Key: A
Introduction: D A G D A G
A D Bm G A D A G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm E
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
G A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
D A D G A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A G A D
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D A G
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A D Bm G A D Bm E
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
G A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
Bm A
(grad. release)
(grad. bend)
A D Bm G A D A G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm E
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
G A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A G A
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh
End on D.