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-Intro-
|        C      F/C|       G/C    F/C   G/C|  (x2)
-Verse-
    CDon't let C#dimthis affect Dmthe gameG  
    CEvery fivC#dime months we act Dmthe sameG  
FM7But I never get used       F#m7b5to putting you off
|           G      C/G|           G7     C/G    G7   C/G|  
     CAnd no onC#dime could've scriptDmed thisG  
     CWho knows C#dimwhat'll come Dmof itG  
     FM7I refuse to believe        F#m7b5it was all just a waste
|        G   C/G|                        G7|
                      Cause look around
-Chorus-
    FEveryCbody’s on the Gfood chaiAmn funnGy but from
    FDay to day Cwe get from Ambottom to topEm/G  
And if Fyou get losCt you start E7over agaiAmn
But we    Ab6don't ever get to no we    Gm7don't ever get to stop
-Intro-
|        C      F/C|       G/C    F/C   G/C|  (x2)
-Verse-
     CI wake uC#dimp in this obDmlivious stateG  
     CGo to slC#dimeep trying to save Dmsome faceG  
     FM7Cause I’ve never been one        F#m7b5for acting naïve
|           G      C/G|           G7     C/G    G7   C/G|  
     CAnd so whatC#dim? We’ve got nothDming to proveG  
     CWhy on eartC#dimh would we softDmen the moodG  
     FM7Do we think that this wirF#m7b5e       is better left live?
|        G   C/G|                        G7|
                      Cause look around
-Chorus-
    FEveryCbody’s on the Gfood chaiAmn funnGy but from
    FDay to day Cwe get from Ambottom to topEm/G  
And if Fyou get losCt you start E7over agaiAmn
But we    Ab6don't ever get to no we    Gm7don't ever get to stop
-Intro-
|        C      F/C|       G/C    F/C   G/C|
|        C      F/C|       G/C        F/C|
-Bridge-
     CI would've known Gmbetter if I was on the FM7outsideEm7  Dm7  
     CI would've known Gmbetter if I was on the FM7outside          Em7  
     DmLooking in looking in, but this
FM7Chain just Em7eats away      Dm7at the people who use it
   FM7No one’s Em7gonna say     Dm7that it's easier losing
   FM7Touch with Em7who we need
Dm7          Am       Gsus4  F           (F leads into chorus)
   When it's lonelier on the outside
-Chorus-  (instrumental)
-Chorus-
    FEveryCbody’s on the Gfood chaiAmn funnGy but from
    FDay to day Cwe get from Ambottom to topEm/G  
And if Fyou get losCt you start E7over agaiAmn
But we    Ab6don't ever get to no we    Gm7don't ever get to no we
     Ab6Don’t ever get to, we Gm7don’t ever get to, we
Ab6                        Gm7                 (hold Gm7 2 measures)
     Don’t ever get to, we don’t ever get to…
-Outro-
|        C      F/C|       G/C    F/C   G/C|
|        C      F/C|       G/C        F/C| C  

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Food Chain

by Eric Hutchinson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

G/C

C#dim

FM7

F#m7b5

C/G

Em/G

Ab6

Gm7

Em7

Dm7

-Intro-

C F/C G/C F/C G/C

| | | (x2)

-Verse-

C C#dim Dm G

Don't let this affect the game

C C#dim Dm G

Every five months we act the same

FM7 F#m7b5

But I never get used to putting you off

G C/G G7 C/G G7 C/G

| | |

C C#dim Dm G

And no one could've scripted this

C C#dim Dm G

Who knows what'll come of it

FM7 F#m7b5

I refuse to believe it was all just a waste

G C/G G7

| | |

Cause look around

-Chorus-

F C G Am G

Everybody’s on the food chain funny but from

F C Am Em/G

Day to day we get from bottom to top

F C E7 Am

And if you get lost you start over again

Ab6 Gm7

But we don't ever get to no we don't ever get to stop

-Intro-

C F/C G/C F/C G/C

| | | (x2)

-Verse-

C C#dim Dm G

I wake up in this oblivious state

C C#dim Dm G

Go to sleep trying to save some face

FM7 F#m7b5

Cause I’ve never been one for acting naïve

G C/G G7 C/G G7 C/G

| | |

C C#dim Dm G

And so what? We’ve got nothing to prove

C C#dim Dm G

Why on earth would we soften the mood

FM7 F#m7b5

Do we think that this wire is better left live?

G C/G G7

| | |

Cause look around

-Chorus-

F C G Am G

Everybody’s on the food chain funny but from

F C Am Em/G

Day to day we get from bottom to top

F C E7 Am

And if you get lost you start over again

Ab6 Gm7

But we don't ever get to no we don't ever get to stop

-Intro-

C F/C G/C F/C G/C

| | |

C F/C G/C F/C

| | |

-Bridge-

C Gm FM7 Em7 Dm7

I would've known better if I was on the outside

C Gm FM7 Em7

I would've known better if I was on the outside

Looking in looking in, but this

FM7 Em7 Dm7

Chain just eats away at the people who use it

FM7 Em7 Dm7

No one’s gonna say that it's easier losing

FM7 Em7

Touch with who we need

Dm7 Am Gsus4 F (F leads into chorus)

When it's lonelier on the outside

-Chorus- (instrumental)

-Chorus-

F C G Am G

Everybody’s on the food chain funny but from

F C Am Em/G

Day to day we get from bottom to top

F C E7 Am

And if you get lost you start over again

Ab6 Gm7

But we don't ever get to no we don't ever get to no we

Ab6 Gm7

Don’t ever get to, we don’t ever get to, we

Ab6 Gm7 (hold Gm7 2 measures)

Don’t ever get to, we don’t ever get to…

-Outro-

C F/C G/C F/C G/C

| | |

C F/C G/C F/C C

| | |

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