Tom: Am
Am F
I was born in a messed up century
C Dm
My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines
Am F
I bought a car, Beretta, age 16
C Dm
I brush my teeth with bleach 'cause I ain't got time for cavities
Am F
My daddy put a gun to my head
C Dm
Said, "If you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead"
Am F
So I tied him up with gaffer tape and locked him in a shed
C Dm
Then I went out to the garden and I fucked my best friend
[Chorus]
F C Am
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
G Em F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G F
If I tried, I would never know
C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G Em F
But I know I'll never be alone
Em Am
It's alright, we'll survive
Am
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm Am
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Drop a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh
C Dm
See a thousand volts go through the son they wish they never had
Am F
They told me casual affection leads to sexual infection
C Dm
But it's hard to get an erection when you're so used to rejection
Am F
Yeah, the teacher fucked the preacher, but then he had to leave her
C Dm
Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader
Am F
"Hi, nice to meet ya," got nothing to believe in
C Dm
So let me know when my breathing stops
[Chorus]
F C Am
'Cause my- high hopes are getting low
G Em F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G F
If I tried, I would never know
C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G Em F
But I know I'll never be alone
Em Am
It's alright, we'll survive
Am
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm Am
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
[Bridge]
Am
Tick, tock, stop the clock
Dm Em
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
Am
Tick, tock, stop the clock
Dm Em
Because I get the feeling that I'm gonna get shot
[Chorus]
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G F
If I tried, I would never know
C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G F
But I know I'll never be alone
Em Am
It's alright, we'll survive
N.C.
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Chorus]
F C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G Em F
Because these people are so old
C Am
The way they think about it all
G F
If I tried, I would never know
C Am
My high hopes are getting low
G Em F
But I know I'll never be alone
Em Am
It's alright, we'll survive
Am
'Cause parents ain't always right
[Post-Chorus]
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm Am
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
F C
I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I
Dm
I-I-I-I-I-I-I
