Verse 1: D G My telephone, it doesn't have a camera D G If it did I'd take a picture of myself D G If it did I'd take a picture of the water Gbm And the man on the offramp G D Holding up the sign that's asking me for help Verse 2: D G I got a job and I'll work here for the summer D G I fold the towels and set them by the pool D G Everyone looks happy with each other Gbm G 'Til they step away and say the thing they really meant D They always sound so cruel Chorus 1: A G I didn't know what I was in for D G When I signed up for that run A G There's no way I'm curing cancer Em But I'll sweat it out G D I feel so proud now for all the good I've done Verse 3: D G I know a girl who owns a boutique in the city D G Selling clothes to the fashionably late D G Says she cries at the news but doesn't really Gbm Cause it's too much fun, there's too much time G D And too much plastic money to be made Chorus 2: A G I didn't know what I was in for D G When they took my belt and strings A G They told me I'd gone crazy Em My arms are strapped in a straight jacket G D So I couldn't save those TV refugees Bridge: Bm When they're on their backs Gbm In a bloody bath D Full of Sarin gas A On a screen Chorus: Bm G I didn't know what I was in for D G When I laid out in the sun A G We get burned for being honest Em G D I've really never done anything, for anyone Verse 4: D G To fall asleep I need white noise to distract me D G Otherwise I have to listen to me think A Em Otherwise I pace around, hold my breath, let it out Gbm Sit on the couch and think about G How living's just a promise that I made
