Intro: A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 Me and my friends are like the drums on "Lust for Life? A5 B5 We pound it out on floor toms A5 B5 Our psalms are sing-along songs C#5 (or C#5 not sure) B5 A5 A5 B5 And this whole town is like this A5 B5 Been that way our whole lives A5 B5 Just work at the mill until you die A5 B5 Work at the mill, and then you die C#5 B5 A5 A5 B5 We?re gonna build something, this summer A5 B5 We?re gonna build something, this summer C#5 B5 A5 We?ll put it back together- raise up a giant ladder E5 A5 F#5 With love, and trust, and friends, and hammers (This summer!) C#5 B5 A5 We?re gonna lean this ladder up against the water tower E5 A5 F#5 Climb up to the top, and drink and talk (This summer!) A5 B5 A5 B5 Me and my friends are like ?Double-whiskey-coke-no-ice.? A5 B5 A5 B5 We drink along in double time; might drink too much, but we feel fine C#5 B5 A5 A5 B5 We?re gonna build something this summer. A5 B5 Gonna build something this summer. C#5 B5 A5 This summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers, E5 A5 F#5 With love, and trust, and shows, all summer (Get hammered!) C#5 B5 A5 E5 Let this be my annual reminder that we can all be something bigger E5 E5 E5 I went to your schools, I did my detention But the walls are so gray, I couldn?t pay attention E5 I heard your gospel- it moved me to tears, But I couldn?t find the hate, and I couldn?t find the fear E5 I met your Savior, I knelt at his feet, And he took my ten bucks, and he went down the street E5 I tried to believe all the things that you said, A5 F#5 But my friends that aren?t dying are already dead. C#5 B5 A5 Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer C#5 B5 E5 I think he might?ve been our only decent teacher C#5 B5 A5 E5 A5 Getting older makes it harder to remember?we are our only saviors F#5 E5 We?re gonna build something, this summer best song of the year no question about it
