Verse 1
Bbm                    Fm 
A caveman painted on a cave 
                      Bbm 
It was a bison, was a fave 
                            Abm 
The other cave-people would rave - 
Abm 
They didn’t ask "Why?" 
Bbm                        Fm 
Why paint a bison if it’s dead 
                              Bbm 
WHen did you choose the color red 
                             Abm 
What was the process in your head 
              B 
He told their story 
                    F# 
What came before he didn’t show 
          A 
We’re not supposed to 
 
Verse 2
Bbm                 Fm 
Homer’s Odyssey was swell 
                                  Bbm 
A bunch of guys that went through hell 
                            Abm 
He told the tale but didn’t tell 
Abm 
The audience why 
Bbm                            Fm 
He didn’t say, here’s what it means 
                         Bbm 
And here’s a few deleted scenes 
                           Abm 
Charybdis tested well with teens 
             B 
He’s not the story 
                    F# 
He’s just a door we open if 
               A 
Our lives need lifting 
 
Chorus
Ab 
But now we pick pick 
Ebm 
Pick pick pick it apart 
Ab 
Open it up to find the 
Ebm                 Db 
Tick tick tick of a heart 
B       A  Ab 
A heart, broken 
 
Verse 3
Bbm                         Fm 
It’s broken by the endless loads 
                       Bbm 
Of making-ofs and mobisodes 
                                 Abm 
The tie-ins, prequels, games and codes 
        B 
The audience buys 
B 
The narrative dies 
F# 
Stretched and torn 
      A      F# 
Hey, spoiler warning: 
 
Chorus
Ab 
We’re gonna pick pick 
Ebm                Ab 
Pick pick pick it apart 
Ab 
Open it up to find the 
Ebm                 Db 
Tick tick tick of a heart 
B       A  Ab 
A heart, broken 
 
Bridge
      Bbm                              F# 
JED: Joss, why do you rail against the biz 
                              Bbm 
You know that’s just the way it is 
                        F# 
You’re making everybody miz 
       Bbm                     F# 
ZACK: These out-of-date philosophies 
                          Bbm 
Are for the dinner table, please 
                     G 
We have to sell some DVDs 
                     A             E               D 
JED, MAURISSA, ZACK: Without these things you spit upon 
A               E                D 
You’d find your fame and fanbase gone 
          A        E                D 
MAURISSA: You’d be ignored at Comic-Con 
 
Verse 4
      Bbm                         Fm 
JOSS: I sang some things I didn’t mean 
                            Bbm 
Okay, let’s talk about this scene 
                            Ab 
I think it’s great how Ryan Green - 
            B 
Oh this is no good 
                     F# 
I thought J-Mo would back my play 
    A 
Now Zack and they all say 
 
Chorus
Ab 
We’re gonna pick pick 
Ebm                Ab 
Pick pick pick you apart 
Ab 
Open you up and stop the 
Ebm                 Db 
Tick tick tick of a heart 
  B 
A heart...