Intro:
DmA
You can set yourself on fire (Hey!)
DmA
You can set yourself on fire
Verse:
Dm
She said (Hey!) at night in my dreams
BbA7
You dance on a tightrope of weird
Dm
Ohhh, but when I wake up
BbA7
You're so normal that you just disappear
Dm
You're so straight like commuters
BbA7
With briefcases towing the line
BbAGmF
There's no residue of a torturer
Em (FEm)Dm
Inside of your eyes
Pre-Chorus:
Dm
She said you're just like Mike,
Love but you wanna be Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson
Dm
She said you're just like Mike,
Love But you'll never be Brian Wilson
And I said
Chorus A:
Dm
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
F
If crazy equals genius
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius
Dm
Then I'm a fucking arsonist (Hey!)
F
And I'm a rocket scientist (Hey! Hey!)
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius...
Chorus B:
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna burn, burn, burn
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmFBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna learn, learn, learn
Hey ay ay
Verse 2:
Dm-
Dm
She said darlin' you know
BbA7
How the wine plays tricks on my tongue
Dm
But you don't seem to change
BbA7
When you stuff all of your feelings with drugs
Dm
Other boys you may have dated
BbA7
Serrated your heart with a slice
BbAGm
But the cut of your love never hurts
FEm (FEm)Dm
Baby, it's a sweet butter knife
Pre-Chorus:
Dm
She said you're just like Mike,
Love but you wanna be Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson
Dm
She said you're just like Mike,
Love But you'll never be Dennis Wilson
And I said
Chorus A:
Dm
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
F
If crazy equals genius
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius
Dm
Then I'm a fucking arsonist (Hey!)
F
And I'm a rocket scientist (Hey! Hey!)
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius...
Chorus B:
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna burn, burn, burn
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmFBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna learn, learn, learn
Hey ay ay
Bridge:
DmBbA7DmBbA7DmBbmaj7A7
You can set yourself on fire
DmBbmaj7A7
You can set yourself on fire
DmBbmaj7A7
You can set yourself on fire
DmBbmaj7A7 (Big)
You can set yourself on fi--
Chorus A:
Dm
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
F
If crazy equals genius
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius
Dm
Then I'm a fucking arsonist (Hey!)
F
And I'm a rocket scientist (Hey! Hey!)
Bb
Hey ay ay
Hey ay
A7
If crazy equals genius...
Chorus B:
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna burn, burn, burn
Hey ay ay
DmCBbA7
(Hey!) You can set yourself on fire
Hey ay ay
DmFBbA7
(Hey!) But you're never gonna learn, learn, learn
Hey ay ay
Dm
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.