Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Dm--, Dm-- - C-- x2
Verse 1:
Dm
You got the look
C
but not the credit
Am
They wrote the book
Dm
on how to sell it
Dm
From cigarettes
C
to skinny jeans
Am
You got the money
Dm
they got the means
Refrain 1:
Gm
Oh you upper class daughters
Dm
and working class sons
Gm
It's hard to save a dollar
Dm
the way the world runs
Gm
You're the target market
Dm
of a corporate joke
C
It won't be so ironic
Am
when your daddy is broke
Chorus 1:
Dm F
Surprise surprise
C F
surprise surprise
Am
You're much better
looking when you're
Dm
in disguise
Dm F
Surprise surprise
C F
surprise surprise
Am
And this revolution
Gm
has been brought to you by
Post Chorus: Dm---C-
Verse 2:
Dm
Just gotta stop
C
so you can mimic
Am
The tortured honest
Dm
the gyn is cynic
Dm
The latest gadget
C
is just a gimmick
Am
Another sucker
Dm
born every minute
Dm
Well I'm sick of this
C
town bringing me down
Am
A vast world epidemic
Dm
all around
Dm
I'm sick of this town
C
bringing me down
Am
A lost generation
Dm
trying to act profound
Refrain 2:
Gm
Oh you upper class daughters
Dm
and working class sons
Gm
It's hard to save a dollar
Dm
the way the world runs
Gm
We got a counterculture
Dm
you can buy of a shelf
C
If you're losing your
Am
identity to somebody else
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Dm
Those who seek to
F C F
think we don't care
Am
And those who seek
Dm
to think we're not aware
Dm F
Surprise surprise
C F
surprise surprise
Am
You're much better
looking when you're
Gm
in disguise
Guitar Solo: Dm - Am - Gm - Dm- x2
While Ian sing these lines:
Call the ranks
Call the ranks
Call the ranks
Refrain 3:
Gm
Oh you upper class daughters
Dm
and working class sons
Gm
It's hard to save a dollar
Dm
the way the world runs
Gm
We're the target market
Dm
of a corporate hoax
C
Our generation is
Am
a fucking joke
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: Dm--, Dm-- - Dm(hold)