Intro
| D  A | G | D  A | G | 
(the "A" chord is just played once) 
  
Verse
A           D          Bm                G              A       D   A   G 
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh 
A     D           Bm         G               A         D       Bm    E 
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed 
G                           A 
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream 
G                      A 
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen 
D       A          D      G         A      A    G    A 
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh 
D            A                    D       G        A    A    G    A    D 
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh 
  
Verse 2
A                D         Bm            G           A         D  A *Fill1  G 
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines 
A       D                    Bm                 G          A    D  Bm *Fill2  E 
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy" 
G                         A 
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth 
G                           A 
You said that irony was the shackles of youth 
D          A        D       G         A      A    G    A 
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh 
D       A          D      G          A      A    G    A 
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh