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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)