Intro: 
 
Bass Solo: 
B G#m G F# 
B G#m G F# F# F# F# 
 
Verse 1: Beat Speeds Up 
B 
Morning has broken 
    G#m         E 
MR. Coffee has spoken 
    F#       F#/Bb 
The familiar wake up 
     B 
call sings to my ears 
  B 
I wake up with a shrug 
       G#m          E 
To the floor with a thud 
F#            F#/Bb 
Where in this hellhole 
   B 
is my coffee mug? 
 
Chorus 1: 
B         C#m  Ebm 
I can now face the 
E  Ebm E F# B 
day 
   B 
on legal 
      C#m 
speed The 
Ebm E          Ebm E 
A---merican way 
F#   B 
The American way 
 
Verse 2: 
     B 
I'm sketching 
I'm seizing 
     G#m 
I'm spazing 
    E 
I'm shaking 
  F# 
I can not stop 
 F#/Bb      B 
spilling on my 
brand new shirt 
B 
I-I-I'm wired 
G#m       E 
I'm so inspired 
  F#          F#/Bb 
I drank the entire 
B 
pot so off to work 
 
Chorus 2: 
B 
Here I come 
   C#m  Ebm E  Ebm E F# B 
to save the day 
   B 
on legal speed  
C#m Ebm E          Ebm E 
The A---merican way 
F#   B 
The American way 
 
Interlude: E-C#m-Ebm-B- x4 
 
Breakdown: 
B B F# B B F#  x4 
E 
B B F# B B F#  x2 
E 
E F F# G# A Bb B 
B  E  B  b(hold) 
 
Outro: 
E 
Drinking coffee 
I drink coffee 
Drinking coffee 
     B 
every-day 
E 
Drinking coffee 
I drink coffee 
Drinking coffee 
     B 
every-day 
E 
Drinking coffee 
I drink coffee 
Drinking coffee 
     B 
every-day 
E 
Drinking coffee 
I drink coffee 
Drinking coffee 
     B 
every-day 
E 
Drinking coffee 
I drink coffee 
Drinking coffee 
     B   F# B F# B F# B F# E(hold) F# b(hold) 
every-day