Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Drumbeats

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Ohhh

Chorus 1

Man Alive!

Don't stand aside!

While people

make demands

At first they'll

take your liberties

Then tie them

round your hand

Man Alive!

Don't stand aside!

While people

make demands

When time goes by

some day you'll find

Their words are

A Dm <--Drumbeats

your command

Verse 1

Well the bloodsucker society

is looking for recruits

I took a sip of their sobriety

it doesn't taste that good

Refrain 1

old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha

Well at first you're fine

with working overtime

10 years go by til you're

caught up in the grind

And can't escape the fact

your youth is fading fast

These times won't last

and once they're gone

they don't come back

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Verse 2

They try to fill you

with anxiety until

you bite the hook

They drop a line

of notoriety they

got a big chequebook

Refrain 2

Oh they'll turn

you blind for a

nickel and a dime

Don't waste your time

with their simple

frame of mind

And can't escape the fact

your youth is fading fast

These times won't last

and once they're gone

they don't come back

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge

Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style

Ben:

Attention all personnel!

Stand single file

resistance is futile!

We're gonna raise your hopes up

Ian:

raise your hopes up

Ben:

Just to knock them down

Ian:

knock them down

You got a bright bright future

Ian:

bright bright future

Ben:

If you can shut your mouth

Ian:

shut your mouth

Ben:

And if you work

the front lines

Ian:

work the front lines

Ben:

To keep us safe and sound

Ian:

safe and sound

Ben:

You won't be compensated

Ian:

Compensated

Ben:

Until you're in the ground

Ian:

in the ground

Ben:

So don't waste a single breath

On what society expects

If history don't lie

They're gonna take you

for a ride until you die!

Chorus 2

Man Alive!

Don't stand aside!

While people

make demands

At first they'll

take your liberties

Then tie them

round your hand

Man Alive!

Don't stand aside!

While people

make demands

When time goes by

some day you'll find

Their words are

your command

When time goes by

some day you'll find

Their words are

your command

When time goes by

some day you'll find

Their words are

your command

Outro

Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)