Intro: D G
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Verse 1:
D G
Fighting for survival is such a boring Battle
D
Want to get into my car
G
I wanna drive out to Seattle
A
Where the used record stores
G
Have much better prices
A
But I don't have a car
G
And I don't have a license
Verse 2:
D G
Should I take another walk to the DMV
D G
Get another learners permit with a Picture of me
A
I'd put it in my wallet
G
Along with my four dollars
A
And the condom that's still in there
G
That has probably expired
Em/G
I'd leave home for New York
But New York is where I'm from
A
I'm just looking for a way
G
To feel my life has begun
D G
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Verse 3:
D
Living in the city
G
Where I'm working like a walrus
D
But man I don't need your money
G
Man I'm gonna be an artist
A
Feeling like I wanna do
G
Whatever I feel inside
A
Put it down on paper
G
And I'll hope that people buy it
Verse 4:
D
And my only minor worry
G
Is how to pay the rent
D
But that won't even matter
G
When I lose my apartment
A
Then I'll really have no worries
G
I'll be just like a cassette
A
That you've taped up the tabs up
G
To put something new on it
Em/G
And when I hit record
God only knows what I will be
A
And if there is no god
G
Then it's a better mystery
D G
Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee X3
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Dee dee dee dee
D
Dee dee dee dee dee
Verse 5:
D G
Fighting for survival and I guess I must Be winning
D
And my story is so long
G
I can't remember the beginning
Em/G
Am I an optimist
Em/G
Or am I a pessimist
A
If I see a half empty half full cup
G
Is half full
A
Of nothingness.