Verse
D
They said to give up, and you grow up
A
That my songs make them wanna throw up
G
That I'm not original
A G D
Or catchy, or clever, or smart
D
They said my guitar would sound better
A
At the bottom of the Ohio river
G
That I should get a job
A D
At the Route 51 KMart
D
And sometimes I think I might agree with
A G
My old friends that don't call me anymore
D
To hang out or catch up or go drink beer
D
And maybe I am not the same
A
Thank God that I am not the same
G
And I hope to be weirder than this
A D
This time next year
G A
With friends like that who needs friends
D G
When you have seasonal depression
G A
In Western Pennsylvania
G
Or anywhere
A G D
You're afraid to just be yourself
D
Sometimes I feel like I'm stuck here
A
Trapped in the wrong year
G
Like an empty pack of cigarettes
A
Like an endless bill called college debt
D A
And I don't know when I first started feeling so alone
G A
Like how everyone else has a place and I simply don't
D
And sometimes you wake up in your 30's
A
Take a look around
G A
And realise that you're lucky not to be a ghost in a ghost town
G A
With friends like that who needs friends
D G
When you have seasonal depression
G A
In Western Pennsylvania
G
Or anywhere
A G D
You're afraid to just be yourself
D
Sometimes I think that I'll die here
A
Sometimes that's alright
G
Sometimes those words haunt me
A
And cut me like a butterknife
D
And if your friends are assholes
A
Then you're better off alone
G A
Or you can go make new friends at the retirement home
D A
Or you can move to Hazelwood and I will be your friend
G A
And we can make a record in our brand new punk rock band
G A
With friends like that who needs friends
D G
When you have seasonal depression
G A
In Western Pennsylvania
D
Or anywhere...
G A D
A-ny-where