Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Vocals
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Background Vocals
Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
Piano
Jimmy Maelen
Jimmy Maelen
Percussion
Martin Belmont
Martin Belmont
Guitar
Steve Goulding
Steve Goulding
Drums
Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz
Guitar
Peter Wood
Peter Wood
Synthesiser
A. Bodnar
A. Bodnar
Bass Guitar
Danny Federici
Danny Federici
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Graham Parker
Graham Parker
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Producer

Lyrics

Pre>this one has bunch of chords that are easy to play if The capo is at 4. chords mapped out as if they were open. Intro emcmaj7 em cmaj7 Esus4 em cmaj7 I'm just a tick in a box on a questionnaire Esus4 em cmaj7 Another moment that flashes into nowhere Esus4 em cmaj7 c A brand name on a pill that get's you there, ah ah ah ah Esus4 em cmaj7 I'm getting nothing and expecting oblivion Esus4 em cmaj7 Thepast ain't even worth livin in Esus4 emcmaj7 cd7 Its just a nail that keeps being driven in ah ah ah ah Esus4 emcmaj7 I'm cold blooded and completely relaxed Esus4 em cmaj7 I'm breaking legs and avoiding the facts Esus4 em cmaj7 c On the up escalator going down all the cracks, yeahah ah ah ah Esus4 em cmaj7 You are the dummies of another frightened nation Esus4 em cmaj7 I am a candidate for elevation Em dsus4 c But when I wokeup this morning I'd lost all sensation D7 All sensation Emc am So get them, get him, but don't get me Bm em c Ah uh ah ah can't hear your cries Am bm c So don't get me to fill up your empty lives Em cmaj7 em I I i I ives empty lives Cmaj7 em cmaj7 em cmaj7 Your empty lives empty lives Esus4 em cmaj7 Be obedient, there is no escape Esus4 em cmaj7 Forms to fill, time to kill love death and rape Esus4 em cmaj7 c Sleep baby sleep, don't let nothing awaken you ahhhhhhhh Esus4 emcmaj7 Don't look for tomorrow, it's given you the slip Esus4 em cmaj7 That's all contained on a silicon chip Em dsus4 c I'm losing shape for the eighties feeling everybody's grip slip D7 Everybody's grip slip Em c am So get them, get him, but don't get me Bm em c Ah uh ah ah can't hear your cries Am bm c So don't get me to fill up your empty lives Em d I I I I ives empty lives C Just there waiting to be filled D With someone else's stronger will Am c Just can't reason to survive with empty empty D You got the empty empty, you got the empty empty, empty lives! Yeah! (solo) Esus4em cmaj7 Bring me water, bring me cocaine Esus4 em cmaj7 Bring me something lethal, something that leaves a stain Em dsus4 c But please don't make me feel that emptiness again D7 Feel the emptyness again Em c am So get them, get him, but don't get me Bm em c Ah uh ah ah get fat it's your size but Am bm c Don't get me to fill up your empty Am bm c Don't get me to fill up your empty Am bm c Don't get me to fill up your empty lives Em cmaj7 em I I ii I I I ives your empty lives Cmaj7 em Your empty lives Repeat andfade with ad libbing on "don't get me" to end on chorus /pre>
Writer(s): Graham Thomas Parker Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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