Intro:
CC/BAmGFGCC/BAm
My friend's a computer hacker
GFG
but in school everybody said he was a slacker
CC/BAm
he writes science fiction novels
GFG
he builds whole towns and villages from cola bottles
FG
he does equations just for fun
Am
eats low carb ice cream with his mum
GFG
sews cub scout badges on his sweater
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
AmG
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
FG
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
AmG
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
FGCC/BAmGFG
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
CC/BAm
he stays up all night playing tetris
GFG
asteroids, pacman written on his 'games to get' list
CC/BAm
wasted nights spent up in his bedroom
GFG
tough times, long nights, must have been a lot to get through
FG
he's getting sharp pains in his wrist
Am
in his world girlfriend's don't exist
GFG
can't even get an add on 'my space'
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
AmG
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
FG
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
AmG
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
FGCC/BAmGFG
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
CC/BAmGFG
Solo:
AmCGFCGAmGFGAmCGF
he's the one all alone in despair
CGAm
he's the one who thinks life isn't fair
CGF
he's the one sitting right over there
G
he's the lonely guy on the side looking kinda shy
F
you could see him ride passing by on a pedal bike
G
he's the funny type kinda like 'napoleon dynamite'
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
AmG
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
FG
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
AmG
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
FGCC/BAmGFG
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
CC/BAmGFGG
it pays to be a slacker!
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.