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