Standard (EADGBE)
Key: then then then
Chords used:
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[I. Mass Hysteria]
Intro
Sing us the song of the century
That sings like American eulogy
The dawn of my love and conspiracy
Of forgotten hope and the class of 13
Tell me a story into that goodnight
Sing us a song for me
Chorus
hysteria
Mass hysteria
Mass hysteria
Mass hysteria
Verse 1
Red alert is the color of panic
Elevated to the point of static
Beating into the hearts of the fanatics
And the neighborhood's a loaded gun
Idle thought leads to full-throttle screaming
And the welfare is asphyxiating
Mass confusion is all the new rage
And it's creating a feeding ground
For the bottom feeders of
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 2
True sounds of maniacal laughter
And the deaf-mute is misleading the choir
The punchline is a natural disaster
And it's sung by the unemployed
Fight fire with a riot
The class war is hanging on a wire
Because the martyr
is a compulsive liar
When he said "It's just
a bunch of niggers
throwing gas into the"
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
There's a disturbance on the oceanside
They tapped into the reserve
The static response is so unclear now
Mayday, this is not a test!
As the neighborhood burns
America is falling
Vigilantes warning you
Calling Christian and Gloria
Guitar solo
F#--G#--C#-G#-C#-F#--G#--A
[II. Modern World]
Intro
Chorus
I don't want to live in the modern world
I don't want to live in the modern world
I don't want to live in the modern world
I don't want to live in the modern world
Verse 1
Mike Dirnt the bassist sings here instead of Billie
I'm the class of 13
In the era of dissent
A hostage of the soul
On a strike to pay the rent
The last of the rebels
Without a common ground
I'm gonna light a fire
Into the underground well
(Repeat Chorus)
Post Chorus:
I nation
Without bureaucratic ties
Deny the allegation as
it's written a fucking lies
Guitar solo
Verse 2
Mike sings again
I want to take a ride
to the great divide
Beyond the "up to date"
And the neo-gentrified
The high definition for
the low resident
Where the value of your mind
Is not held in contempt
Verse 3
Still Mike Dirnt
I can hear the sound
of A beating heart
That bleeds beyond a system
That's falling apart
With money to burn
On a minimum wage
Cause I don't give a shit
About the modern age
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro
Mass hysteria
I don't want to live
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
I don't want to live
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
I don't want to live
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
(Repeat)