Key: G
Introduction: Em C
Em(sim.) Am F#º
start in with a test of your intelligence and
B7
zest for the counter-productive
Em Am F#º B7
up and down and roundabout and out the back and keep your mouth shut tight!
Em Am F#º B7
The lights are staying out but no sweat, I've got aim like a Mack truck.
Em Am F#º B7
Guess how many fingers? Okay! Guess how many more I can stick there?
Em Am F#º B7
Guess right gets the toaster but you know, miss, guessing gets you nowhere.
I've been baking cakes for the enemy,
Em Am F#º B7
How about a nine-month long vacation and a two-foot coffin?
A B C
I've been getting up close and intimate, some close calls but
G A
hey! I'm getting into it.
A B C
In some states they say you can burn for it but I'll burn that
D
bridge when I get to it.
It's not a bad thing,
D(sim.) C# C B
to get professional.
D C# C B
Mandy goes to med school..!
Instrumental (as for second verse)
A B C
I've been taking tips from the government, I've been getting
G A
damn good at hiding it.
A B C D
Fifty bucks a month oughta cover it, two down now but who's gonna notice it?
A B C
And if you show up and I am unavailable, my partner Brian would
D
love to take care of you.
D C# C B
He is a nice man
D C# C B
thoroughly reliable.
D C# C B
He's in a rock band,
D C# C B
and he goes to med school..!
Instrumental (as for second verse)