verse 1:
G D/F#
Damage control
Em
There so thoroughly
C G
modern We'll tell
D/F#
you how it goes
It's not a
Em
serious
C C(hold)
problem So
Refrain 1:
G
You can get
convinced
That we can
get convinced
D/F#
But either way
the truth is bound
to get twisted
Em
You can't take a
break when the pain
of the world is
C
weighing on your
C(Hold)
next decision
Chorus 1:
G
So I focused on
Em
what I've been
promised Then
C
they tore us
Cm
open They bled
us dry of our
Cm(hold) G D/F# Em C C(hold)
dignity and money
verse 2:
G
It's all under
D/F#
control So keep
Em C
holding it together
G
Well things just
D/F#
fall apart But
Em
you know We can't
C C(hold)
wait forever So
Refrain 2:
G
Come on try and keep
this Keep this you
D/F#
can grit your teeth
And do your job
they'll never
know the difference
Em
Keep it going one
day Month a year
C
or more Ignore that
C(Hold)
sinking feeling
Chorus 2:
G
So I focused on
Em
what I've been
promised Then
C
they tore us
Cm
open They bled
us dry of our
dignity and
G
So I focused on
Em
what I've been
promised Then
C
they tore us
Cm
open They bled
us dry of our
Cm(hold) G Em C Cm x2
dignity and money
Bridge:
G
We've should have
seen it coming
Em
We've should have
seen it coming
C
We've should have
seen it coming
Cm(hold)
We left ourselves
wide open
Chorus 3:
G
So I focused on
Em
what I've been
promised Then
C
they tore us
Cm
open They bled
us dry of our
Cm(hold)
dignity and
G
Maybe we could
all retain a
bit of ourselves
Em
Remember who we
were and keep
C
on moving Put
things in perspective
Try and learn a lesson
Cm
It's not life or death
G
It's only business
Em
And I'm not low
C Cm
And I'm not low
G
And I'm not low
Em
And I'm not low
C Cm G(hold)
And I'm not low