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A D 4x A D/A 2x C# F# 4x C# F# C# I'm gazing at faces staring blankly at me F# C# F# C# F# Oh, I suppose it's just a sign of the times C# F# C# They tell me tomorrow will never arrive F# C# F# C# F# But I've seen it end a million times G# F# G# I lost my direction while dodging the flack F# Oh, give me a hint or something G# F# G# If I could freeze time at the flick of the switch F# I wouldn't hesitate, no F# C# F# There must be something wrong, boys C# F# C# F# C# F# Yeah, there must be something wrong, boys C# F# C# Obnoxious actions, obnoxious results F# C# F# C# F# Yes, teachers who refuse to be taught C# F# C# Distorted pictures and dizzy, dizzy people F# C# F# C# F# Rush by me at the speed of thought G# F# G# They sit at the tables and throw us the scraps F# For Christ's sake leave me something G# F# G# Now they can erase you at the flick of a switch F# Oh, there must be a way, no F# C# F# There must be something wrong, boys C# F# C# F# Yeah, there must be something wrong, boys C# There must be something wrong, boys N.C. They're dragging me down A D/A A D/A F#m D/F# F#m D/F# D/G# A D/A A D/A F#m D/A F#m D/A Eden, there's no Eden, Anyway... G# F# G# They sit at the tables and throw us the scraps F# For Christ's sake leave us something G# F# G# Now they can erase you at the flick of a switch F# How long will it take, no F# C# F# There must be something wrong, boys C# F# C# F# Yeah, there must be something wrong, boys C# There must be something wrong, boys F# And they're dragging me down G# F# G# F# G# F# And they're dragging me down G# F# G# F# And they're dragging me down G# F# G# You either swim or you drown