Good Rhymes For Bad Times

                            D      A
There's electrical tape around my shoes
                          D         A
To prevent them from breaking in two

And there's a crown on the end of my tooth
                          D
Some royal filler and some superglue
             A       Bm         D
And there are broken things all over my room
A       Bm             D
 Old and borrowed, stolen and used
A              Bm       D
 Instruments that can't hold a tune
       A                Bm        D
I recline on my mattress and become one too


[Chorus]

            Bm    A
I've never had satisfaction
     F#m        E
In the chemical reactions
         Bm   A     F#m  E
That happen in my head
        Bm         A
There are faults in these cracks
          F#m        E
They send volts then relax
    Bm      A                        F#m   E
Then realize the wrong message was sent
    Bm  A             F#m  E
It's disillusion, and confusion
Bm   A            E
This illusion of me
         Bm     A
Through solemn seclusion
        F#m      E
(And my neurons' delusion)
         Bm   A
I've come to this conclusion
          F#m    E      A
That I'll never fully be

Bm   D   A   Bm   D


[Verse 2]

A       Bm                D
In my mind, I can't find an inclination
     A      Bm             D
Or a basic impulse for self preservation
       A      Bm      D
So I'll sit here, teetering and waiting
      A              Bm            D
For a big gust of wind or some stabilisation
    A          Bm           D
I'm treading water, I'm juggling knives
   A         Bm      D
I'm doing both at the same time
      A            Bm              D
Dude! Put down the blades and swim to the shore line
     A     Bm          D
Well, oh God, I've tried


[Chorus]

            Bm    A
I've never had satisfaction
     F#m        E
In the chemical reactions
         Bm   A     F#m  E
That happen in my head
        Bm         A
There are faults in these cracks
          F#m        E
They send volts then relax
    Bm      A                        F#m   E
Then realize the wrong message was sent
    Bm  A             F#m  E
It's disillusion, and confusion
Bm   A            E
This illusion of me
         Bm     A
Through solemn seclusion
        F#m      E
(And my neurons' delusion)
         Bm   A
I've come to this conclusion
          F#m    E      A
That I'll never fully be

No not fully


[Bridge]

      A
I first saw you from my plastic cage
        E          A
From the wedding band at the back of the stage
  E       Bm              A
In slow motion, you caught the bouquet
  E               A
In slow motion, I smiled and walked away

Isn't this the same story? We've heard it before

The same melody and the same score
          F#m         Am                C#m
Well, these hairs won't stand up in my pores
            A#m                A
These shouts of calamity are becoming a bore


[Chorus]

            Bm    A
I've never had satisfaction
     F#m        E
In the chemical reactions
         Bm   A     F#m  E
That happen in my head
        Bm         A
There are faults in these cracks
          F#m        E
They send volts then relax
    Bm      A                        F#m   E
Then realize the wrong message was sent
    Bm  A             F#m  E
It's disillusion, and confusion
Bm   A            E
This illusion of me
         Bm     A
Through solemn seclusion
        F#m      E
(And my neurons' delusion)
         Bm   A
I've come to this conclusion
          F#m    E      A
That I'll never fully be