Institutionalized Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Som[B]etimes I try [C]to do things
[B]And it just doe[C]sn't work
[C5]out the way [B]I want it to
[C]And I get[C5] real fru[B]strated
[F#5]And li[C]ke,[C5] I tr[B]y hard to do it[C5]
And I like, [B]take my time,
but [C]it just doesn't work out [B5]the way [B]I want [C]it to
It's like I [B]concentrate on it real [C5]hard
[C]But[B] it just doesn't work out
[C]And[C5] everything I d[B]o and everything I try[C5]
It [C]never [B]turns out
[C]It's like, I need [B]time to figure
these [C]things [C5]out
[B]But there's always someone
there [C]going
[B]"Hey Mike, you know,
we've been noti[C]cing you've been hav[C5]ing a lot of [B]problems lately, you know?
[C]You[C5] should maybe get[B] away
[C5]And like, maybe you [B]should talk
about it, you'll [C5]feel a lot better"
[B]And I go, "No it's oka[C5]y,
[C]you know, [B]I'll figure it out
[C5]Just leave [B]me alone, I'll figure it [C5]out ,
you know?
[B]I'm just working on my[C5]self"
They go, [B]"Well you know,
if [C]you wanna talk about [B]it, I'll be here, you know
[C]And you'll probably feel a l[B]ot
better if you [C]talk about it
So [B]why don't you talk about it?"
[C]I go, [C5]"No [B]I don't want to, I'm o[C]kay,
[B]I'll figure it out my[C]self"
[B]But they just keep [C]bugging me
[B]They just keep [C]bugging me and
it [B]builds up in[C]side

[Verse 2]
So you're [B]gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with
[C]blood[F]shot eyes
[B]You won't have [C]any say
[F]They'll bra[B]inwash you until
you [F5]see their [F#]way

[Verse 3]
[F#]I'm not [A5]crazy [G#5](in
[F#]stitutionalized)
You're the one that's [F#5]crazy[A5]
[G#5](institutionalized)
[F#5]You're driving [F#]me cr[A5]azy
(institutionalized)
They [B]stick me in an [C]institution
[B]Said it was the only [C]solution
[B]To give me the needed pro
[C]fession[F]al help
To pro[B5]tect me [B]from [F]the enemy, [B]myself

[Verse 4]
[B]I w[C]as in my room
[B]And I was just like,
[C]staring at the walls [B]thinking about everything
[C]But then again,
[C5]I was thinking[B] about not[C5]hing
And then my mo[B]m came in,
[C5]and I didn't even know she w[B]as there
She called my [C]name and I
did[B]n't hear her
And then she started [C]screaming,
"Mike, Mike"
And I [C5]go, "What? What's
the mat[B5]ter?"
She goes, "What's [C]the
matter with you?"
[B5]I go, [B]"There's nothing wrong[C],
mom"
[B]She goes, "Don't tell [C]me that,
you're on drug[B]s"
[B5]I go, "N[C5]o mom, I'm not on [B5]drugs, I'm[B] okay, I'm jus[C]t thinking,
[B]you know? Why don't you get me [C]a Peps[B]i?"
She goes, "No, [C]you're on drugs"
[B]I go, "Mom, [C]I'm okay,
[B]I'm just thinking"
[C]And she[C5] goes, "No[B], you're not thi[C5]nking,
[C]you're on drug[B]s
Normal people [C5]don't act that way"
[B]I go, "Mom, [C]jus[C5]t get[B] me a Pepsi, please?
All [C5]I want's a P[B]epsi"
And she [C]wouldn't give it to [B]me
All [C]I wanted was [B]a Pepsi
[C5]Just one [B]Pepsi
And she would[C]n't give it to me
[B]Just a Pepsi
They [C]give

[Verse 5]
[B]you a white shirt
[C5]with long [C]sleeves
[B]Tied around your back,
you're [C]treated like [F]thieves
[B]Drug you [Em]up beca[C]use they're la[F]zy
[B]It's too much work [F5]to help a [F#]crazy

[Verse 6]
[F#]I'm not [A5]crazy [G#5](insti[F#]tu
tionalized)
You're the one that's [A5]crazy
[G#5](institutionalized)
[F#]You're driving me crazy
(institutionalized)
[A5]They [G#5]stick [B5]me in[B] an institutio[F]n[C]
[B5]Said it [B]was the [C]only solution
To [B]give me the needed pro[C]fessional help
To [B]protect me from [C]the enemy,
my[B]self

[Verse 7]
[B]
I'm sit[C]ting in my room,
[B]and my mom and my [C]dad came in
[B]They pulled up a chair and[C] they sat down
[B]They go,[B5] "Mike,
we [C5]need to talk [B5]to you"
[B]And I [C]go, "Okay, [B]what's the matter?"
[C]They go, "Me and your mom,
we've [B]been noticing [C]lately you've been having a lot [B]of problem[B5]s
[C]And you[C5]'ve been going
[B5]off for no reason
[C5]An d we're afraid yo[B]u're gonna
hurt some[C]body
And we're [B]afraid you're gonna
hurt [C]yourself
[B5]So we de[B]cided th[C]at[C5] it would
be [B]in your best in[C]terest
If we [B5]put you somewhere where you
[C]could get the [C5]help that [B]you need"
[C]And I [B]go, "Wait,
[B5]what[C5] are you talki[C]ng about[B5]?
[B]We [C]decided? [B]My best [C]interest?
[B]How do you know wha[C]t
my [B5]best [C]interest is?
[B]How can you [C]say what [B]my
best [C]interest [B]is?
What are you try[C]ing to say? [B]I'm crazy?
[C]When I went to [B]your sch[C]ools
I [B]went to your [C]churches[B]
I [C]went to your [B]institution[C]al
learning fa[B]cilities[C]
So how [B]can you say I'm [C]crazy?

[Verse 8]
[C]They say [B]they're gonna [F]fix my [C]brain
Al[B]leviate my suffering [C]and my [F]pain
[B]But by the time they [C]fix my [F]head
[B]Mentally, I'll be [F#]dead

[Verse 9]
[F#]I'm not [A5]crazy [G#](inst[G#5]itution
[F#]alized)
You're the one that's [Em]crazy[F#][A5]
[Ab5](insti[F#]tutionalized)
You're driving me [A5]crazy
(institutionalized)
They [B]stick me in an [F]institution
[B]Said it was the [F]only solution
To [B]give me the needed
pro[C]fessional [F]help
To pro[C]tect me [B]from the [C]en [F]emy, my[B]self

[Verse 10]
[B]It doesn't matter,
I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
[B]