I believe this is tuned a half step down, but you can play it in standard tuning
and it sounds fine.  Simple tune, sounds good acoustic.  

Chords:
G   320033
D   xx0232
Am  x02210
C   x32010
Em  022000


[Intro Verse 1] (quiet)
       G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)       Am (x02210@1)I was walking along on the ocean,
          G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)         AmI (x02210@1)felt a fever burning up all I am,
          G (320003@1)                    D'Cause (xx0232@1)if there's one thing that I can't stand,
      Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)      GIt's (320003@1)standing next to my fellow man.
        D (xx0232@1)       AmAh-ah-ah. (x02210@1)Ah-ah-ah.
              Am (x02210@1)    DIt's (xx0232@1)about to break.  Oh.


[Verse 2]
        G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                AmFor (x02210@1)the social worker at the needle exchange.
        G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              AmFor (x02210@1)the self-medicated and the hard deranged.
        G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                     AmFor (x02210@1)the lesbians at the bakery,
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                      AmSaying, (x02210@1)"Do you really hate me?"

              G (320003@1)     DAm
It's about to break.


[Chorus 1] (loud)
             G (320003@1)      DAm
Break like a fever.
              G (320003@1)     DAm
It's about to break.
             G (320003@1)      DAm
Break like a fever.


[Verse 3] (loud)
       Em (022000@1)                     D (xx0232@1)               AmPeople (x02210@1)looking for themselves inside of mirrors.
    Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)                               AmFor (x02210@1)not knowing why you're here.
    Em (022000@1)                      D (xx0232@1)                 AmThe (x02210@1)public appearances on the verge of tears.
            Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)               AmWhen (x02210@1)you're all played out from weed and beer.


[Bridge]
AmStand (x02210@1)up let me get a look at you.
DCan't (xx0232@1)we all take a wider view?
(x2)


[Verse 4] (starts quiet, grows)
        G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AmFor (x02210@1)the evangelist with a stinger-missile,
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)                            AmWeapons (x02210@1)hot, thinking this will,
         G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)               AmWe (x02210@1)won't make them follow orders,
    G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                     AmFor (x02210@1)Doctors Without Borders.
(Am)
About to break.
              DIt's (xx0232@1)about to break.

[Chorus 2] (loud)
(Break Like a fever.)
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)              Am (x02210@1)         CWhen (x32010@1)I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)

G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                Am (x02210@1)           CYou're (x32010@1)beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)              Am (x02210@1)         CWhen (x32010@1)I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)
G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                Am (x02210@1)           CYou're (x32010@1)beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)
      G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)             AmFor (x02210@1)a teenage mother with the baby asleep, (Break like a fever)
    G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)                         AmFor (x02210@1)Africa, where life is cheap.

[End] (quiet)
    G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)            AmFor (x02210@1)losing faith in who you're going with,
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)                             AmAmerica (x02210@1)fades into myth.


tabbed by Chris

comments and corrections welcome!

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