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