Key: F
Introduction:
F# Bb
you should see yourself
F# Bb
when will you grow up?
F# C# B F#
every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch
F# Bb
but i was just the fool
F# Bb
you'd been waiting for
F# Bb
who says we can't touch ourselves
C# B F#
to keep from getting bored?
C# B F#
nothing else is touching, that's for sure
B F#
a ring around the roses
F# Bb
i will watch you play
F# Bb
i come here every night
F# C# B F#
it's just me the bartender the waitress and the lights
C# B F#
shining on you not getting it right
C# B F#
we clap not for you, but for your kind
B
a ring around the roses
F#
everybody poses
B
threats and then backs down
F#
the second you put clothes on
B
a ring around the roses
F#
everybody knows it
B
i will sing your fears
F#
if you sing my neurosis
F# Bb
you should back out now
F# Bb
not a night too soon
F# C# B F#
i'll still be here when the last poor soul has left the room
C# B F#
standing round just like a good friend should
C# B F#
smiling as if your songs were good
B
a ring around the roses
F#
everybody poses
B
threats and then backs down
F#
the second you put clothes on
B
a ring around the roses
F#
everybody knows it
B
i will sing your fears
F#
if you sing my neurosis
F# Bb
and i sat there for hours
F# Bb
waiting on the curb
F# C# B F#
thinking you might like a flower from a pretty girl
C# B F#
a ring around the waitress from the verse
C# B F#
a ring of fire around the roses' door
C# B F#
put it on before you lose your nerve
C# B F#
put your hands together and i'll hurt
C# B F#
make a sound that no one's ever heard
C# B F#
and i hope we get what we deserve.