Verse 1
[Am]I am an arms dealer,
Fitting you with w[E7]weapons in the form of words.
An[Am]And don't really care which side wins,
As l[E7]long as the room keeps singing.
That's just the b[E7]business I'm in.
Chorus 1
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[E7]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[E7]I'm not a shoulder to cry on,
But, I digress.
Post-Chorus
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate.
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate, yeah.
[Am]
Verse 2
[Am]I wrote the gospel on giving up.
(You look pretty sinking,)
But the r[E7]real bombshells have already sunk.
(Prima-donnas of the gutter.)
At n[Am]night we're painting your trash gold while you sleep.
Crashing n[E7]not like hips or cars,
No, more[E7]more like p-p-p-parties.
Chorus 2
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[E7]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[E7]Bandwagon's full,
Please,[E7]Please, catch another.
Post-Chorus
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate.
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate.
[F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [F] [C] [E7] [E7]
[Am]
Bridge
All the boys who the dance floor[Am]floor didn't love,
And the girls who's l[E7]lips couldn't move fast enough;
Si[E7]Sing, until your lungs give out.
Chorus 3
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
[E7]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
(Now you.)
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
(Wear out the groove.)
[E7]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
(Sing out loud.)
[Am]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
(Oh, oh.)
[E7]This ain't a scene, it’s a god damn arms race.
Post-Chorus
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate.
[Am]I'm a leading man,
And the l[F]lies I weave are oh-so intric[C]intricate.
Oh-so intric[E7]intricate.
[E7] [Am]