INTRO: AmC
Sitting with the Number Eight platter at the restaurant
Am
Four twenty-nine for almost anything I want
Add it up, it's cheaper than the stuff I make myself
E7Am
I get by, I never needed anybody's help
EmC
And I tore out an ad and they told me that I
Am
Would press the buzzer, would press the buzzer
EmC
At the graduate lab, they were doing some tests
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer__
CHORUS:
Dm
Ride the circle off of the highway
GC
Spiral into the driveway
Bb
In the maze of old prefabs
FE7Am
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab
C
I don't know how everybody makes it through the daily drill
Am
Paint the nails, walk the dog, pay every bill
I'm feeling sorry for this guy that I press to shock
E7Am
He gets the answers wrong, I have to up the watts
EmC
And he begged me to stop, but they told me to go
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
EmC
So get out of my head, just give me my line
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer__
CHORUS:
Dm
Ride the circle off of the highway
GC
Spiral into the driveway
Bb
In the maze of old prefabs
FE7Am
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab
C
They called me back to the lab to discuss the test
Am
I put my earrings on, found my heels, wore a dress
Right away I knew, it was like I'd failed a quiz
E7Am
The man said “Do you know what a fascist is?”
EmC
I said, “Yeah, it's when you do things you're not proud of,
Am
But you're scraping by, taking orders from above.”
I get it now, I'm the face, I'm the cause of war
E7Am
We don't have to blame white-coated men anymore
EmC
When I knew it was wrong, I played it just like a game
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
EmC
Here's your seventy bucks, now everything's changed
Bm
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
** Key Change - Up 2 Semitones **
F#mD
But tell me where are your stocks, would you do this again?
Bm
I press the buzzer
F#mD
And tell me who made your clothes, was it children or men?
Bm
I press the buzzer
CHORUS:
Em
Ride the circle off of the highway
AD
Spiral into the driveway
C
In the maze of old prefabs
EbA7Dm
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab