Pure Heroine
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Verse:
GDon't you think that it's Amboring how people talkF
GMaking smart with their woAmrds again, well I'm borFed
Because I'm doing Gthis for the thrill of it, killin' it
AmNever not chasing a million things I wantF
And I am onlGy as young as the minute is full of it
AmGetting pumped up from the little bright things I bouFght
Chorus:
GBaby be the class clown
CI'll be the beauty queen in tAmears
It's a new art form showing peopGle how little we care (yeah)
FWe're so happy, evCen when we're smilin' out of feaGr
Let's go down to the tennis court, anAmd talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Verse 2:
GPretty soon I'll be gettinAmg on my first planeF
GI'll see the veins of my cAmity like they do in spaFce
But my Ghead's filling up with the wicked games, up in flames
AmHow can I fuck with the fun again, when I'm knoFwn
And my Gboys trip me up with their heads again, loving them
AmEverything's cool when we're all in line, for the thronFe
Chorus 2:
Chorus:
GBaby be the class clown
CI'll be the beauty queen in tAmears
It's a new art form showing peopGle how little we care (yeah)
FWe're so happy, evCen when we're smilin' out of feaGr
Let's go down to the tennis court, anAmd talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Bridge:
FIt Clooked alright in the pictures (yeah)
GGetting caught soft with the triple is Amit
FI fall apart, with all my heaCrt
GAnd you can watch from your windAmow
Chorus 3:
Chorus:
GBaby be the class clown
CI'll be the beauty queen in tAmears
It's a new art form showing peopGle how little we care (yeah)
FWe're so happy, evCen when we're smilin' out of feaGr
Let's go down to the tennis court, anAmd talk it up like yeah (yeah)
And Amtalk it up like yeah (yeah)
And Amtalk it up like yeah (yeah)
GLet's go down to the tennis court, and Amtalk it up like yeah (yeah)
AnAmd talk it up like yeah (yeah)
AnAmd talk it up like yeah (yeah)
GLet's go down to the tennis court, anAmd talk it up like yeah
Intro: D
DWe're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with Ayou?
'Til our veins run red and Gblue
We Dcome around here all the time
Got a lot to not Ado, let me kill it with Gyou
You pick me Dup and take me home again
We're Ahollow like the bottles that we Gdrain
You drape your Dwrists over the steering wheel
Pulses can drive from hereA
We might be hollow, but we're Gbrave
And I like Dyou
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like Ayou)
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like Bmyou)
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highAway
We move in empty stGreets
I'd like it if you Dstayed
And the heating comes onA
We're getting good at thisD
I can tell that you're tiredA
While you're Gwaiting out front
You pick me Dup and take me home again
We're Ahollow like the bottles that we Gdrain
You drape your Dwrists over the steering wheel
Pulses can drive from hereA
We might be hollow, but we're Gbrave
And I like Dyou
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like Ayou)
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like Bmyou)
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highAway
We move in empty stGreets
D* (single strum continuing to next line)
And I like Dyou
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like Ayou)
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like Bmyou)
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highAway
We move in empty stGreets
I'd like it if you Dstayed
And I like Ayou
And I like Bmyou
And I like Ayou
DI've never seen a diamond in the flesh
DBut every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Cadd9We don't care, we're driving cadiGllacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like cDristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Cadd9We don't care, we aren't caGught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be Droyals..
That kind of Cadd9lux just ain't for us.
We crave a dGifferent kind of buzz.
Let me be your rDuler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I'll ruCadd9le I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
GLet me live that fantasy.
DMy friends and I we've cracked the code.
DBut every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Cadd9We don't care, we're driving cadiGllacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like cDristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Cadd9We don't care, we aren't caugGht up in your love affair.
And we'll never be Droyals..
That kind of Cadd9lux just ain't for us.
We crave a dGifferent kind of buzz.
Let me be your rDuler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I'll ruCadd9le I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
GLet me live that fantasy.
DOooh ooooh ohhh
Cadd9We're bigger than we ever dreamed, Gand I'm in love with being queen.
DOooooh ooooh ohhhhh lCadd9ife is game without a care
We aren't caGught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be rDoyals..
That kind of Cadd9lux just ain't for us.
We crave a dGifferent kind of buzz.
Let me be your rDuler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I'll ruCadd9le I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
GLet me live that fantasy.D
Intro: E (single strums if you like)
EThe drink you spilt all over me
ELover's Spit left on repeat
EMy mum and dad let me stay home
B7It drives you crazy getting C#mold
AWe can talk it so good
EWe can make it so divine
AWe can talk it good
How you wish it would be all the C#mtime
AThe drink you spilt all over me
ALover's Spit left on repeat
EMy mum and dad let me stay home
EIt drives you crazy getting old
AThe drink you spilt all over me
ALover's Spit left on repeat
EMy mum and dad let me stay home
E (let last strum fade)
E (single strums like intro)
EThis dream isn't feeling sweet
EWe're reeling through the midnight streets
EAnd I've never felt more alone
B7It feels so scary getting C#mold
AWe can talk it so good
EWe can make it so divine
AWe can talk it good
How you wish it would be all the C#mtime
AThis dream isn't feeling sweet
AWe're reeling through the midnight streets
EAnd I've never felt more alone
EIt feels so scary getting old
AThis dream isn't feeling sweet
AWe're reeling through the midnight streets
EAnd I've never felt more alone
EIt feels so scary getting old
A E A E
I want 'em Aback (I want 'em back)
How all the Ethoughts (How all the thoughts)
I want 'em Aback (I want 'em back)
It's not eEnough to feel the lack (I want 'em back, I want 'em back)
AYou're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
ESharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like little kids)
AAnd laughing 'til our ribs get tough (And laughing 'til our ribs get tough)
EBut that will never be enough (But that will never be enough)
AYou're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
ESharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like little kids)
AAnd laughing 'til our ribs get tough (And laughing 'til our ribs get tough)
EBut that will never be enough (But that will never be enough)
E* (let single strum fade)
Capo 1
Intro: Em G
Em
I remember when your head caught flamGeEm
It kissed your scalp and caressed your braiGn (I remember when your head
caught flame)Em
Well you laughed, baby it's okaGyEm
It's buzzcut season anywGay (Well you laughed, baby it's okay)
ExCplosions on TV
And all the girls with Emheads inside a dream
So now we Clive beside the pool
Where everything is EmgoodEm
We ride the bus with the knees pulled iGnEm
People should see how we're livGing (We ride the bus with the knees pulled iEmn)
Shut my eyes to the song that plGaysEm
Sometimes this has a hot, sweet taGste (Shut my eyes to the song that plays)
The Cmen up on the news
They try to tell us Emall that we will lose
But it's so Ceasy in this blue
Where everything is Emgood
And I'll never go Chome again (Place the call, feel it start)
EmFavourite friend (And nothing's wrong when nothing's truDe)
I live in a hologram with Emyou
We're all the things that we Cdo for fun (And I'll breathe and it goes)
EmPlay along (Make believe, it's hyper reaDl)
But I live in a hologram with EmyouEm
Cola with the burnt-out Gtaste
I'm the one you tell your Dfears to
There'll never be enough of Emus
ExCplosions on TV
And all the girls with Emheads inside a dream
So now we Clive beside the pool
Where everything is EmgoodEm
And I'll never go Chome again (Place the call, feel it start)
EmFavourite friend (And nothing's wrong when nothing's truDe)
I live in a hologram with Emyou
We're all the things that we Cdo for fun (And I'll breathe and it goes)
EmPlay along (Make believe, it's hyper reaDl)
But I live in a hologram with Emyou
EmCapGo on 6
(if you sing this part acapella, strum a C chord before starting to get familiar with
CCall all the ladies out
AmA hundreds jewels on throats
GA hundred jewels between teeth
CNow bring my boys in
AmThe moon we love like a Gbrother, while he glows through the room
DCancin' around the lies we tell
AmEven the comatose Gthey don’t dance and tell
[Chorus]
FWe live in cities yAmou'll never see on screen
GNot very pretty, but we sEmure know how to Amrun free
FLiving in ruiAmns of the palace within my dGreams
And you know, we're on each other's tFeam
I'm kind of oAmver getting told to throw my hanGds up in the air, so there
[Chorus]
FWe live in cities yAmou'll never see on screen
GNot very pretty, but we sEmure know how to Amrun free
FLiving in ruiAmns of the palace within my dGreams
And you know, we're on each other's tFeam
FI’m kind of oAmver getting told to throw my haGnds up in the air
FI’m kinda olAmder than I was when I rGebelled without a care
[Chorus]
FWe live in cities yAmou'll never see on screen
GNot very pretty, but we sEmure know how to Amrun free
FLiving in ruiAmns of the palace within my dGreams
And you know, we're on each other's tFeam
F AmAnd you know, we're on each other's Gteam
We're on each other's tFeamAm
We're on each other's tGeam
And you know, and you know, and you kFnow
[Verse 1]
There's a hCumming in the restless summer Amair
And we're sEmlipping off the course that we prepGared
But in all Cchaos, there is caAmlculation
DropEmping glasses just to hear them brGeak
You've been driCnking like the world was gonna Amend (it didn't)
Took a sEmhiner from the fist of your best frGiend (go figure)
It's cleCar that someone's gotta Amgo
We meEman it, but I promise we're not meaGn
[Pre-Chorus]
And the cCry goes outAm Em
They lGose their minds for us
And how Cit plays outAm
NoEmw we're in the ring
And we're comGing for blood
[Chorus]
CYou could try and take us
AmBut we're the gladiators
CEveryone a rager
AmBut secretly they're saviors
GlCory and gAmore go hand in Emhand
That's why we'Gre making headlinesC
AmYou could try and take usEm
But victorGy's contagious
[Verse 2]
CDelicate in every way but Amone (the swordplay)
God knowEms we like archaic kinds of fGun (the old way)
ChaCnce is the only game I pAmlay with, baby
We let Emour battles choGose us
[Pre-Chorus]
And the cCry goes outAm Em
They lGose their minds for us
And how Cit plays outAm
NoEmw we're in the ring
And we're cGoming for blood
[Chorus]
CYou could try and take us
AmBut we're the gladiators
CEveryone a rager
AmBut secretly they're saviors
CGlory and Amgore go hand in Emhand
That's wGhy we're making headlinesC
AmYou could try and take usEm
But viGctory's contagious
[Bridge]
CNo-one 'round here's Amgood at keeping their eyes cEmlosed
The suCn's starting to light Amup when we're walking Emhome
CTired little laughs, gAmold lie promises, wEme'll always win at this
CI don't ever think about deAmath
It's alrEmight if you do, it's Gfine
CWe gladiate but I Amguess we're really fighting oEmurselves
CRoughing up our minds so we're Amready when the kill time Emcomes
CWide awake in bed, wAmords in my brain, "SEmecretly you love this
AmDo you even wanna go fEmree?"
Let me in the rAming, I'll show you what that big word means
[Chorus]
CYou could try and take us
AmBut we're the gladiators
CEveryone a rager
AmBut secretly they're saviors
GlCory and Amgore go hand in Emhand
That's wGhy we're making headlinesC
AmYou could try and take usEm
But viGctory's contagious
C* (single strum) G* Am*
I'm Cnot in the swing of thingsG
Am G*
CRiding around on the bikes, we're still sane
GI won't be her, tripping over onstage
AmHey, it's all Fcool
I Cstill like hotels but I think that'll change
GStill like hotels and my new-found fame
AmHey, promise I can stay Fgood
(GEverything feels right)
I'm little but I'm coming for the Fcrown
(GChase paper, get it)
I'm little but I'm coming for the Ftitle
Held by everyone who's Gup
CAll work and no play
GLet me count the bruises
AmAll business, all day
F G
CAll work and no play
GLonely on that new shit, Amyeah, Gyeah
Only Cbad people live to seeG
Am F(G)
Their likeness set in stone
Only Cbad people live to seeG
Am G*
I'm Cnot in the swing of thingsG
AmNot in the swing of things Fyet
I'm Cnot in the swing of thingsG
Am F* (G*)
We wouldn't be seen dead here in the Aday
I C#mguess you're lucky that it's dF#mark now
And Dif I like it then we'll stAay
ImC#mpress the empress, take a sF#mhot nowD
We goAt the glC#mow in our moF#muths
White tDeeth teens are oAut C#m(ouF#mt)
White tDeeth teens are uAp for it
I kC#mnow you love it when the haF#mirpins start to drDop
I like your Areckoning, but we got our mC#methods
And there's F#mnothing here to Dstop, to stop this
A C#m F#m F#m
If you want, we'll help tonight to split its Aseams
Give the bruC#mises out like gifF#mts aaahhhD
You'll get the picture of your drAeams
I won'C#mt be smiling but the noF#mtes from my admirers
Fill the dashboard F#mjust the same ah ah ah
We got the Aglow in our mC#mouthF#ms
DWhite teeth teens are Aout C#m(outF#m)
DWhite teeth teens are uAp for it
I knC#mow you love it when the haiF#mrpins start to dropD
I like your Areckoning, but we goC#mt our methods
And there's F#mnothing here to stDop, to stop us when we're uAp for it
I know C#myou love it when the F#mhairpins start to dDrop
I like your Areckoning, but we got C#mour methods
And there's F#mnothing here to stDop, to stop this
A C#m F#m D
(And Aeverything works C#mout so good
I F#mwear the robe like Dno one could)
AI'll let you C#min on something F#mbig
DI'm not a white teeth Ateen
I tried to C#mjoin but never F#mdid
The Dway they are, the way they Aseem
Is something C#melse, it's in the F#mblood
Their molars Dblinking like the Alights
In the underC#mpass where we all F#msit
And do Dnothing and love it
(AEverything works C#mout so good
I F#mwear the robe like Dno one could
AEverything works C#mout so good
I F#mwear the robe like Dno one could)
We got the Aglow in our C#mmoutF#mhs
DWhite teeth teens are Aout (C#mout)F#m
DWhite teeth teens are Aout
9. A WORLD ALONE
Intro: E* F#m* C#m* (single strums) (2x)
A* E
OF#mooooC#mooooAooEoh oF#mooooC#mooohA
EWe've both got a F#mmillion bad habits to C#mkick
ANot sleeping is Eone
We're biting our F#mnails, you're biting my C#mlip
AI'm biting my Etongue
OF#mooooC#mooooAooEoh oF#mooooC#mooohA
ERaise a glass 'cause I'm F#mnot done saying it
C#mThey all wanna get Arough, get away with it
ELet 'em talk 'cause we're F#mdancing in this world aC#mlone
World aAlone
E*
We're alone
F#m* C#m*
All my fake friends and all of their noise
A* E*
Complain about work
F#m* C#m*
They're studying business, I study the floor
F#m* A* E*
And you haven't stopped smoking all night
F#m* C#m*
Maybe the Internet raised us
A* E A
Or maybe people are jerks (People are talking, people are talking)
But not C#myou (People are talking, Apeople are talking)
ERaise a glass 'cause I'm F#mnot done saying it
C#mThey all wanna get Arough, get away with it
ELet 'em talk 'cause we're F#mdancing in this world aC#mlone
World aAlone
We're aElone
All the double-edged F#mpeople and schemes
C#mThey make a mess, then go Ahome and get clean
EYou're my best friend and we're F#mdancing in a world aC#mlone
World aAlone
E* F#m* C#m*
We're all alone
E* F#m* C#m*
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
I know we're no-ot everlasting
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
We're a train wreck waiting to happen
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
One day the blood won't flow so gladly
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
One day we'll all get still (People are talking, people are talking)
E*
Get still
F#m* C#m* E* F#m* C#m*
Ooooooooooooooooh oooooooooh
A* E* F#m* C#m* E* F#m* C#m* A*
Oooooooooooooooooooh oooooooooh
ERaise a glass 'cause I'm F#mnot done saying it
C#mThey all wanna get Arough, get away with it
ELet 'em talk 'cause we're F#mdancing in this world aC#mlone
World aAlone
We're aElone
All the double-edged F#mpeople and schemes
C#mThey make a mess, then go Ahome and get clean
EYou're my best friend and we're F#mdancing in a world aC#mlone
World aAlone
E*
We're all alone
F#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
C#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
E* F#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
C#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
E*
Let 'em talk
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Pure Heroine
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G
Am
F
C
D
A
Bm
Cadd9
E
B7
C#m
Em
F#m
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Verse:
G Am F
Don't you think that it's boring how people talk
G Am F
Making smart with their words again, well I'm bored
G
Because I'm doing this for the thrill of it, killin' it
Am F
Never not chasing a million things I want
G
And I am only as young as the minute is full of it
Am F
Getting pumped up from the little bright things I bought
Chorus:
G
Baby be the class clown
C Am
I'll be the beauty queen in tears
G
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (yeah)
F C G
We're so happy, even when we're smilin' out of fear
Am
Let's go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Verse 2:
G Am F
Pretty soon I'll be getting on my first plane
G Am F
I'll see the veins of my city like they do in space
G
But my head's filling up with the wicked games, up in flames
Am F
How can I fuck with the fun again, when I'm known
G
And my boys trip me up with their heads again, loving them
Am F
Everything's cool when we're all in line, for the throne
Chorus 2:
Chorus:
G
Baby be the class clown
C Am
I'll be the beauty queen in tears
G
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (yeah)
F C G
We're so happy, even when we're smilin' out of fear
Am
Let's go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Bridge:
F C
It looked alright in the pictures (yeah)
G Am
Getting caught soft with the triple is it
F C
I fall apart, with all my heart
G Am
And you can watch from your window
Chorus 3:
Chorus:
G
Baby be the class clown
C Am
I'll be the beauty queen in tears
G
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (yeah)
F C G
We're so happy, even when we're smilin' out of fear
Am
Let's go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Am
And talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Am
And talk it up like yeah (yeah)
G Am
Let's go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Am
And talk it up like yeah (yeah)
Am
And talk it up like yeah (yeah)
G Am
Let's go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah
D
Intro:
D
We're never done with killing time
A
Can I kill it with you?
G
'Til our veins run red and blue
D
We come around here all the time
A G
Got a lot to not do, let me kill it with you
D
You pick me up and take me home again
A G
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
D
You drape your wrists over the steering wheel
A
Pulses can drive from here
G
We might be hollow, but we're brave
D
And I like you
A
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like you)
Bm
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like you)
A
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway
G
We move in empty streets
D
I'd like it if you stayed
A
And the heating comes on
D
We're getting good at this
A
I can tell that you're tired
G
While you're waiting out front
D
You pick me up and take me home again
A G
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
D
You drape your wrists over the steering wheel
A
Pulses can drive from here
G
We might be hollow, but we're brave
D
And I like you
A
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like you)
Bm
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like you)
A
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway
G
We move in empty streets
D* (single strum continuing to next line)
D
And I like you
A
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like you)
Bm
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like you)
A
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway
G
We move in empty streets
D
I'd like it if you stayed
A
And I like you
Bm
And I like you
A
And I like you
D
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
D
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Cadd9 G
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams.
D
But everybody's like cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Cadd9 G
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
D
And we'll never be royals..
Cadd9
That kind of lux just ain't for us.
G
We crave a different kind of buzz.
D
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
Cadd9
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
G
Let me live that fantasy.
D
My friends and I we've cracked the code.
D
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Cadd9 G
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams.
D
But everybody's like cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Cadd9 G
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
D
And we'll never be royals..
Cadd9
That kind of lux just ain't for us.
G
We crave a different kind of buzz.
D
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
Cadd9
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
G
Let me live that fantasy.
D
Oooh ooooh ohhh
Cadd9 G
We're bigger than we ever dreamed, and I'm in love with being queen.
D Cadd9
Oooooh ooooh ohhhhh life is game without a care
G
We aren't caught up in your love affair.
D
And we'll never be royals..
Cadd9
That kind of lux just ain't for us.
G
We crave a different kind of buzz.
D
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
Cadd9
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.
G D
Let me live that fantasy.
Intro: E (single strums if you like)
E
The drink you spilt all over me
E
Lover's Spit left on repeat
E
My mum and dad let me stay home
B7 C#m
It drives you crazy getting old
A
We can talk it so good
E
We can make it so divine
A
We can talk it good
C#m
How you wish it would be all the time
A
The drink you spilt all over me
A
Lover's Spit left on repeat
E
My mum and dad let me stay home
E
It drives you crazy getting old
A
The drink you spilt all over me
A
Lover's Spit left on repeat
E
My mum and dad let me stay home
E (let last strum fade)
E (single strums like intro)
E
This dream isn't feeling sweet
E
We're reeling through the midnight streets
E
And I've never felt more alone
B7 C#m
It feels so scary getting old
A
We can talk it so good
E
We can make it so divine
A
We can talk it good
C#m
How you wish it would be all the time
A
This dream isn't feeling sweet
A
We're reeling through the midnight streets
E
And I've never felt more alone
E
It feels so scary getting old
A
This dream isn't feeling sweet
A
We're reeling through the midnight streets
E
And I've never felt more alone
E
It feels so scary getting old
A E A E
A
I want 'em back (I want 'em back)
E
How all the thoughts (How all the thoughts)
A
I want 'em back (I want 'em back)
E
It's not enough to feel the lack (I want 'em back, I want 'em back)
A
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
E
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like little kids)
A
And laughing 'til our ribs get tough (And laughing 'til our ribs get tough)
E
But that will never be enough (But that will never be enough)
A
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
E
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like little kids)
A
And laughing 'til our ribs get tough (And laughing 'til our ribs get tough)
E
But that will never be enough (But that will never be enough)
E* (let single strum fade)
Capo 1
Em G
Intro:
Em
G Em
I remember when your head caught flame
G
It kissed your scalp and caressed your brain (I remember when your head
Em
caught flame)
G Em
Well you laughed, baby it's okay
G
It's buzzcut season anyway (Well you laughed, baby it's okay)
C
Explosions on TV
Em
And all the girls with heads inside a dream
C
So now we live beside the pool
Em Em
Where everything is good
G Em
We ride the bus with the knees pulled in
G Em
People should see how we're living (We ride the bus with the knees pulled in)
G Em
Shut my eyes to the song that plays
G
Sometimes this has a hot, sweet taste (Shut my eyes to the song that plays)
C
The men up on the news
Em
They try to tell us all that we will lose
C
But it's so easy in this blue
Em
Where everything is good
C
And I'll never go home again (Place the call, feel it start)
Em D
Favourite friend (And nothing's wrong when nothing's true)
Em
I live in a hologram with you
C
We're all the things that we do for fun (And I'll breathe and it goes)
Em D
Play along (Make believe, it's hyper real)
Em Em
But I live in a hologram with you
G
Cola with the burnt-out taste
D
I'm the one you tell your fears to
Em
There'll never be enough of us
C
Explosions on TV
Em
And all the girls with heads inside a dream
C
So now we live beside the pool
Em Em
Where everything is good
C
And I'll never go home again (Place the call, feel it start)
Em D
Favourite friend (And nothing's wrong when nothing's true)
Em
I live in a hologram with you
C
We're all the things that we do for fun (And I'll breathe and it goes)
Em D
Play along (Make believe, it's hyper real)
Em
But I live in a hologram with you
Em G
Capo on 6
(if you sing this part acapella, strum a C chord before starting to get familiar with
C
Call all the ladies out
Am
A hundreds jewels on throats
G
A hundred jewels between teeth
C
Now bring my boys in
Am G
The moon we love like a brother, while he glows through the room
C
Dancin' around the lies we tell
Am G
Even the comatose they don’t dance and tell
[Chorus]
F Am
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
G Em Am
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run free
F Am G
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
F
And you know, we're on each other's team
Am G
I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air, so there
[Chorus]
F Am
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
G Em Am
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run free
F Am G
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
F
And you know, we're on each other's team
F Am G
I’m kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air
F Am G
I’m kinda older than I was when I rebelled without a care
[Chorus]
F Am
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
G Em Am
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run free
F Am G
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
F
And you know, we're on each other's team
F Am G
And you know, we're on each other's team
F Am
We're on each other's team
G
We're on each other's team
F
And you know, and you know, and you know
[Verse 1]
C Am
There's a humming in the restless summer air
Em G
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
C Am
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Em G
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
C Am
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Em G
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
C Am
It's clear that someone's gotta go
Em G
We mean it, but I promise we're not mean
[Pre-Chorus]
C Am Em
And the cry goes out
G
They lose their minds for us
C Am
And how it plays out
Em
Now we're in the ring
G
And we're coming for blood
[Chorus]
C
You could try and take us
Am
But we're the gladiators
C
Everyone a rager
Am
But secretly they're saviors
C Am Em
Glory and gore go hand in hand
G C
That's why we're making headlines
Am Em
You could try and take us
G
But victory's contagious
[Verse 2]
C Am
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
Em G
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
C Am
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
Em G
We let our battles choose us
[Pre-Chorus]
C Am Em
And the cry goes out
G
They lose their minds for us
C Am
And how it plays out
Em
Now we're in the ring
G
And we're coming for blood
[Chorus]
C
You could try and take us
Am
But we're the gladiators
C
Everyone a rager
Am
But secretly they're saviors
C Am Em
Glory and gore go hand in hand
G C
That's why we're making headlines
Am Em
You could try and take us
G
But victory's contagious
[Bridge]
C Am Em
No-one 'round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
C Am Em
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
C Am Em
Tired little laughs, gold lie promises, we'll always win at this
C Am
I don't ever think about death
Em G
It's alright if you do, it's fine
C Am Em
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
C Am Em
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
C Am Em
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain, "Secretly you love this
Am Em
Do you even wanna go free?"
Am
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
[Chorus]
C
You could try and take us
Am
But we're the gladiators
C
Everyone a rager
Am
But secretly they're saviors
C Am Em
Glory and gore go hand in hand
G C
That's why we're making headlines
Am Em
You could try and take us
G
But victory's contagious
C* (single strum) G* Am*
C G
I'm not in the swing of things
Am G*
C
Riding around on the bikes, we're still sane
G
I won't be her, tripping over onstage
Am F
Hey, it's all cool
C
I still like hotels but I think that'll change
G
Still like hotels and my new-found fame
Am F
Hey, promise I can stay good
G
(Everything feels right)
F
I'm little but I'm coming for the crown
G
(Chase paper, get it)
F
I'm little but I'm coming for the title
G
Held by everyone who's up
C
All work and no play
G
Let me count the bruises
Am
All business, all day
F G
C
All work and no play
G Am G
Lonely on that new shit, yeah, yeah
C G
Only bad people live to see
Am F
(G)
Their likeness set in stone
C G
Only bad people live to see
Am G*
C G
I'm not in the swing of things
Am F
Not in the swing of things yet
C G
I'm not in the swing of things
Am F* (G*)
A
We wouldn't be seen dead here in the day
C#m F#m
I guess you're lucky that it's dark now
D A
And if I like it then we'll stay
C#m F#m D
Impress the empress, take a shot now
A C#m F#m
We got the glow in our mouths
D A C#m F#m
White teeth teens are out (out)
D A
White teeth teens are up for it
C#m F#m D
I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop
A C#m
I like your reckoning, but we got our methods
F#m D
And there's nothing here to stop, to stop this
A C#m F#m F#m
A
If you want, we'll help tonight to split its seams
C#m F#m D
Give the bruises out like gifts aaahhh
A
You'll get the picture of your dreams
C#m F#m
I won't be smiling but the notes from my admirers
F#m
Fill the dashboard just the same ah ah ah
A C#m F#m
We got the glow in our mouths
D A C#m F#m
White teeth teens are out (out)
D A
White teeth teens are up for it
C#m F#m D
I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop
A C#m
I like your reckoning, but we got our methods
F#m D A
And there's nothing here to stop, to stop us when we're up for it
C#m F#m D
I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop
A C#m
I like your reckoning, but we got our methods
F#m D
And there's nothing here to stop, to stop this
A C#m F#m D
A C#m
(And everything works out so good
F#m D
I wear the robe like no one could)
A C#m F#m
I'll let you in on something big
D A
I'm not a white teeth teen
C#m F#m
I tried to join but never did
D A
The way they are, the way they seem
C#m F#m
Is something else, it's in the blood
D A
Their molars blinking like the lights
C#m F#m
In the underpass where we all sit
D
And do nothing and love it
A C#m
(Everything works out so good
F#m D
I wear the robe like no one could
A C#m
Everything works out so good
F#m D
I wear the robe like no one could)
A C#m F#m
We got the glow in our mouths
D A C#m F#m
White teeth teens are out (out)
D A
White teeth teens are out
9. A WORLD ALONE
Intro: E* F#m* C#m* (single strums) (2x)
A* E
F#m C#m A E F#m C#m A
Ooooooooooooh ooooooooh
E F#m C#m
We've both got a million bad habits to kick
A E
Not sleeping is one
F#m C#m
We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip
A E
I'm biting my tongue
F#m C#m A E F#m C#m A
Ooooooooooooh ooooooooh
E F#m
Raise a glass 'cause I'm not done saying it
C#m A
They all wanna get rough, get away with it
E F#m C#m
Let 'em talk 'cause we're dancing in this world alone
A
World alone
E*
We're alone
F#m* C#m*
All my fake friends and all of their noise
A* E*
Complain about work
F#m* C#m*
They're studying business, I study the floor
F#m* A* E*
And you haven't stopped smoking all night
F#m* C#m*
Maybe the Internet raised us
E A
A*
Or maybe people are jerks (People are talking, people are talking)
C#m A
But not you (People are talking, people are talking)
E F#m
Raise a glass 'cause I'm not done saying it
C#m A
They all wanna get rough, get away with it
E F#m C#m
Let 'em talk 'cause we're dancing in this world alone
A
World alone
E
We're alone
F#m
All the double-edged people and schemes
C#m A
They make a mess, then go home and get clean
E F#m C#m
You're my best friend and we're dancing in a world alone
A
World alone
E* F#m* C#m*
We're all alone
E* F#m* C#m*
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
I know we're no-ot everlasting
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
We're a train wreck waiting to happen
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
One day the blood won't flow so gladly
(A*) E* F#m* C#m*
One day we'll all get still (People are talking, people are talking)
E*
Get still
F#m* C#m* E* F#m* C#m*
Ooooooooooooooooh oooooooooh
A* E* F#m* C#m* E* F#m* C#m* A*
Oooooooooooooooooooh oooooooooh
E F#m
Raise a glass 'cause I'm not done saying it
C#m A
They all wanna get rough, get away with it
E F#m C#m
Let 'em talk 'cause we're dancing in this world alone
A
World alone
E
We're alone
F#m
All the double-edged people and schemes
C#m A
They make a mess, then go home and get clean
E F#m C#m
You're my best friend and we're dancing in a world alone
A
World alone
E*
We're all alone
F#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
C#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
E* F#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
C#m*
(People are talking, people are talking)
E*
Let 'em talk
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