Key: C
Introduction:
C C/B Am
My friend's a computer hacker
G F G
but in school everybody said he was a slacker
C C/B Am
he writes science fiction novels
G F G
he builds whole towns and villages from cola bottles
F G
he does equations just for fun
Am
eats low carb ice cream with his mum
G F G
sews cub scout badges on his sweater
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Am G
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
F G
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Am G
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
F G C C/B Am G F G
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
C C/B Am
he stays up all night playing tetris
G F G
asteroids, pacman written on his 'games to get' list
C C/B Am
wasted nights spent up in his bedroom
G F G
tough times, long nights, must have been a lot to get through
F G
he's getting sharp pains in his wrist
Am
in his world girlfriend's don't exist
G F G
can't even get an add on 'my space'
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Am G
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
F G
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Am G
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
F G C C/B Am G F G
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
Am C G F
he's the one all alone in despair
C G Am
he's the one who thinks life isn't fair
C G F
he's the one sitting right over there
G
he's the lonely guy on the side looking kinda shy
F
you could see him ride passing by on a pedal bike
G
he's the funny type kinda like 'napoleon dynamite'
C
he's just a feeling you ignore, a dumb computer hacker
F
trash can on the floor, a pitiful disaster
Am G
cried to sleep at night when he never got it right
F G
cos he never realised, it doesn't even matter
C
later on in life he's drowning in his laughter
F
three kids and a wife, he's happy ever after
Am G
stoked to be alive with his dream up at nasa
F G C C/B Am G F G
loving everyday. well, i guess it really pays to be a slacker
G
it pays to be a slacker!