Intro: 
C  C/B  Am  G  F  G 

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 

C  C/B  Am  G  F  G 

Solo: 

Am  C  G  F  C  G  Am   
 G  F  G 

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 

            C  C/B  Am  G  F  G   
 G 
it pays to be a slacker!