Chorus E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B Why can't I be on MTV? E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B E Cos they just don't like me E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B Why can't I be on MTV? E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B E 'Cos I'm trying to help you see Verse 1 E B E Corporate capitalistic pigs, all you ads are fake A B Keep lying to the sheep out there E But I won't take the bait A B Use Pepsi and Nike, oh and VH1 E Calvin Klein and Tommy Jeans make it look so fun! A B E By using all of the popular bands A B They're selling out for more money A C#m A B When will all of this end? A B E Let's exploit sex and more through our videos... Chrous E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B Why can't I be on MTV? E A Why can't I be on MTV? E B E 'Cos we won't lose integrity A B E What you like is popular 'cos you have all the dough A B E Turn the kids to zombies they don't care 'cos they don't know A B E Feed us lies and greed and garbage on the radio A B There's better music out there but you don't want us to know! A C#m So advertise through mainstream A B movies, show off your logo A C#m Stick it to some dumb pop A B superstar that everybody knows A C#m Totalitarian America that's just how it goes! Bridge (play twice through) E, A, E, B, E, A, E, B, E E A B Why can't we be a part of your game? E A B Why can't we have your fortune and fame? E A B Why can't we all just be the same? A B E 'Cos we're not clones and we can think for ourselves