Tabbed by: Colin Pecolatto

Tuning: Standard



A5                              F#5
Whistle blowers gotta get outta school
A5
They don't want poets
                       F#5
they want pigeons on a stool
       A5
You're examining fossils, defending criminals
    B5
I'm clock watching getting dumb
A5
Photographing models a house painter's solace
         B5                     ( D5 )
I'm like Sisyphus in the sun


D5          B5     ( D5 )
And I give up
D5                   B5       ( D5 )
Raising your kids America
D5                     B5            ( D5 )
You treat 'em like an obligation
D5              B5
Welcome to the occupation


( A5 )
The devil's in the details
( A5 )
devil's in the details
( B5 )                          ( B5 )
He's got your gold watch and chain
( A5 )
The devil's in the details
( A5 )
devil's in the details
( B5 )                        ( B5 )
He's got your gold watch and chain


A5                               F#5
Whistle blowers, we know how you feel
A5                                    F#5
Public servants, surrender their free will
              A5
But you can't be in politics and work in the circus
B5
You have to choose just one
A5
You hold the nail, I'll swing the hammer
B5
That's how things get done
    ( A5 )    ( F#5 )
And goodbye valedictorians
( A5 )    ( F#5 )
goodbye punks
( A5 )    ( F#5 )
Goodbye valedictorians
( A5 )    ( F#5 )      ( D5 )
goodbye punks


D5          B5     ( D5 )
And I give up
D5                   B5         ( D5 )
Raising your kids America
D5                     B5             ( D5 )
You treat 'em like an obligation
D5              B5
Welcome to the occupation


A5
The devil's in the details
A5
The devil's in the details
B5
He's got your gold watch and chain
A5
The devil's in the details
A5
Devil's in the details
B5                                    ( A5 )
He's got your gold watch and chain