artist: Ramones
title: I Don't Want To Grow Up
Makin Monsters For My Friends
It's Not For Me To Know
The Crusher
Life's A Gas
Take The Pain Away
I Love You
Cretin Family
Have A Nice Day (courtesy of james )
Scattergun
Got A Lot To Say
She Talks To Rainbows
Born To Die In Berlin
Spiderman
album: Adios Amigos
tuning: standard
I Don't Want To Grow Up
-----------------------
intro: D
D A
While I'm lying in my bed at night I don't wanna grow up
Nothing ever seems to turn out right I don't wanna grow up
B F# G A
How do you move in a world of fog that's always changing things
B F# G A
Makes me wish that I could be a dog
D A
When I see that price that you pay I don't want to grow up
I don't ever wanna be that way I don't wanna grow up
B F# G A
Seems that folks turn into things they never want to be
B F# G A
The only thing to live for is today
D A
I'm gonna put a hole in my tv set I don't wanna grow up
Open up the medicine chest and I don't wanna grow up
B F# B F#
I don't wanna have to shout it out I don`t want my hair to fall out
I don't wanna be filled with doubt I don't wanna be a good boy scout
I don't wanna hafta learn to count I don't want the biggest amount
G A D
No I don't want to grow up
solo: D A D A B F# G A B F# G A
D A
When I see my parents fight I don't want to grow up
They all go out and drinkin all night I don't wanna grow up
B F# B F#
I'd rather stay here in my room Nothing out there but sad and gloom
B F# G A
I don't wanna live in a big ol tomb on Grand St.
D A
When I see the 5 0' clock news I don't wanna grow up
Comb their hair and shine their shoes I don't wanna grow up
Stay around in my ol hometown Don't wanna put no money down
B F# B F#
Don't wanna get a big ol loan Work them fingers to the bone
I dont' wanna float on a broom Fall in love get married then boom
how the hell did it get here so soon
G A D
No I don't want to grow up
D
Makin Monsters For My Friends
-----------------------------
intro: Bb G Bb G Bb G Bb G
verse:
C F F C F F
Everybody said so man you could see it on tv
They stood there ashamed with no where to go
Nobody wants them now the kids are alright
Everyday is a holiday and pushin people around
chorus:
F C Eb G C F C
I'm making monsters for my friends
I'm making monsters for my friends
second verse
Someone caught one I could see so myself
I had to call 254 so they wouldn't blame me
We wanted to know how much trouble there was
When we asked our daddy he said it was just because
repeat chorus
bridge Bb G Bb G
C Bb F C C Bb F C
C Bb F C C Bb F C
third verse
I don't wanna open a can of worms I don't want any Spaghetti O's
And I can always tell when someone is holding a grudge
repeat chorus
repeat chorus
repeat intro
It's Not For Me To Know
-----------------------
intro: G Bb F G G Bb F G
verse
G Bb F G
Easy come and easy go
For Me that was the fun
It was something that I didn't
Think was so bad
Now I'm looking out my window
But I don't know where I am
And I've given up trying to
Understand what I can't
chorus
G Bb Eb F
I don't have any illusions anymore
I've done all that I can do
G F G Bb G F Eb
It's not for me to know It's not for me to know
It's not for me to know It's not for me to know
repeat intro
second verse
I stood under the moonlight
To illuminate myself
Something I fell into
>From being kicked around
repeat chorus
bridge
G Bb F G G Bb F G Eb GGGG FF Eb F
third verse
No one seemed to notice seeing
>From smoke screen eyes
You can get what you want
But I don't think it's true
repeat chorus twice
outro
Eb F Eb F G
The Crusher
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main riff:
G------------------------|
D--2-2----5-4------------|
A-------------5-4-3----0-|
E------------------------|
intro: riff twice
verse play the riff once for each line of lyric
Now I wanna wrestle in the Garden I'm on my way to stardom
I know I'm ready I know I'm great but first I got to get in shape
pre-chorus
B D A
Cause I got my eye on the Russian Bear Gonna tear him up I swear
B D
This guy thinks he's the champion Gonna take his belt and beat him
chorus: play the riff once per line of lyric
I'm the Crusher King of the Ring
I'm the Crusher King of the Ring
I'm the Crusher King of the Ring
I'm the Crusher King of the Ring
second verse:
I ready for a match with the Russian Bear Gonna piledrive him pull his hair
I might have a foreign object in my trunks I might hafta use on that punk
second pre-chorus
Got the hardest hold you can put on anyone If you're my victim you're beaten
I'm a lean mean fighting machine powerful and strong like King Kong
repeat chorus
repeat intro
third verse
Started having second thoughts I was scared as hell The last thing I
wanted was to hear them ring the bell
I mean the Russian Bear could probably tear me limb from limb
He'd probably grin be real happy with himself this is not good for my health
I'm not coming out of the dressing room to get beaten up by that goon
third pre-chorus
Go back to russia go back home Don't wanna get a broken bone
Or a lump on my head Ain't gonna hide under the bed
repeat chorus
repeat intro
Life's A Gas
------------
intro: G F# E D C D G F# E D C D
C D C D
verse
G E G E C B A G D
Life's a gas Life's a gas Life's a gas a gas oh yeah
Life's a gas Life's a gas Life's a gas a gas oh yeah
chorus
C D E G C D
So don't be sad cause I'll I'll be there Dont' be sad at all
repeat verse
repeat chorus
repeat verse (instruMental)
repeat chorus
outro: G F# E D C D repeat to fade
Take The Pain Away
------------------
intro
D F Bb C D F C
verse
D F Bb C D F C
I went out today for a walk in the rain
I was so sad and blue I could feel any pain
I was worried about everything My head began to howl
I'm running away from myself There's too may demon's around here now
chorus (played twice each time)
D Bb C D Bb C D Bb C Bb
Everybody I don't know what to say I wish I could take the pain away
second verse
But hta can't happen everybody knows it's true
And if you have to know I'll never understand you
So if you have to go you better go now
Go off somewhere safe I hope you will somehow
repeat chorus
bridge
Bb F Bb C
repeat chorus
outro
C D
I Love You
----------
intro
A B E A B E
verse
A B E
When I look in your eyes
I see words I can't describe
And these words I'm telling you
D
And I tell you I love you
second verse
Don't try to put me down
Just because my back is turned around
I'm playing it straight for once
Cause baby I love you
chorus
G A D
I really do
There's no one else like you
G A E
Baby I love
third verse
Baby I love you
No matter what you do
Baby I love you
And I tell you I love you
repeat second verse
bridge
A B E A B E D A B E A B E A B E
D
Cause baby I love you
G A D
I really do
there's no one else like you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
Baby I love you
G A E
Baby I love you
A B E
No matter what I do
Baby I love you
D
And I tell you I love you
goes to fade
Cretin Family
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intro: D F E Eb D
D F E Eb D
verse
D Eb D Eb
I'm not so upset about my horrible self
But why don't you go upset yourself
C D C D
Hey here's the mirror See your stupid face
What a disgrace man and you know it's true
chorus
D F E Eb D
Cretin family cretin family cretin family everyone's against me
cretin family cretin family cretin family oi oi oi oi
second verse
Don't stare at me it's freakin me out
Look what's happening now it's all your fault
You can't do nothing absolutely nothing ok
Why don't you get a hula hoop and do the cretin hop
chorus
third verse
I'm never wrong don't tell me what to do
Here's a little curse it's from me to you
It's nothing gonna happen nothing ever will
You'll be miserable everyday your luck will always be bad
chorus
intro
outro (four times)
D Eb
everyone's against me
oi oi oi oi
D
Have A Nice Day
---------------
intro
G
verse
A# G F C G
I heard it from the gangster I heard it from the priest
I heard it from my best friend way down in the middle east
chorus
F G A# C D C D C
Have a nice day that's all I hear everyday
Have a nice day, I don't believe a word you say
second verse
I heard it from the landlord when he kicked me out
I heard it from the spirits as they possessed my house
repeat chorus
(bridge)
C D# D C# (4X)
C D# F C D# D
When they look me in the eye I turn the other way
It's just a trained reaction something they gotta say
third verse
I heard it in New Zealand I heard it at the club
I heard it from my doctor before he pulled the plug
chorus twice
chorus instrumental twice
outro G
Scattergun
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intro: C# D# G# G# G F D# C# D# G#
verse
B F# B F# B F# B F#
Smooth bore Scattergun you are the only one
C# B B A#
to cover me when I sleep to cover me in my dreams
G# F# B F# B F# B F# B F#
Carry a smooth bore scattergun steal from me there'll be no time to run
C#
I got the bead on you she fires true take what you want
B B A# G# F#
And I'll do what I have to do
B F# B F# B F# B F#
Smooth bore Scattergun Scattergun Scattergun
bridge
D#
Triple O bucks the only shot for me
Cut you right off at the knee
No need to bother the police
I've got my Mossberg 590
repeat intro
repeat verse
repeat intro twice solo over the second time through
repeat verse
Got A Lot To Say
----------------
chorus, kinda
G C#
I got a lot to say x4
verse, kinda
E B
I can't remember now x4
chorus
verse
break: C# B Bb G# F#
chorus (instrumental)
verse
chorus
verse
verse
break
She Talks To Rainbows
---------------------
intro: E
verse
E
She's a lost little girl in her own little world
She looks so happy but she seems so sad
G
oh yeah oh yeah
E
She's a lost little girl in her own little world
I'd like to help her I'd like to try
G D
oh yeah oh yeah
chorus
E G
She talks to birds she talks to angels
D C
She talks to trees She talks to bees
E
She don't talk to me
G D
Talks to the rainbows and to the seas
C E
She talks to trees she don't talk to me
E
Don't talk to me
bridge (played twice)
E
You know she drives me outta my mind
D C
You know she drives me outta my head
verse
chorus
outro: chorus to fade
she don't talk to me
don't talk to me
Born To Die In Berlin
---------------------
recurring riff throughout song: GGFGFGF
verse
G Bb Eb riff twice
Intoxicated by the orchids abandoned in the garden
Demanding morphine curse my soul is burning
Standing in the sweet wonderings breathing the pale moon silver
Torn painted lips tasting the last drops of life
chorus
G Bb G Bb riff
Sometimes I feel like screaming Sometimes I feel I just can't win
Sometimes I feel my soul is as restless as the wind
G Bb G
Maybe I was born to die in Berlin
riff x4
second verse
I sprinkled cocaine on the floor when no one was watching
I closed my eyes and let myself sleep
Creeps and dirty bastards demons waiting by my bed
There's no choice or difference no one seems to notice
chorus
third verse
(sung in German, most probably by Dee Dee Ramone)
chorus
outro: riff 4x
Spiderman
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intro: C#
verse
C#
Spiderman spiderman
does whatever a spider can
F#
spins a web, any size
C#
catches theives just like flies
G# F# C#
look out here comes the Spiderman
second verse
Is he strong listen bud
he's got radioactive blood
Can he swing from a thread
take a look overhead
hey there there goes the spiderman
bridge
E B
In the chill of the night
F# C#
At the scene of the crime
E B
Like a streak of light
F# G#
He arrives just in time
third verse
Spiderman Spiderman
Friendly neighborhood spiderman
wealth and fame, he's ignored
action is his reward
look out here comes the Spiderman
instrumental verse twice
bridge
third verse
outro:
F# C#
To him, life is a great big bang-up
F# C#
Wherever there's hang-up
F# C#
You'll find the spiderman
bass riff:
C#
D------3-3-4-4-6-6---|
A--4-4---------------|
F#
G------3-3-4-4-6-6-|
D--4-4-------------|
G#
G------5-5-6-6-8-8-|
D--6-6-------------|
comments, corrections to [email protected]
-I'm here, I'm queer, I play 5-string bass
End Of The Century Chords by Ramones, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com
These are the chords for the Phil Spector Record "End of the Century" recorded in
1980. The named is now based on the great documentary "End of the Century: The story
of the Ramones.
1. Do you remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
[ C G ] x2
G
[ C G ] x2
G
[ G F# F ] x2
G F# F
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
[ G C D G ] x2
G C D
Do you remember Hullabaloo,
Upbeat, Shinding and Ed Sullivan too?
Do you remember rock'n'roll radio?
Do you remember rock'n'roll radio?
[ G C D G ] x2
G C D
Do you remember Murray the K,
Alan Freed, and high energy?
It's the end, the end of the 70's
It's the end, the end of the century
G
A D
Do you remember lying in bed
G E
With your covers pulled up over your head?
C D G
Radio playin' so no one can see
C D
We need change, we need it fast
G E
Before rock's just part of the past
C D
'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me
[ C G ] x2
G
[ C G ] x2
G
[ G F ] x2
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio...
[ G C D G ] x2
G C D
Will you remember Jerry Lee,
G C D
John Lennon, T. Rex and Ol Moulty?
G C D
It's the end, the end of the 70's
It's the end, the end of the century
G
(chorus)
[ C G ] x2
G
[ C G ] x2
G
[ G F# F ] x2
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio...
2. I'm affected
I'M AFFECTED
[ bass] then...
[ F# E ] x3
[ E G D ] x4
E
A F G
When I look into your big brown eyes
And I feel like I'm in paradise
I want you by my side
A F G
'cause I'm affected, 'fected
Yeah, I'm affected, 'fected
A F G A
Well I'm affected and all I want is you
G
Didn't know it a few years ago
A
But now I finally know
F
I want you by my side
G E
I want you baby, baby, baby, baby
A F G
Yeah, I love you and I want you to know
Yeah, yeah, and that's for sure
I want you by my side
'cause I'm affected...
Didn't know...
[ F E D ] x4
[ E G D ] x4
E
Yeah, I love you...
'cause I'm affected...
'cause I'm affected...
3. Danny Says
[ riff ] x4
E A B
Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
E A B [ E+riff ]
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below
Sound check's at 5:02
Record stores and interviews
Oh, but I can't wait to be with you tomorrow
A B E
Baby oho-ho-ho
We got nowhere to go
A B C# A B
And it may sound funny, but it's true
Hangin' out in 100 B
Watching Get Smart on TV
Thinkin' about you and me and you and me
D
Hangin' out in L.A. and there's nowhere to go
A
It ain't Christmas if there ain't no snow
D
Listening to Sheena on the radio oh-ho oh-ho
B E
Oh-ho oh-ho uho-ho
[ F# B C# ] x3
F#
F# B C#
Sound check's at 5:02
Record stores and interviews
F# B C# F#
Oh, but I can't wait to be with you tomorrow
B C# F#
Baby oho-ho-ho
We got nowhere to go
B C# Eb B C#
And it may sound funny, but it's true
Hangin' out in...
[ F# B C# ]
[ till fade out ]
[ riff: E C# D F# ]
e|-----------------
B|--5--------7--5--
G|-----6--7--------
D|-----------------
A|-----------------
E|-----------------
4. Chinese Rock
[ F5 G5 ] x2
[ Bb5 C5] x2
Guitar 1
[ F5 G5 ] x2
Guitar 2
e|------3-------
B|--6--------6--
G|--------------
D|--------------
A|-------------- x2 (the 6 frets you bend to one)
E|--------------
Guitar 1
[ Bb5 C5 ] x2
Guitar 2
e|------8-------
B|--11--------11
G|--------------
D|-------------- x2 (11 bend to one)
A|--------------
F5 G5
Somebody call me on the door
Say hey hey hey it's Arty home
You wanna take a walk, you wanna go cop
You wanna go get some Chinese Rock
D5 A5 G5 A5
I'm living on a chinese rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm living on a chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop
[ F5 G5 ] x2
[ Bb5 C5 ] x2
[ F5 G5 ] x2
Guitar 2
e|------3-------
B|--6--------6--
G|--------------
D|--------------
A|-------------- x2 (the 6 frets you bend to one)
E|--------------
[ Bb5 C5 ] x2
Guitar 2
e|------8-------
B|--11--------11
G|--------------
D|-------------- x2 (11 bend to one)
A|--------------
F5 G5
The plaster fallin' off the wall
My girlfriend's cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch, I should've been rich
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese Ditch
D5 A5 G5 A5
I'm living on a chinese rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm living on a chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop
[ E G A ] x2
D A G
[ E G A ] x2
D A G
Fr G5
The plaster fallin' off the wall
My girlfriend's cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch, I should've been rich
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese Ditch
D5 A5 G5 A5
I'm living on a chinese rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm living on a chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
[G5 A5] x3
[A5 D5] end
5. The Return of Jackie and Judy
B
B
Jackie is a punk, Judy is a runt
They went down to the Mudd Club
And they both got drunk
E F#
Oh-yeah
B
Jackie is a bookie, Judy's taking loans
They both came up to New York
Just to see the Ramones
Oh-yeah
B
E F# B
And oh, I don't know why she wrote that letter
Oh no, oh no
E F#
Oh I don't know why
D# F#
We won't forget her, oh no
B
Jackie's playing hooky Judy's playing pool
They both got caught for cutting
Got to go to summer school
Oh-yeah
B
Jackie's scalping tickets Judy's getting harassed
They both got kicked outside
Didn't have a backstage pass
Oh-yeah
And oh, I don't...
D#
Dont't know what's on her mind
B
I don't know, no, I don't know
D#
But I can't stand to see her cryin'
B
She's still cryin', she ain't tryin'
D#
She's going to get left behind
E F# G# F#
Nobody wants you, nobody wants you
Jackie is a punk...
Jackie's playing...
And oh, I don't...
Oh I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
6. Let's go
[ E B C G D ] x4
[ B F# G ] x2
A C D
Don't wanna study on the G.I. bill
Want more action, haven't had my fill
Mercenary, fight for anyone
Fight for money fight for fun
E B C G D
Let's go
Let's go
Let's go
Let's go
[ B F# G ] x2
Got a country you wanna protect
But your army is more likely to defect
Hire my SMG with a full clip
On automatic it's guaranteed hit
Let's go...
[ B F# G ] x2
[ E G C D ] x2
E G
Gee it's kinda scary out here
C D
Mosquitoes are happy tonight
E G
Mommy, Daddy, can I please come home
C D
Even if just for one night
Let's go...
[ B F# G ] x2
Schocked how deadly we fight back
Troublemakers who attack
Mercenary, fight for anyone
Fight for money fight for fun
Let's go...
Let's go...
E
Let's go
7. Baby I love you
[ G# C# D# ] x2
G# C# D#
Have I ever told you
How good it feels to hold you
It isn't easy to explain
[ G# C# D# ]
G#
And though I'm really tryin'
D#
I think I may start cryin'
G# Bb
My heart can't wait an other day
D#
When you kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta say
G# C# D#
Baby, I love you come on baby
Baby, I love you
Baby, I love, I love only you
[ G# C# D# ]
I can't live without you
I love everything about you
I can't help it if I feel this way
[ G# C# D# ]
Oh I'm so glad I found you
I want my arms around you
I love to hear you call my name
Oh tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel the same
Baby, I love...
[ G# C# D# ] x5
Oh I'm so glad...
Baby, I love...
[ G# C# D# ]
Baby, I love you
Baby, I love you
Baby, I love you
Baby, I love you
[then fade]
8. I can't make it on time
[D G] x2
[verse]
D G
I can't make it on time
I can't make it on time
I keep trying and trying
I can't make it on time
[pre-chorus]
F#\G F#\G A
I Can't hurry, and you can't wait
It doesn't matter becuase your already late
I can't get off the telephone
It only rings when I'm alone
[chorus]
D B
You gotta wait wait 'cause you don't need no one
Wait wait 'cause you know that I'm the one
G A
You gotta wait hey, hey, hey.....
[solo]
F#\G A x4
[chorus]
[verse]
[pre-chorus]
then....
A F#\G
I can't make it on time
I can't make it on time
I can't make it on time
I can't make it on time
(end)D
9. This ain't havana
[ A C E D ] x4
A E
I had no advantage over you
There was troubles and I had'em too
Just 'cause you're so strung out
Don't mean it can't work out
[ A D A ]
E A D A
Ba-ba-banana
This ain't Havana
Do you like bananas
E
Ba-ba-bananas
Say you're a victim of society
You ask them for your mercy
Just like the cats in the garbage cans
When's their time coming, man
[ A D A E ] x4
D A E A
You better offer some resistence
You better give up on my insistence
Things happen overnight
You don't give up without a fight
[ A D A ]
Ba-ba-banana...
D E
You say you're poor and uneducated
You ain't gotta chance 'cause you're hated
You're on your way to life's promotion
You hinder it with emotion
[ A C E D ] x4
You better offer...
[ A D A E ] x4
I had no advantage...
[ A D A ]
Ba-ba-banana...
[ A D A ]
Ba-ba-banana...
A
10. Rock 'n' Roll High School
[G]
C
Well I don't care about history
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
F
'Cause that's not where I wanna be
C
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
A F
I just wanna have some kicks
A F
I just wanna get some chicks
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
[G]
C
Well the girls out there knock me out, you know
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
F
Cruisin' around in my GTO
C
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
A F
hide from the teachers and the principal
A F
becuase you don't want to be no fool
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
[C]
G
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
C
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
G
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
C
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
F
Fun fun, oh baby
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
[drums]
C
Well I don't care about history
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
F
'Cause that's not where I wanna be
C
Rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
A F
I just wanna have some kicks
A F
I just wanna get some chicks
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
[C]
G
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
C
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
G
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
C
Fun fun rock'n'roll high school
F
Fun fun, oh baby
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
C A F G
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school
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11. All the way
[ A E A G F# E ] x4
1-2-3-4
[ F# B F# C# ] x4
F# B F/F#
Feedback blasting out my ears makes me so high
I love all the monitor men but why are they alive
B F#
The van is making me crazy
It's just like being in the navy
[ B G# C# ]
Doomsday, doomsday's coming - 1981
But until things blow I'm gonna have some fun
The bubble's going to explode
Probably never live to get old
[ B G# C# ]
B
But I just wanna have some fun
D#
Probably won't see no money
B
I just wanna have some fun
C#
Before they throw me in the sanitarium
[ F# B F# C# ] x4
[ repeat all except intro ]
[ F# B F# C# ]
F#
12. High Risk Insurance
[ A C A G ] x4
A G
High risk insurance
The time is right
High risk insurance
The time is right
A C D E
Got endurance, I was trained
I got my sights adjusted and my telescope aimed
High risk...
Everybody wants an explanation
Got no love for the enemy nation
[ E D C D G A D ]
[ A (C A) D E ] x3
A (C A) D E
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
[ A C A G ] x4
High risk...
Everybody wants...
[ A G A D ] x2
You gotta fight to stay independent
I got my pride and I'm gonna defend it
Got endurance...
[ E D C D G A D ]
[ A (C A) D E ]
A (C A) D E
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
High risk insurance
A
High risk insurance
Well thats it.