D 
Some say the end is near. 
F 
Some say we’ll see armageddon soon.  
D 
I certainly hope we will. 
F 
I sure could use a vacation from this 
 
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D                    F         G 
bull-shit three ring cirrrrcus siiiideshow of 
D                             F                     G 
Freaks here in this, hopeless f*cking, hole we call LA. 
D                                                 
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. 
F 
Any f*cking time. 
G 
Any f*cking day. 
D                                   F       G 
Learn to swim, I’ll see you down in Arizona bay. 
 
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D 
Fret for your figure and 
 
Fret for your latte and 
F 
Fret for your lawsuit and 
G 
Fret for your hairpiece and 
D 
Fret for your prozac and 
 
Fret for your pilot and 
F 
Fret for your contract and 
G 
Fret for your car. 
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D                           F            G  
It’s a bull-shit three ring cirrrrrcuus siiideshow of 
D                            F                    G 
freaks here in this hopeless f*cking hole we call LA. 
D 
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. 
F 
Any f*cking time. 
G 
Any f*cking day. 
D                                   F       G 
Learn to swim, I’ll see you down in Arizona bay. 
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D 
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. 
F                              G 
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves. 
D 
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still. 
F                                   G 
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dip shits. 
 
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D 
Some say the end is near. 
F                       G 
Some say we’ll see armageddon soon. 
D 
I certainly hope we will 
F                           G 
I sure could use a vacation from this 
 
D                         F         G 
stupid shit, silly shit, stupid shit… 
D                       F           G 
One great big festering neon distraction, 
D 
I’ve a suggestion to keep you all occupied. 
F 
 Learn to swim. 
G 
 Learn to swim. 
D                           F          G 
 Learn to swim. Mom’s gonna fix it all soon. 
D                             F                        G 
Mom’s com in’ round to put it back the way it ought to beeeeeeeee. 
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D           F   G 
(Learn to swim. 8x){continues in background} 
 
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D 
F*ck L Ron Hubbard and F*ck all his clones. 
F                                       G 
F*ck all these gun-toting Hip gangster wannabes. 
 
(Learn to swim. 8x){continues in background} 
D 
F*ck retro anything. F*ck your tattoos. 
F                                         G 
F*ck all you junkies and F*ck your short memory. 
 
(Learn to swim. 8x){continues in background} 
D 
F*ck smiley glad-hands with hidden agendas. 
F                                   G 
F*ck these dysfunctional, insecure actresses. 
 
(Learn to swim. 8x) 
 D   
Cuz I’m praying for rain 
        F           G 
and I’m praying for tidal waves 
D 
I wanna see the ground give way. 
        F               G 
I wanna watch it all go down. 
D 
Mom please flush it all away. 
        F               G 
I wanna see it go right in and down. 
D 
I wanna watch it go right in. 
          F            G 
Watch you flush it all awaaaaaaaaay. 
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D 
Time to bring it down again. 
F 
Don’t just call me pessimist. 
D 
Try and read between the lines. 
F 
I can’t imagine why you wouldn't 
D 
Welcome any change, my friend. 
        F           G 
I wanna see it come down. 
D 
Suck it down.  
F 
Suck it down.  
G 
Flush it down.