D D D D [Verse 1] D G D When I was just a skinny lad on holiday by the sea, D A I met a girl in a Rancid shirt, and a tape she gave to me, D C A With the Black Flag "First Four Years" and the Minor Threat Discography, G D And punk rock saved my life. D G D Going down the Red Eye back in 1998, D A Hanging out with Household Names and staying out too late, D C A This angry adolescent found an outlet for his hate, G D And punk rock saved my life. [Verse 2] G C The vision wasn't perfect and we knew it all along, G C We dressed like fucking idiots and got our facts all wrong. A D But everyone must needs be an extremist when they're young: G A D Fucking with your parents makes you grow up big and strong. D G D Folding zines and record sleeves while sitting round at home, D A D Flicking through the catalogues and distros at the shows, D C A# A Circle pits and sing-a-longs, come on let's fucking go! G And punk rock saved my life. [Verse 3] A Bm That little dream is over, it was never going to last. G Everybody's moved along and it's all in the past. A Bm But when I was just 16 I pinned my colours to the mast: Bm A G Punk rock's in the ink that's in my skin, Bm A G The attitude in every song I sing. Bm A G And we didn't change the world, we didn't win. Em F#m G A We probably didn't even save my life, it's true, A# C D But I bet we had a better time than you.