Intro:
Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab Abmaj7 Cm7 
Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab Abmaj7 Cm7 


Verse 

Cm7 
Back in my schooldays, acting the fool days 

One and one and one is three 
        Ab6                      Abmaj7                               Cm7 
And the man said, "Hey, come and cut yourself a piece of the big time" 

Armor-clad forces, riding Trojan horses 

Never made sense to me 
         Ab6                      Abmaj7                   Cm7 
I didn't want to be a part of the great debate on moonshine 


[Refrão]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 


verse 2 

Cm7        
Sly man stumbles, twists and he tumbles 

He always lands on his feet 
       Ab6             Abmaj7               Cm7 
And he sets his face towards the far horizon 
Cm7 
Won't you come this way? Can't you go that way? 

But his rhythm don't miss a beat 
            Ab6                 Abmaj7               Cm7 
'Cause he's doing everything he can to keep surviving 


[Refrão]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 


 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 


verse 2 

Cm7 
So who wants a riot? People should be quiet 

Don't we give them good TV? 
        Ab6                Abmaj7                 Cm7 
You can learn to love your lifetime of distraction 
Cm7 
Nothing on the inside, nothing on the outside 

All the way from A to Z 
      Ab6               Abmaj7              Cm7 
I can live without that kind of satisfaction 


[Refrão]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red" 

 Ab6                 Abmaj7 
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me 
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7 
"Take this advice, you're out of your head" 
         Ab6                 Abmaj7 
I said, "Stop, hold the phone 
               Ab             Fm7 
This has to be cut to the bone 
                  Cm7           
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"