The Suburbs

Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C A# A#sus2 Gm It got too hot and so we overthrew the system A# A#sus2 Gm C 'Cause there's no place for human existence like right here D# Asus4 A# A#sus2 Gm On this bright blue marble orbited by trash A# A#sus2 Gm Man, there's no beating that Dm6 Gm Gm/A C C/D It was no big thing to give up the way of life we had Gm Gm/A C Oh ho oh A# A#sus2 Gm My social life is now quite a bit less hectic A# A#sus2 Gm C The nightlife and the protests are pretty scarce D# Asus4 A# A#sus2 Gm Now I mostly spend the long days walking through the city A# A#sus2 Gm Empty as a tomb Dm6 A# Sometimes I miss the top of the food chain Gm Gm/A C C/D But what a perfect afternoon Gm Gm/A C Dm Industry and commerce toppled to their knees Dm6 The gears of progress halted The underclass set free A# The super-ego shatters with our ideologies Dm6 The obscene injunction to enjoy life Disappears as in a dream A# And as we return to our native state To our primal scene Gm The temperature, it started dropping The ice floes began to freeze Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C A# A#sus2 Gm From time to time we all get a bit restless A# A#sus2 Gm C With no one advertising to us constantly D# Asus4 But the tribe at the former airport A# A#sus2 Gm Some nights has meat and dancing A# A#sus2 Gm If you don't mind gathering and hunting Dm6 A# We're all still pretty good at eating on the run Things it would have been helpful to know before the revolution Gm Gm/A C C/D Gm Gm/A C A# A#sus2 Gm Though I'll admit some degree of resentment A# A#sus2 Gm C For the sudden lack of convenience around here D# Asus4 A# A#sus2 Gm But there are some visionaries among us developing some products A# A#sus2 Gm C To aid us in our struggle to survive Dm6 A# On this godless rock that refuses to die