The Underground in America Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F][C5][F][C5]
[Bb][F][C5][Bb][C5]
[B5][F#5][F][C5][B5][F#5][F][C5]
[F][Bb][F][C5][G5][A5][F][C5]
[F][G5]
[F#5][C5][B5][G5][F#5][C5][B5]
[G][F#5][G5][C5][B5][G][F#5][C5][B5]
[G5][F]
Put [Bb5]in position to [Bb]wage

[Verse 1]
[G#5]teenage [F#5]mayhem
A com[G#5]mon af[B5]fair for the
[C5]ones who are [A5]juiced
If [Eb5]it is [Bb5]weakness [F]that [B5]grants us the power
[F#5]We thr[G#5]ive on [Eb5]what's str[C5]onger
than most of the [A5]world
[F#5]Glass [G5]break

[Verse 2]
[F#5]s, the dimming [G5]lights
Sweat, heat [F#5]and pr[G5]ofane debate
The [A5]smart [Am]ones stay on [Bb]the outside
[A5]While [Am]drunken heads and arms
[A5]erup[Bb]t
[G5]Centered man swings a punch
Spits [F#5]a tooth, [G5]postu[F#5]res odd[G5]
A [A5]punk [Am]rock escapade
[A5]Five bucks[C5] a head to be[Eb5]
king dick in the crowd
[F#5]We are the one[C5]s who must
[G]sport [B5]the position
[G5]Cheap [F#5]beer, trendy click[G5]s
Les[F#5]bian l[G5]ove is accept[F#5]ed and rig[G5]ht
[Am]Shaved heads meet hair in the [A5]mix
[C5]Blending the [Eb5]80's and 90's with hate
[F#5]Put

[Verse 3]
[C5]in posi[G5]tion to [G]wage [G5]teenage [F#5]may he[F]m
A [G#5]com mo[G5]n affair for the
[C5]ones [E]who are [F#5]juiced
[Am]If it is weakn[Bb5]ess that[D5]
[G5]grants [Eb5]us the [F#5]power
We [F]thrive [Eb5]on what's stronger [C5]than
most [G]of the [F#5]world[F][C5]
[B5]Of the world[F][C5][B5][Bb]
[B5]Shows[G5]

[Verse 4]
on, [F#5]dates [G5]canceled
Kicked [F#5]out for reasons
that [G5]seem so unfair
[A5]Skin [Am]crusts against the cops
A [A5]foregone [Am]conclusion that's
tired and beat
[G5]Ringworm, [F#5]crabs [G5]and lice[F#5]
V.d., ecstasy, [G5]speed and horse
A [A5]heaven [Am]of un
[A5]matched import[Am]ance
[A5]An h[C5]onor of sex to b[Eb5]e stuck by the punk
[F]We are the [C5]ones who must
sport [B5]the position
[G]Ric[G5]h hom[F#5]es with money and[G5] food
Aban[F#5]doned [G5]for
[F#5]the bums on the street
[G5]A li[A5]festy[Am]le tha[A5]t's un [Am]explainable
[A5]Don'[C5]t try and save
[Eb5]what is all meant to be
Put [Bb5]in position [G5]to wage

[Verse 5]
[Eb5]
teenage [F#5]mayhem
A com[Eb5]mon af[G5]fair [C5]for the
[G]ones [F#5]who are juiced
[Bb5]If it is weakne[F]ss that[C5]
grants [G5]us the [F]power
We thrive [G5]on what's [B5]stronger [C5]than most
[B5]of the world

[Interlude 1]
[F#5][D5][F][C5][D5][F]
[Eb5]

[Verse 6]
[F]If it is [F#5]free, from a family that's seen
You can [F]just [F#5]keep i[B5]t
[F]If you must beg, it's better instead
[F#5]You must follow th[F]e etiquette
[A5]Fake, fake[Am], fake[A5], fak[Eb5]e[A5][C5][Am]
[C5]You know[F#5] when it rains
you're in your bed [G5]at home
[F#5]You act so real when
you are [B5]alone[A5]
[G5]Fake,[Am][Eb5][A5][F]
[G5]fake[C5], fake, fake
You [F#5]better not let the
mohawked crowd see
Haha, [B5]ah f[F#5]uck[G5]
[F#5]Give it five

[Verse 7]
[A5]years, [Am]you'll re[G5]tire [G]your [F#5]pier c[F]ings
[F#5][G][F][G][F][G5][F][F#5]
You must ad[A5]mit t[Am]hat you [F]mimic
the [F#5]weaklings

[Verse 8]
[F#5]The trend is dead
The trend is dead
[F]The trend [F#5]is[F][Eb5][G#5][G#5][F][G#5][F]
[G#5][E][F][G#5][F][F#5][F][Bb][F]
[G]
[F]dea[C5]d[F][C5][F][C5]
[F][G][F#5][B5][F#5][B5][F][C]
[F][C5]
[F]The trend is [F]dead

[Outro 1]
The trend is