Am
Kids sat smoking by the cinema doors
Fmaj7
Too young to drink, Too old to stay indoors
G
Complaining about their mum and dads giving them chores
AmG
It’s a hard old fucking life
AmA man on the telly leaves a comical pause
Fmaj7
Telling some jokes about mother in laws
G
Everybody laughs, Everybody applaudes
AmG
Everybody apart from his wife
Fmaj7
Cause nothing ever changes
CG
but everything will
Fmaj7
Just a little older
CGA little less time to kill
Fmaj7C
You run your whole life
Cmaj7/EAm
To be standing still
AmCmaj7/EAmFmaj7GAm
Girls taking pictures of themselves online
Fmaj7
They stick ‘em up on every social media site
G
To prove themselves they‘ve had the time of their lives
AmG
It’s a sad old fucking world
Am
Alpha males chase tails round beauty queens
Fmaj7
Like Japanese around a karaoke machine
G
We've all got tattoos but we don’t know what they mean
AmG
It’s a sad old fucking life
Fmaj7
Cause nothing ever changes
CG
nothing ever will
Fmaj7
We spend our whole life running
CG
But we're standing still
Fmaj7
Just a little older
CGA little less time to kill
Fmaj7
We fly kites out
CG
In electrical storms
Fmaj7
We're burning all our fingers
CG
Just to keep our hands warm
Fmaj7
We've been dying
CEAm7
Since the day we were born
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.