Key: F5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: Dm--, Dm-- - C-- x2
Verse 1:
D5
You got the look
C5
but not the credit
A5
They wrote the book
D5
on how to sell it
D5
From cigarettes
C5
to skinny jeans
A5
You got the money
D5
they got the means
Refrain 1:
G5
Oh you upper class daughters
D5
and working class sons
G5
It's hard to save a dollar
D5
the way the world runs
G5
You're the target market
D5
of a corporate joke
C5
It won't be so ironic
A5
when your daddy is broke
Chorus 1:
D5 F5
Surprise surprise
C5 F5
surprise surprise
A5
You're much better
looking when you're
D5
in disguise
D5 F5
Surprise surprise
C5 F5
surprise surprise
A5
And this revolution
G5
has been brought to you by
Post Chorus: Dm---C-
Verse 2:
D5
Just gotta stop
C5
so you can mimic
A5
The tortured honest
D5
the gyn is cynic
D5
The latest gadget
C5
is just a gimmick
A5
Another sucker
D5
born every minute
D5
Well I'm sick of this
C5
town bringing me down
A5
A vast world epidemic
D5
all around
D5
I'm sick of this town
C5
bringing me down
A5
A lost generation
D5
trying to act profound
Refrain 2:
G5
Oh you upper class daughters
D5
and working class sons
G5
It's hard to save a dollar
D5
the way the world runs
G5
We got a counterculture
D5
you can buy of a shelf
C5
If you're losing your
A5
identity to somebody else
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
D5
Those who seek to
F5 C5 F5
think we don't care
A5
And those who seek
D5
to think we're not aware
D5 F5
Surprise surprise
C5 F5
surprise surprise
A5
You're much better
looking when you're
G5
in disguise
Guitar Solo: D5 - A5 - G5 - Dm- x2
While Ian sing these lines:
Call the ranks
Call the ranks
Call the ranks
Refrain 3:
G5
Oh you upper class daughters
D5
and working class sons
G5
It's hard to save a dollar
D5
the way the world runs
G5
We're the target market
D5
of a corporate hoax
C5
Our generation is
A5
a fucking joke
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: Dm--, Dm-- - Dm(hold)