Capo 8

Intro:
G  G/F#  Em  D  C  D

G              G/F#            Em
my friend's a computer hacker
                     D               C              D
but in school everybody said he was a slacker
G              G/F#             Em
he writes science fiction novels
       D                       C                   D
he builds whole towns and villages from cola bottles
C                               D
he does equations just for fun
                                      Em
eats low carb ice cream with his mum
                 D                     C              D
sews cub scout badges on his sweater

     G
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
C
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Em                                             D
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
            C                         D
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
G
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
C
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Em                           D
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
C                       D                                 G  G/F#  Em  D C  D
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker

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he stays up all night playing tetris
D                          C                     D
asteroids, pacman written on his 'games to get' list
G                      G/F#                     Em
wasted nights spent up in his bedroom
         D                  C                  D
tough times, long nights, must have been a lot to get through

C                                       D
he's getting sharp pains in his wrist
                                          Em
in his world girlfriend's don't exist
      D                  C                D
can't even get an add on 'my space'

     G
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
C
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Em                                             D
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
            C                         D
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
G
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
C
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Em                           D
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
C                       D                                 G  G/F#  Em  D C  D
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker

G  G/F#  Em  D  C  D


Em  G  D  C  G  D  Em  
 D  C  D

Em               G             D            C
       he's the one all alone in despair
              G                      D           Em
he's the one who thinks life isn't fair
              G                D             C
he's the one sitting right over there
                                                   D
he's the lonely guy on the side looking kinda shy
                                                C
you could see him ride passing by on a pedal bike
                                          D
he's the funny type kinda like 'napoleon dynamite'

     G
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
C
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Em                                             D
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
            C                         D
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
G
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
C
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Em                           D
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa

C                       D                                 G  G/F#  Em  D C  D
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker

            G  G/F#  Em  D  C  D  
 D
it pays to be a slacker!