Intro: Blah!
Verse 1:
Am F
I was born in a messed up century
C E
My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines
Am F
I bought a car, Beretta age sixteen
C
I brush my teeth with bleach
E
??Cause I ain'??t got time for cavities
Am F
My daddy put a gun to my head
C E
Said if you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead
Am
So I tied him up with gaffa tape
F
And I locked him in a shed
C
Then I went out to the garden
E
And I xxxxed my best friend
Chorus:
F C Am
'Cause my high hopes are getting low
G
Because these people are so old
F C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If I tried, I would never know
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G
But I know I'll never be alone
F C Am
It's alright, we'll survive
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'Cause parents ain't always right
Refrain:
Am F
I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I
C E
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Am F
I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I
C E
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Verse 2:
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Put a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh
C E
See a thousand volts go through the son they wish they never had
Am F
They told me casual affection leads to xxxual infection
C E
But it's hard to get an erection when you're so used to rejection
Am
Yeah, the teacher xxxxed the preacher
F
Then he had to leave her
C E
Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader
Am F
"Hi! nice to meet ya," got nothing to believe in
C E
So let me know when my breathing stops
Chorus:
F C Am
'Cause my high hopes are getting low
G
Because these people are so old
F C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If I tried, I would never know
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G
But I know I'll never be alone
F C Am
It's alright, we'll survive
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'Cause parents ain't always right
Interlude:
Am F
I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I
C E
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Am F
I-I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I
C E
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Bridge:
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Tick, tock, stop the clock
C E
Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Tick, tock, stop the clock
C E
Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Chorus:
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G
Because these people are so old
F C Am
The way they think about it all
G
If I tried, I would never know
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G
But I know I'll never be alone
F C Am
It's alright, we'll survive
-nc-
'Cause parents ain't always right
Outro -x2-: Am F C E