B         Bbm           F#           
And my confession would have you on the floor
         G#
- if you knew the truth
               B        Bbm
But that's the way they want you -
F#                          G#
Everyone's a sucker for the haze of youth
          B           Bbm   F#                            G#
We're all prairie children, brought up on the lies of the past
        B        Bbm            F#            A     B
So it's no surprise then - you will have to ask....

[Chorus]
C#                         F#
Watch out Billie 'fore you go to fast
           D#m                        G#
You say it couldn't hurt, but then it couldn't last
        C#                            F#
You get fifteen minutes while they're watching you
           D#m                            G#
You better hold your breath and hope your dreams come true.
C#                          F#
Watch out girl you'll never be the same
          D#m                   G#
If it's a cruel world you gotta play the game
        C#                         F#
You get fifteen minutes while they know your face
             D#m                     G#
You'd better pray to God you win the human race.

[Verse]
B            Bbm      F#                          G#
I'm like the weather, burning up to fire, burning up to ice.
        B       Bbm         F#                             G#
But i'm deathly certain the little things we love shouldn't be denied
       B                  Bbm 
We get fed something, but we don't want it,
         F#               G#
We won't live our life with lies
             B                       Bbm
You want your own heaven that you'll make better,
F#                 A   B     A   B 
You just want your own life. Own life.

[Chorus]
C#                         F#
Watch out Billie 'fore you go to fast
           D#m                        G#
You say it couldn't hurt, but then it couldn't last
        C#                            F#
You get fifteen minutes while they're watching you
           D#m                            G#
You better hold your breath and hope your dreams come true.
C#                          F#
Watch out girl you'll never be the same
          D#m                   G#
If it's a cruel world you gotta play the game
        C#                         F#
You get fifteen minutes while they know your face
             D#m                     G#
You'd better pray to God you win the human race. 

[Instrumental]
B Bbm A C#m F#m C#m A E
G  A  B

[Chorus]
D#                         G#
Watch out Billie 'fore you go to fast
           Fm                        Bb
You say it couldn't hurt, but then it couldn't last
        D#                            G#
You get fifteen minutes while they're watching you
           Fm                            Bb
You better hold your breath and hope your dreams come true.
D#                          G#
Watch out girl you'll never be the same
          Fm                   Bb
If it's a cruel world you gotta play the game
        D#                         G#
You get fifteen minutes while they know your face
             Fm                     Bb 
You'd better pray to God you win the human race.