Tabbed by: Colin Pecolatto

Tuning: Standard



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


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


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


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


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


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