Verse 1 C#5 Bb5 I'm the son of rage and love, the Jesus of Suburbia F#5 G#5 the Bible of "none of the above" on a steady diet of C#5 Bb5 F#5 Soda pop and Ritalin, no one ever died for my sins in hell, as far as I can tell G#5 At least the ones I've gotten away with F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 And there's nothing wrong with me, this is how I'm supposed to be F#5 G#5 (C#5) In a land of make believe, that don't believe in me Instrumental (C#5) G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 Verse 2 C#5 Bb5 Get my television fix, Sitting on my crucifix F#5 G#5 The living room of my private womb, While the moms and brats are away C#5 Bb5 To fall in love and fall in debt, To alcohol and cigarettes F#5 G#5 And Mary Jane to keep me insane, doing someone else's cocaine F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 And there's nothing wrong with me, this is how I'm supposed to be F#5 G#5 (C#5) In a land of make believe, that don't believe in me Instrumental (C#5) G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 Bb5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F5 Bb5 G#5 F#5 G#5 Verse 3 C#5 C#5/C At the center of the earth, in the parking lot Bb5 G#5 F#5 G#5 Of the 7-11 were I was taught, the motto was just a lie C#5 C#5/C It says home is were your heart is but what a shame Bb5 G#5 F#5 G#5 Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same, it's beating out of time Chorus 1 Bb5 G#5 C#5 F#5 City of the dead, at the end of another lost highway Bb5 G#5 F#5 Sign misleading to nowhere Bb5 G#5 C#5 F#5 City of the damned, lost children with dirty faces today Bb5 G#5 F#5 No one really seems to care Verse 4 C#5 C#5/C I read the graffiti in the bathroom stall Bb5 G#5 F#5 G#5 Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall and so it seemed to confess C#5 C#5/C It didn't say much but it only confirmed Bb5 G#5 F#5 G#5 that the center of the earth is the end of the world and I could really care less Chorus 2 Bb5 G#5 C#5 F#5 City of the dead, at the end of another lost highway Bb5 G#5 F#5 Sign misleading to nowhere Bb5 G#5 C#5 F#5 City of the damned, lost children with dirty faces today Bb5 G#5 F#5 No one really seems to care OI! Solo G#5 C#5 G#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 F#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 Eb5 G#5* Chorus 3 G#5 C#5 G#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 I don't care if you don't, I don't care if you don't F#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 Eb5 I don't care if you don't care G#5 C#5 G#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 I don't care if you don't, I don't care if you don't F#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 Eb5 I don't care if you don't care G#5 C#5 G#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 I don't care if you don't, I don't care if you don't F#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 Eb5 I don't care if you don't care G#5 C#5 G#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 I don't care if you don't, I don't care if you don't F#5 F5* Eb5 C#5 Eb5 I don't care if you don't care F#5 G#5 (C#5) I don't care Instrumental (C#5) A5 G#5 C#5 A5 G#5 C#5 A5 G#5 C#5 A5 G#5 Verse 5 C#5 A5 G#5 Everyone is so full of shit C#5 A5 G#5 Burn and raised by hipocrits C#5 A5 G#5 Hearts recycled but never saved C#5 A5 G#5 From the cradle to the grave C#5 A5 G#5 We are the kids of war and peace C#5 A5 G#5 From Anaheim to the Middle East C#5 A5 G#5 We are the stories and disciples of C#5 A5 G#5 The Jesus of Suburbia Verse 6 F#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Land of make believe and it don't believe in me F#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 Land of make believe and I don't believe F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 And I don't care, I don't care F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 G#5 (C#5) I don't care, I don't care, I don't care (C#5) G#5(Bass) Verse 7 G#5 C5 Dearly beloved are you listening? C#5 G#5 Eb5 I cant remember a word that you were saying G#5 C5 Are we demented or are we disturbed? C#5 G#5 Eb5 The space that's in between insane and insecure Instrumental G#5 C5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 Verse 8 G#5 C5 Oh therapy, can you please fill the void? C#5 G#5 Eb5 Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed G#5 C5 Nobody's perfect and I stand accused C#5 G#5 Eb5 For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse Instrumental G#5 C5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 Solo G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 Verse 9 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 To live and not to breathe is to die in tra - ge - dy C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 To run, to run a - way to find what you be - lieve Chorus 4 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 And I C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 Leave be - hind G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 This hur - ri - cane of f*ck - ing lies Verse 10 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 I lost my faith to this, this town that don't ex - ist C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 So I run, I run a - way, the light of ma - so - chist Chorus 5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 And I C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 Leave be - hind G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 This hur - ri - cane of f*ck - ing lies Chorus 6 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 And I C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 Walked this line G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 A mill - ion and one f*ck-ing times G#5 F#5 C#5 (G#5) But not this time Solo (G#5) F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 C#5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5 G#5 Verse 11 C# Eb G# C# I don't feel any shame, i wont apologize C# Eb G# When there ain't nowhere you can go C# Eb G# C# Running away from pain when you've been victimized C# Eb Tales from another broken Outro G#5 F#5 C#5 Home, you're leav-in' G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 you're leav-ing, you're leav-ing G#5 F#5 C#5 (G#5) ah you're leav-in home (G#5) F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5
