Intro:
D    E    D/B   E x2

verse:
D               E
Oh, to get ahead in this world
D/B             
Takes a lot of kind words
E
And ruthless damning actions
D               E
And I hope I never have to hurt you
D/B             E
Though I gladly will do my friend

chorus:
D/F#                       E   
And I'll be reading in the kitchen
        F#m          A
Sipping lazy cups of tea, I won't be
D/F#           E 
Brooding in my bedroom with the
F#m             A
Shutters down on me
         D/F#          E
And this song is not cathartic
        F#m               A
Because I've done nothing wrong
            D/F# E            F#m
It's just a song, it's just a song

interlude:
F#m

break/riff:
same as intro

verse 2:
D               E
Ah, you see the more you're trying
D/B                    
The more I know you're lying
E
The more I start to hate the sight of you
D               E
Well tell me what would you do?
D/B                                 E
Pulled by both arms, nearly torn in two

chorus:
D/F#                       E   
And I'll be reading in the kitchen
        F#m          A
Sipping lazy cups of tea, I won't be
D/F#           E 
Brooding in my bedroom with the
F#m             A
Shutters down on me
         D/F#          E
And this song is not cathartic
        F#m               A
Because I've done nothing wrong
            D/F# E            F#m
It's just a song, it's just a song

interlude 2:
same as interlude 1

break/riff:
same as intro, then

D/F#   E   D/F#   E


chorus:
D/F#                       E   
And I'll be reading in the kitchen
        F#m          A
Sipping lazy cups of tea, I won't be
D/F#           E 
Brooding in my bedroom with the
F#m             A
Shutters down on me
         D/F#          E
And this song is not cathartic
        F#m               A
Because I've done nothing wrong
            D/F# E            F#m
It's just a song, it's just a song 
            D/F# E            F#m (let ring)
It's just a song, it's just a song



D    X X 0 2 3 2

E    0 2 2 1 0 0 

D/B  x 2 0 2 3 2

F#m  2 4 4 2 2 2