Dmaj
everyonce in awhile
i think of home
like a convict in a cell
think about it and groan
Gmaj
its so nice to have good memories
Dmaj
in time
+
Dmaj
sitting in my room
I move mountains
use my imagination
brain is a fountain
Gmaj
its so nice to have good times
Dmaj
lets rhyme

Dmaj
here i am in my place
its a dismal space
outside i see grean
to the squirrels im always mean
Gmaj
they need to bugger off
Dmaj
and to the hipsters I scoff
+
Dmaj
this place is a mess
and i like it that way
everything on the floor
neatly arranged
Gmaj
got a pile for my laundry stack
Dmaj
stick 'em in the dryer and bring 'em back

Dmaj
weathers starting to get bad
locals starting to get mad
rains startin to fall down
people gather from all around
Gmaj
my place is a crying shame
Dmaj
does bad things to my name

Dmaj
midwest heroes wastin time
solve our problems with rhymes
its quarter to eight, quarter to nine
go to the DMV stand in the line
Gmaj
rain clouds comin so close
Dmaj
lets watch a comedy roast

Emin/Amaj
weathers getting quite cold
and im another season old
some things never change
other things seem quite strange.

Dmaj/Amaj/Emin/Gmaj
im locked away in my own hideaway spot
close the door and lock the lock
ive had my fill for now ill see you in awhile
for now i fly south where its dry
this world is so complicated sometimes
and it can mess with your mind
try to be a good man but sometimes im unkind
this is my time to unwind

ive been walkin these streets for many odd years
sometimes ambition strikes me, overcome the fears
and though i know the whisperings
im still the guy who plays guitar and sings
the weathers changing and im reminded of england
it was my home, the place of which i was fond
roaming in the countryside
those were the days, what a ride

sometimes you lose something that means alot to you
and even though you might be confused
through the mists, you know what to do
and fuck the people that're tellin you you're rude
find someone to love, find somewhere to live
forgive the rest, and they'll try to forgive
you can't be perfect, but you can be you
try out that attitude

F#maj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
uncles gone
im forlorn
but life goes on
and on and on
im still here
he's still around
in photographs
he's still around

Emin [plucked]
sick and tired of all these columbus fucks
they all really suck
people can let you down
in this town
i just wanna be
successful
i want money
and power

im tired of coddling kids
dealing with boys not men
and the weathers shit
cooped up like chickens in a pen
so many flakey druggies
shallow scene kids
these streets are stained
bloody money, broken ribs

these kids are strange
nothing makes sense
i guess they say im
way too intense
they just party all day
no inspiration
they measure the worth of a night
by volume of perspiration

Amaj/Gmaj/Emaj
things are
bad and im
pullin inside
im just glad
that im not
rotten inside
i might be
sad but i
aint no bad man
might be
time to
restart the game again

B#maj/
fools and fuckers in the town
Gmaj
trying to bring us all down
Cmaj
reverting to old school friends and faces
Dmaj
make the bets and run the races
Amaj
things are strange in this town
Cmaj
peoples ears close to the ground
Gmaj
never know quite what to do
Fmaj
everyone is so fucking confused
Emin
i dont know what the fuck to do
Fmaj
things are so fucking screwed
Cmaj
we live in a town full of tools
Gmaj
nobody follows the rules
Amin
living my life in this town
Fmaj
being nice and getting pushed around
Cmaj
getting mad drawing lines in the sand
Gmaj
and these kids act like it was planned

F#maj/Cmaj/Emin/Gmaj/F#maj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Cmaj-Gmaj
here we are
look at this
its so strange
look at this
the stars
shining bright
these seems like
a good night

i am
just a man
things are had
oh well
life is fun
we get shit done
let have a shot of
whiskeyand rum

Dmaj/Amin-Amaj/Emin/Emaj/Dmaj/Amaj/Gmaj/Fmaj
its a
lazy day
here I
am
I've had
my fun
just like
uncle sam

the sun is
setting fast
im going
out
everything
just might last
this is so
stout

Amin/Emin/Amin/Fmaj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Fmaj/Emin-Dmin
dont look at the
last one
here we are
now
dont be the
best one
just lie on the
ground

here we are
running
here we are
fast
dont tell me
stories
theyre in the past

C/Em
things change so much
so out of touch
these playground games
we never behave

Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
here we are again
gotta confess, feels like oblivion
Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj/Amin
but we push on anyway
Fmaj/Cmaj/Gmaj
never let things stay the same

Emaj/Amin/Dmaj
every night i need a helping hand
Cmaj/Gmaj
let it go again
Emaj/Amin/Dmaj
don't know why things seem so grand
Cmaj/Dmaj
its all the same

F#maj/Emin/Gmaj
don't need me again
Cmaj/Dmaj
as you are
Amaj/Emin
leave me alone

d/c7/g/em/a/c7/g
hey man,
im doin what i
can
tryin to go
out
dont leave me a-
-gain

em/c7/d/a/em
we are the
people of the
world and we are
not afraid of
what is coming

F/A
painful 4x

B#m/Bmaj/Fmaj/Em/Dmaj
its easy to
look at the world and
act
like a
fool

don't worry, don't
be in a hurry,
good -
things will
come to
you

A/C7/G/D/A/em
oh my
memories are
running
away from
me

Dm/A
i
am [2x]

Fmaj/em/Dmaj
dont
know
me [2x]

Am/Cmaj/B#min/Bmaj
baby dont
need me
any-
-more [2x]

em/gmaj
if you knew me
you wouldnt screw me
you would love me as
much as i love you

dmaj/amaj/cmaj/gmaj/dmaj
sometimes-
-
i need to
wake up
again

Emin/Cmaj/Gmaj/Amaj
Foolish man am
I,
I -
die.

emin/cmaj/gmaj/dmaj
i used to
be a fighter
i was the
best of the pack
i used to
be a contender
but these days
im just whack

dmaj/cmaj/gmaj/dmaj
i dont know
what happened
but now im just
fading away

amaj/cmaj/gmaj/dmaj
and i still have
all my passion
what happend to
my glory days

emin/cmaj/gmaj/dman
fading away
im fading away
everythings gone
its not my day

cmaj/gmaj/dmaj/amaj
racing away
racing away
ill figure my shit out
someday

Emin/Dmaj/Amaj
I don't really give a
shit a-
about.
[instrumental once]
I don't really give a
shit a-
about.
[instrumental once]

Amaj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
ocean
breeze
summer
sun
sandy
beaches
havin
fun
keep your
mind
clear of crap
walk it
out
take a
nap

emin/cmaj/dmaj/amaj/emin
inside the
fires are burning
you know youll
make it if you
try

Amaj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Fmaj
clean your soul
and run free
dont hold back
be happy

Amaj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
you can do whatever you
want
make the world brand
new

Fmaj/Amin/Gmaj/Dmaj
sometimes devils in
your soul
try to drag you
down
sometimes devils
in your soul
try to make you
drown

Amaj/Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
just stand tall and dont let anyone
change your mind
you are one of a
kind

Amaj/Emin/Dmaj/Amaj
so you will always
be free as long as you
let yoruself
see

Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj/Amaj
have no fear
the world is clear
you are you
and i am me

Emin/Cmaj/Gmaj/Dmaj
I am
standing on
the precipice
of a new world

G/Em/C7/G

college is for smart kids
and im one of them
but somewhere along the line
i had some problems
now im in knee deep
gpa way down bleow
cant take any classes
my shit really blows

D/C7/G/D
way down in my soul
i know ive got control
but im feeling
down
D/Am/C7/D
i feel so old
everyones young
maybe im not hung up enough on havin fun

C7/G/Am/G
every day
i seem to fail
people laugh in my face
shit seems so real

F/D
I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am

G/E/C/G/D
10th year in college
feel like a fool
why do the scenester kids
fixate on being cool
feel like a child
in the class
why do i always end up
feeling like an ass

B#/c7/d/e
maybe one day ill
leave this town
get the fuck outa
here
and then
shit'll go down
and i'll be
clear
it wont be easy sir
ill be immigrating again
but ill be 25 years old this time
instead of ten

AwD/Em
and fuck all the people
that took the piss on me
C/G/D
theyve got no class
and ive got the best lass, in this country
AwD/em
they dont know who theyre
dealing with
C/G/D
ill be great havin fun
while theyre just fatherin kids.

c7/G
there's too many fools
people in schools
babied in by families
using connects to get ahead of peeps
callin themselves the toast of town
but theyre really just bringin us all down
wastin our town and makin shit shit
fuckin everyone over bit by bit

c7/G/D
and ill be far away
they didnt chase me from this place
i chose to go away
back home.

G/C
can you feel the breeze
blowing through the window
see that smile?
thats the afterglow
every single day
i look outside
i see the birds
look with pride

these are the days
we'll remember them always
these are our ways
when we are old
chillin out on the chair
sittin up on the stair
drinkin my final brew
sharin a couple sips with you

the season is a'changing
you can feel the breeze
light rain fallin
you can see the trees
squirrels are daring
darting on the ground
standing near the dumpster
waiting for treasure tobe found

Em/A/C7/D

i wonder
will i learn
roamin freely
will i always be spurned
noone knows me
thats fine
im the guy that
got left behind

A/F#/E/D

im in my own way
its such a beautiful day
i dont know why im actin this way
but i am

its so beautiful
all the animals
they are roamin round
the world

i climb the mountains tall
ive seen it all
but only through a lense
id like to be there in person

its a great view
just me and you
i know id love the sunset
and so would you

move through the valleys
walk through the alleys
its a cool world
its a cruel world

you should believe
let your spirit free
dont have worries
and you'll find yourself zippin by

F#/G/A

open up your mind
then youll begin to find
something that is so real
then youll begin to really feel

D/
and now
i dont know
itsweird
im so cold
here we are
under the stars
open up
and you might see mars

so many people
walk on the streets
all the performers
performing amazing feats
people cued
in the icecream line
football fans
with their jerseys fine

dog walkers
in the park
street hustlers
no bite just bark
comic nerds
in the store
people herds
going to war

Em/A/C7/B#m/B

its so crazy to see
all the weird people

i am looking out my window
and i see
the sun
set
i was going through my mind
and i saw
some meaning
inside

c7/am/c7/f

i do what i wanna do
and i am alright
life is such a gas
but sometimes a blight

ive met so many people
and ill meet more
sometimes the best people
live nextdoor

a squirrel looks at me
through my living room window
crank up the air conditioner
we need more airflow

the wind is blowing the grass
i have memories
england roaming
and wind through the trees

one day ill move away
buy myself a house
ill be so content
quiet as a mouse

these are my dreams
these are my memories
here i am old enough
in the air are geese

g/f/c7/g

its all too much
i wanna go home
fields of green and rivers flowing
i wanna go home

E, F#, G, C7

hey dont leave me
i love you
i am so young
are you too

i walked down here
it was cool
people looked and
kept their cool

silence is their
own law
i feel like an
outlaw

bugs chirp outside
make a noise
sometimes couples walk by
girls and boys

paranoia
plagues their minds
contageous
working its way inside

hold your head high
dont falter now
they look up to you
dont let them down

G, D, E, C-7, G

summer turns to fall
and we're all in withdrawl
but nostalgia strikes me cold
a childhood reminder, the fall.

G [walk up] / C [walk up]

im a happy man
even though it may seem not that way
im used to having difficulties
most days arent my day
ive seen lots of bad things in my life
but it never dilutes my fire
im the son of an immigrant man
i got so much desire

people they underestimate me
they think that all i am is what they can see
but ive got something special underneath
and im not lying you better believe
my heart is really made of gold
and my mind is set on goals
one day ill get where i wanna be
and all of you guys will finally see

ill work as hard as i can
ill show you that im really the man
i swear to god that i will do this
and i swear that i will be able to make i tthrough this
its a crazy life that we live
people are so slow to forgive
but we dont live forever
so we might as well live together

D / C7 / B#m / B / A

its got me wondering
when will i win
i want some recognition
where do i begin

there is a weird feeling
in my bones
im going down on myself
in my home
the sky is feeling blue
sun so bright
and everything is calm
at night

we walk the streets
with our friends
we find the alleys
and dead ends
people are calm
when the suns down
they go nuts

i dont know
where i am
im in the nation of
uncle sam
i come from the country of
union jack
everyone here is
shooting up smack

im so tired
of being lost
in a sea of people
them's the breaks
ill take the hits
im not sure if
this is real

Em / G / Em / C7
Em / G / D / A

its been ages
since ive been home
im driven to pieces
wondering when ill go
my memories fading
like a dying star
i wonder will i ever
go that far

i feel so down
i am alone
ive tried so goddamn hard
to make this place my home
the rain is fallin
reminds of childhood
soccer in rainy fields
i'd still play if i could

cultural wasteland
im a vagabond
inside im a gentleman
trying to cross the pond

they call me weird
they call me out
theyre intolerant and
one day they'll find out

C7 / G / Am / F
C7 / G / D - - - - - - -

im waiting for that goddamn day
when i will be saved
maybe im my own savior
that yellow brick road needs to be paved

im tired of living in obscurity
making art that noone sees
its like living in the desert
sand and no trees
wasting my days in a haze
my mind is so bleary
my bodys aging badly
my mind is getting weary

the bar scene is played out
run by some fools
wasting my time playing their games
theyre a bunch of tools
music is my sole pursuit
in the name of a friend
he passed away a few years ago
ill continue til the end

my old home is miles away
across the bloody ocean
people here are so lucky
they think i cause a commotion
these kids dont get my style
its kindof boring
they try to mdiwesternize me
but that jsut leaves me snoring

i vow that i will make something
of this empty life
and that i one day will triumph
through all this strife

its been five years
since my friend died
and i've spent this live
barely alive
im in this town
with all sorts of fools
im all alone
with these tools

im a british guy
in a brown skin
and these guys
want me to be thin
i'd rather leave
if i could
my father'd pay
not sure if i should

am i cursing the memory
of my dead friend
by leading myself
into a dead end?
and in the end
is this band right?
will i have strength?
will i have the might?

im not sure
never am
but i push forward
like a stubborn ram

life is chill

everyday i go out
and i see the people
theyre chasin butterflies
and leavin steeples
theyre worryin too much
no sense about them
but thats ok
no problem
--smooth trans
drank n stank skunk--punk
punk, wut da fuk?
wut, i dunno, but i go-go
i dunno guess iz fiiga-rowe
fiiga-rowe-rowe-rowe
line em up n a row
but don show, daz a no-no repeat x2
--instruments 4 bars
lifes is cool and we're chillin
lifes is cool and we're chillin
u a red blue or chill
come on man choose a pill
--smooth trans
life ain easy, but iz real n on sum real;i keeps it chill, like bill, in light fields
no heat at night, cuz a da light bill; retired da wife, cuz da knife said her lifes ill
an on sum real, i feel da knife, cuz da wife scpheeled; kno my nikes steel, cuz dem shoe fields
got sum x, got sum red, n sum blu pills; neva knew bill, but ted said dat dudes chill
gotta rude dude swag, but i use seals; wax n all dat, daz a tru thrill
neva used shells, cuz i shred peels; hut one, hut two, on sum new deals
dawg-gone, daw-sun- kik it like phil; aww, im so chill, swur im minute meals
toss em n da stove, let em cook thru; im chill, blu n red, who da fuk r u?
nothin gets in our way
cause we live forever
even if its just for one day
we'll always remember

drank n stank skunk--punk
punk, wut da fuk?
wut, i dunno, but i go-go
i dunno guess iz fiiga-rowe
fiiga-rowe-rowe-rowe
line em up n a row
but don show, daz a no-no repeat x2