Intro:
C  C/B  Am  G  F  G

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


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


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


F                                G
he's getting sharp pains in his wrist
                                          Am
in his world girlfriend's don't exist
      G                  F                G
can't even get an add on 'my space'


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


C  C/B  Am  G  F  G
Solo:
Am  C  G  F  C  G  Am  

 G  F  G

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


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

 G
it pays to be a slacker!