Intro -x4-: Em  Am  Bm
 
Verse 1:
Em               Am
I'm not a bad guy
   Bm                   Em                       Am Bm
So don't treat me bad if I'm feeling sad, alright?
                       Em                          Am
Please don't be mad if I don't smile back, alright?
     Bm                     Em                        Am
If I xxxx up my words, don't think I'm absurd, alright?
Bm
Alright?
 
Pre-Chorus:
Em
I'm physically exhausted
Bm         Am
Tired of my knuckles piercing
Em                          Bm
I'm chewing gum to pass this time
         Am
Sadness, can't you see it?
Em                     Bm
You're too busy seeking selfish wishes
Am
Look at how I'm feeling
Em                          Am
You write me up and say it's love
      -nc-
And I can't believe it
 
Chorus:
Em                   Am
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
Em                            Am
I can feel your blood pressure rise, xxxx this tension
Em                       Am
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Em                        Am
Pretending everything's alright is detention
 
Post-Chorus:
Em
De-detention
Am
De-detention
Em                         -nc-
Pretending everything's all right is -Shh!-
 
Verse 2:
Em                              Am Bm
The teachers don't care about me
                    Em                  Am Bm
xxxx how I feel, as long as I make money
Em                            Am     Bm
They let them do whatever they want to me
            Em                        Am
They're the customer, I'm chopped meat
            Bm
I'm chopped meat
 
Pre-Chorus:
Em
I'm physically exhausted
Bm         Am
Tired of my knuckles piercing
Em                          Bm
I'm chewing gum to pass this time
         Am
Sadness, can't you see it?
Em                     Bm
You're too busy seeking selfish wishes
Am
Look at how I'm feeling
Em                          Am
You write me up and say it's love
      -nc-
And I can't believe it
 
Chorus:
Em                   Am
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
Em                            Am
I can feel your blood pressure rise, xxxx this tension
Em                       Am
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Em                        Am
Pretending everything's alright is detention
 
Post-Chorus:
Em
De-detention
Am
De-detention
Em                         -nc-
Pretending everything's all right is -Shh!-
 
Bridge:
Em                           Am
I wanna go home and you say, "Now is not the time"
Em                                 Am
xxxx being all alone in back of the classroom, ah
Em                                          Am
Stop calling up my phone, trying to say that I've been out of line
Em                                    Am
When all I ever asked was to go to the bathroom
 
Interlude -x2-: Em  Am  Bm
 
Chorus:
Em                   Am
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
Em                            Am
I can feel your blood pressure rise, xxxx this tension
Em                       Am
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Em                        Am                Em
Pretending everything's alright is detention
 
Outro:
   Am  Bm
Tonight
Em                                 Am Bm
I can feel your blood pressure rise
Em                       Am  Bm
Let me crawl up into your mind
Em                              -nc-
Pretending everything's alright -is detention!-