C                  Fmaj7                          C
'Cause he told the jokes in hopes to cover up his pain
            Fmaj7                         C
All he ever wanted was to fit in with the crowd
                Fmaj7                                  C
Though he never did, the crowd would become a familiar sound

[Pre-Chorus]
            Fmaj7             C
He couldn't see all that he'd become
                Fmaj7                    C
And in times of weakness, strength would come
           Fmaj7
He planted seeds, but watered weeds
        C                     Dm        C       G
It only left him thirsty, but I'm all I need to succeed

[Chorus]
C                    Fmaj7                     C
I was searching in a landfill for authenticity
         Fmaj7
Oh- oo- oo, ay-ay-ay
C                      Fmaj7                      C    Fmaj7  C
I was smelling plastic roses, expecting something sweet

[Verse 2]
            Fmaj7                               C
Nobody ever thought much of the sad boy writing songs
                    Fmaj7                                   C
'Cause it takes the trophies and green paper till they tag along
               Fmaj7                       C
When he had no voice, nobody even knew his name
                  Fmaj7                                       C
But in five years time, they'll all claim that fat kid in 5th grade

[Chorus]
C                    Fmaj7                    C    Fmaj7
I was searching in a landfill for authenticity

Oh-oh-oh, ooh-ooh-ooh
C                      Fmaj7                      C     Fmaj7
I was smelling plastic roses, expecting something sweet

Outro: [One strum each]
C                            Fmaj7
But sometimes searching in a landfill is exactly what you need