimme a wink, Let me know you're alive
G Bm7 Bm7
Do what you will, we're only here for a while
Em D C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
Em D C
Absolutely no decorum whatsoever, baby
[Interlude]
C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / Am Am |
| Em / / / | / / C C |
| G / / / | / / C C |
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
| G / / / | / / C C |
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
| G / / / | / / Am Am |
Yeah Yeah Yeah
[Outro]
Em
It's only ripples in the sand
Em
It's only ripples in the sand
Em
It's only ripples in the sand