Capo on 3rd Intro: D G A VERSE CHORDS (D) Well a teacher of mine once told me That life was just a list of (G) disappoints and defeats And you could (A) only do your best, And I said (D) "That's a fucking cop-out, you're just washed up and your tired, and when (G) I get to your age I (A) won't be such a coward" But these (Em) days I sit at home, known to (G) shout at my TVAnd (Bm) Punk Rock didn't live up to what I (A) hoped that it could be And all the (Em) things that I believed with all my (G) heart when I was young Are just (Bm) coasters for beers and clean (A) surfaces for drugs And I (G) packed all my (Em) pamflets with my (G) bibles at the (A) back of the (D) shelf LINK: D G A VERSE 2 (SAME CHORDS) EXCEPT FOR LAST LINE - (G) Hung up my (Em) Banner in (G) Disgust and I (A) Head for the (G) Door (A) CHORUS Oh but (D) once we were (A) young, and we were (Bm)crass enough to (G) care But I guess you (Em) live and learn (A), we won't make that (Em) mistake again, (A) no Oh but (D) surely just for one (A) day, we could (Bm) fight and we could (G) win And if only for a (Em)little while, (A) we could insist on the (Em) impossible (A) BRIDGE Well we've (Bm) been a good few hours drinking so I'm going to (A) say what everyone's thinkng If we're (G) Stuck on this ship and it's (D) sinking then we (Em) Might as well (A) Have A (D) Parade Cos if it's (Bm) Still going to hurt in the morning and a (A) Better plan's yet to get forming Then (G) Wheres the harm in spending an (D) Evening in (Em) Manning the (A) Old barri- (G) Cades (A) VERSE CHORDS. BRIDGE 2 CHORUS CHORDS D G A