Am
Kids sat smoking by the cinema doors
Fmaj7
Too young to drink, Too old to stay indoors
G
Complaining about their mum and dads giving them chores
Am G
It’s a hard old fucking life
Am
A man on the telly leaves a comical pause
Fmaj7
Telling some jokes about mother in laws
G
Everybody laughs, Everybody applaudes
Am G
Everybody apart from his wife
Fmaj7
Cause nothing ever changes
C G
but everything will
Fmaj7
Just a little older
C G
A little less time to kill
Fmaj7 C
You run your whole life
Cmaj7/E Am
To be standing still
Am Cmaj7/E Am Fmaj7 G
Am
Girls taking pictures of themselves online
Fmaj7
They stick ’em up on every social media site
G
To prove themselves they’ve had the time of their lives
Am G
It’s a sad old fucking world
Am
Alpha males chase tails round beauty queens
Fmaj7
Like Japanese around a karaoke machine
G
We've all got tattoos but we don’t know what they mean
Am G
It’s a sad old fucking life
Fmaj7
Cause nothing ever changes
C G
nothing ever will
Fmaj7
We spend our whole life running
C G
But we're standing still
Fmaj7
Just a little older
C G
A little less time to kill
Fmaj7
We fly kites out
C G
In electrical storms
Fmaj7
We're burning all our fingers
C G
Just to keep our hands warm
Fmaj7
We've been dying
C E Am7
Since the day we were born