Verse 1:
[Gb]Let me [Abm]out
Of these [Gb]mental ward con[B]confines
So white and [E]plain
[Gb]Free my [Abm]mind
From pre[Gb]prescriptions that you [B]write
I'm not the [E]same [B]
[Dbm]Young kid with the [Gb]see-through skin
All arte[B]arteries [Gb]and [Abm]veins [Ebm]
[Dbm]Spun out in the [Gb]family car
Trying to [B]make [Gb]my [E7]way
[Dbm]Home [Gb]
Chorus 1:
Are you [Abm]ready to put me [Gb]under
'Cause I'm [B]ready to go back [E7]home
I don't c[Abm]care what the doctors tol[Gb]told me
I spoke to [B]Jesus on the telephone[E7]telephone
He said, "[Abm]"Lace up your
shoes and quit pl[Gb]playing the blues"
I'm gonna [B]take me to a better p[E7]place
Where the [Abm]sun always shines
and the [Gb]light in your eyes
Is always [B]tended like a burning [E7]flame
Interlude:
[Dbm]Na na, na na [Gb]na na na
Na na na [B]na [Gb]na [Abm]na [Ebm]
[Dbm]Na na, na na [Gb]na na na
Na na na [B]na [Gb]na [E7]na
Verse 2:
Write [Gb]me [Abm]up on a [Gb]list of who was [B]cured
And what was [E]slain
[Gb]Like a [Abm]glove with the [Gb]blood of who you [B]hurt
I'm thrown a[E]away
Verse 3:
[B]Because I'm
[Dbm]Half gone, don't know [Gb]what I'm on
My vision [B]blurs [Gb]and [Abm]shakes [Ebm]
[Db]You don't need a [Gb]PhD
To be the [B]one [Gb]to [E7]break
[Dbm]Me [Gb]
Chorus 2:
Are you [Abm]ready to call my [Gb]mother
And my [B]father, my sister [E7]too
'Cause I'm [Ab]going to higher [Gb]places
And I'm so [B]sorry I'm not taking y[E7]you
So I'll l[Abm]lace up my shoes
and quit p[Gb]playing the blues
I'm gonna [B]take me to a better p[E7]place
Where the [Abm]sun always shines
and the [Gb]light in your eyes
Is always [B]tended like a burning flame[E7]flame
Where the [Ab]sun always shines
And the [Gb]bells never chime
And the [B]undertaker stays awa[E7]away
Outro:
[Db]Na na, na na [Gb]na na na
Na na na [B]na [Gb]na [Abm]na [Ebm]
[Dbm]Na na, na na [Gb]na na na
Na na na [B]na [Gb]na [E7]na
