(1 strum) 
D D G A  

(4 strums) 
D       A 
Hangin' out  
G                      A     
While the monkeys type away  
G       D              A     A (hold) 
Waiting in my room all day  

(2 strums) 
D   A  G  A 
Why be realistic?  
D     A       G       A 
Don't wake me from my dream  
D A   G        A      
I was individualistic  
D    A         G       A 
They kicked me off the team  

(4 strums) 
             D 
We live in a dump  
             A 
Admit it's a dump  
                    D 
Our friends are all nuts  
                G 
And half of 'em drunks  
                   D 
And if they're not nuts  
             G 
Then they're retired nuts  
    A                 G 
And that might be the hardest nut  

D D D (bass notes) 

(soft) 
       A   
Makin' plans  
G                  A  (build)  
The kind that go awry  
G     D                 A (hold) 
Got a full life-time supply  

(2 strums) 
D   A  G  A 
Why be realistic?  
D     A       G       A 
Don't wake me from my dream  
D A   G        A       
I was individualistic  
D    A         G       A 
They kicked me off the team  

(4 strums) 
                  D 
We're living with bats  
                  A 
What's good about that?  
                D 
I hear they lay eggs  
                  G 
And when the eggs hatch  
          D 
You gotta believe then  
        G 
There's related madness  
         A                  G 
From the lead that's in the sealing wax  

             D 
We live in a dump  
             A 
Admit it's a dump  
                    D 
Our friends are all nuts  
                G 
And half of 'em drunks  
                   D 
And if they're not nuts  
             G 
Then they're retired nuts  
    A                 G 
And that might be the hardest nut   
             D 
We live in a dump 

A G  
D (one strum)