Jesus Of Suburbia

Capo on 1st

C

I'm the son of rage and love

Am

The Jesus of suburbia

F

From the Bible of none of the above

G

On a steady diet of

C

Soda pop and Ritalin

Am

No one ever died for my

F

Sins in hell, as far as I can tell

G

At least the ones I've gotten away with

F G

And there's nothing wrong with me

F G

This is how I'm supposed to be

F G

In a land of make believe

That don't believe in me

| C - G | F | (x2)

C

Get my television fix

Am

Sitting on my crucifix

F

The living room or my private womb

G

While the moms and brads are away

C

To fall in love and fall in debt

Am

To alcohol and cigarettes

F

And Mary Jane to keep me insane

G

And doing someone else's cocaine

F G

And there's nothing wrong with me

F G

This is how I'm supposed to be

F G

In a land of make believe

That don't believe in me

| C - G | F | (x2)

| C | Am | F | G |

| C | E | Am – G | F | G |

C

At the center of the earth

C/B

In the parking lot

Am G

Of the 7-11 were I was taught

F G

The motto was just a lie

C

It says home is were your heart is

C/B

But what a shame

Am G

Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same

F G

We're beating out of time

Am G

City of the dead

C F

At the end of another lost highway

Am G F

Sign misleading to nowhere

Am G

City of the damned

C F

Lost children with dirty faces today

Am G F

No one really seems to care

C

I read the graffiti

C/B

In the bathroom stall

Am G

Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall

F G

And so it seemed to confess

C

It didn't say much

C/B

But it only confirmed that

Am G

The center of the earth is the end of the world

F G

And I could really care less

Am G

City of the dead

C F

At the end of another lost highway

Am G F

Sign misleading to nowhere

Am G

City of the damned

C F

Lost children with dirty faces today

Am G F

No one really seems to care

| G - C | G - C | F - C | G |

G C

I don't care if you don't

G C

I don't care if you don't

F C G

I don't care if you don't care (x4)

F – G

I don’t care…

| C | C | C | G# - G | (x2)

C G# - G

Everyone is so full of shit

C G# - G

Born and raised by hypocrites

C G# - G

Hearts recycled but never saved

C G# - G

From the cradle to the grave

C G# - G

We are the kids of war and peace

C G# - G

From Anaheim to the Middle East

C G# - G

We are the stories and disciples

C G# - G

Of the Jesus of suburbia

F G C - G

Land of make believe

F G C - G

And it don't believe in me

F G C - G

Land of make believe

F G

And I don't believe

F – G C

And I don’t care (x4)

F – G C - G

And I don’t care

G Bm

Dearly beloved are you listening?

C G D

I can’t remember a word that you were saying

G Bm

Are we demented or are we disturbed?

C G D

The space that's in between insane and insecure

G Bm

Oh therapy, can you please fill the void?

C G D

Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed

G Bm

Nobody's perfect and I stand accused

C G D

For lack of a better word, and that's my beat excuse

| G | Bm | C | G – D |

| G | F – C | (x4)

G F - C – G – F - C

To live and not to breathe

G F – C – G – F - C

Is to die in tragedy

G F – C – G – F - C

To run, to run away

G F – C – G – F - C

To find what you believe

C – G – C – G – C G D – G – D – G – D

And I.. Leave be.. hind

G C G C G C G D – G – D – G - D

This hu..rri..cane of fu..cking lies

G F – C – G – F - C

I lost my faith to this

G F – C – G – F - C

This town that don't exist

G F – C – G – F - C

So I run, I run away

G F – C - G

To the light of masochist

C – G – C – G – C G D – G – D – G – D

And I.. Leave be.. hind

G C G C G C G D – G – D – G - D

This hu..rri..cane of fu..cking lies

C – G – C – G – C G D – G – D – G – D

And I.. Walked this line

G C G C G C G D – G – D – G – D - G

A mil..lion and one fu..cking times But not this time

| G | F – C | (x10)

C – G - C – G - C – G

D – G – D – G – D – G (x2)

C D

I don't feel any shame

G C

I won’t apologize

C D G

When there ain't nowhere you can go

C D

Running away from pain

G C

When you've been victimized

C D

Tales from another broken...

G

Home...

F – C - G

You’re leaving...

F – C - G

You’re leaving...

F – C - G

You’re leaving...

F – C

Ah you’re leaving home…

| G | F – C |

| G | F – C | G |