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[[Intro]]
   G*                               C*
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[[Verse 1]]
 G*                         C*
She's sittin in a bathroom stall
                       G*
With a marker in her hand
                      C*
Scribbling down the words
                                G*
To her favorite song by her favorite band
                             C*
And she hopes someone will read them
                         G*
And maybe they'll understand
         C*      G  
How it feels
GTo care so much it Dmhurts
To fight so hard you sEmhake
To love so intensely that it scaCmres you
To build so much that somethGing breaks
She knows that she's not the only Dmone
But sometimes it sure feels that wEmay
In a little college town in OhCmio
 N.C.
So there's a song that she sings everyday
[Chorus]
GI want sometChingG  
GThat's better than thiCsG  
GAnd i'm not sure exactly what it iCs
But i think that we could buiGld it
If we try togeCther
N.C.
And if we all sing...
 G*      C*
 Doo doo doo doo...
[Verse 2]
G*               C*          G*
And 500 miles away, down I-70
                            C*
There's a boy sitting in a room
                      G*
Full of patches and PCP
                                 C*
And the kids all drink the same beer
                          G*
And they talk about anarchy
                              C*
And he wonders if he's the only one
C*
Who remembers what that used to mean?
GAnd the punk-rock band plays Dmon
Long into the nigEmht
These days the girls with the empty eCmyes
Hardly even put up a fiGght
And he watches as his friends gDmive up
And slowly start to dEmie
Sticking needles in their aCmrms
 N.C.
Because punk-rock boys never cry, and he sings:
[Chorus]
GI want someCthingG  
GThat's better than thCisG  
GAnd i'm not sure exactly what it iCs
But i think that we could buGild it
If we try togeCther
N.C.
And if we all sing...
 G*      C*
 Doo doo doo doo...
[Verse 3]
G*                   C*
And that very same night
                      G*
Kids all across the earth
                  C*
Felt lonely and confused
Frightened and unsure
GAnd we're trying to find onDme another
Through a system that keeps us Emapart
To match the weapons that we hold in our fCmists
With the passion that we carry in our heGarts
And we know it's gonna take a long tDmime
And we know that we'll fuck up along the wEmay
     Dm*
But i've got a feeling that we're winning
As i hear Cmore and more and moDre of us saGy:
[Chorus]
GI want someCthingG  
GThat's better than thCisG  
GAnd i'm not sure exactly what it iCs
But i think that we could buGild it
If we try togeCther
N.C.
And if we all sing...
G* C* 
Doo doo doo doo...

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I Want Something

by Evan Greer

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[[Intro]]

G C

* *

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[[Verse 1]]

G C

* *

She's sittin in a bathroom stall

With a marker in her hand

Scribbling down the words

To her favorite song by her favorite band

And she hopes someone will read them

And maybe they'll understand

C G

How it feels

G Dm

To care so much it hurts

To fight so hard you shake

To love so intensely that it scares you

To build so much that something breaks

She knows that she's not the only one

But sometimes it sure feels that way

In a little college town in Ohio

N.C.

So there's a song that she sings everyday

[Chorus]

G C G

I want something

G C G

That's better than this

G C

And i'm not sure exactly what it is

But i think that we could build it

If we try together

N.C.

And if we all sing...

G C

* *

Doo doo doo doo...

[Verse 2]

G C G

* * *

And 500 miles away, down I-70

There's a boy sitting in a room

Full of patches and PCP

And the kids all drink the same beer

And they talk about anarchy

And he wonders if he's the only one

Who remembers what that used to mean?

G Dm

And the punk-rock band plays on

Long into the night

These days the girls with the empty eyes

Hardly even put up a fight

And he watches as his friends give up

And slowly start to die

Sticking needles in their arms

N.C.

Because punk-rock boys never cry, and he sings:

[Chorus]

G C G

I want something

G C G

That's better than this

G C

And i'm not sure exactly what it is

But i think that we could build it

If we try together

N.C.

And if we all sing...

G C

* *

Doo doo doo doo...

[Verse 3]

G C

* *

And that very same night

Kids all across the earth

Felt lonely and confused

Frightened and unsure

G Dm

And we're trying to find one another

Through a system that keeps us apart

To match the weapons that we hold in our fists

With the passion that we carry in our hearts

And we know it's gonna take a long time

And we know that we'll fuck up along the way

But i've got a feeling that we're winning

C D G

As i hear more and more and more of us say:

[Chorus]

G C G

I want something

G C G

That's better than this

G C

And i'm not sure exactly what it is

But i think that we could build it

If we try together

N.C.

And if we all sing...

G C

* *

Doo doo doo doo...

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