Originally in Bb, I play in G
Highest note is the 1 (“won’t worry my life *a*way”
Intro
| Em | C | G | D | Bm | C | G | D |
| x2 |
| Em | A | |
| Well, I saw | fireworks from the | freeway |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| And be | hind closed eyes, I cannot | make them go a | way |
| Em | A | |
| ‘Cause you were | born on the fourth of Ju | ly, freedom ring |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| Well, | something on the surface, it | stings |
| Em | A | |
| I said, | something on the surface, well, it | kinda makes me nervous |
| D | |
| Who | say that you deserve this? |
| G | G/F# | |
| And what | kind of god would | serve this? |
| Em | A | |
| We will | cure this dirty | old disease |
| D | |
| Well, if | you’ve gots the poison, I’ve gots the remedy |
| Em | A | |
| The | remedy is the ex | perience |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| This is a | dangerous li | aison |
| Em | A | |
| I says, the | comedy is that it’s | serious |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| ‘Cause it’s a | strange enough new | play on | words |
| Em | A | |
| I say the | tragedy is how you’re gon | na spend |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| The | rest of your nights with the | light on |
| Em | A | |
| So shine the | light on all of your | friends |
Hard stop
| D | |
| When it | all amounts to nothing in the end |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
IMO the iii here sounds terrible in G, use a I instead (really, that’s not a typo, use a I instead of a iii)
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| Em | C | G | D | Bm | C | G | D |
| Em | A | |
| Well, I heard | two men talking on the | radio |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| In a | cross fire kind of new re | ality show |
| Em | A | |
| Un | covering the ways to plan the | next big attack |
| D | |
| While they were | counting down the ways to stab the |
| G | G/F# |
| Brother in the b | e right |
| Em | A | |
| B | ack after this, the una | voidable kiss |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| Where the | minty fresh death breath is | sure to outl | ast this |
| Em | A | |
| Cata | strophe, dan | ce with me |
| D | |
| ‘Cause if | you’ve gots the poison, I’ve gots the remedy |
| Em | A | |
| The | remedy is the ex | perience |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| This is a | dangerous li | aison |
| Em | A | |
| I says, the | comedy is that it’s | serious |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| This is a | strange enough new | play on | words |
| Em | A | |
| I said the | tragedy is how you’re gon | na spend |
| D | G | G/F# | |
| The | rest of your nights with the | light on |
| Em | A | |
| So shine the | light on all of your | friends |
| D | |
| When it | all amounts to nothing in the end |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| Em | C | G |
| When I fall in love | , I take my | time |
| D | |
| There’s no need to | hurry when I’m making up my mind |
| Em | C |
| You can turn off the sun |
| G | D | |
| But I’m still gonna | shine, and I’ll tell you | why |
| Gm | C/G | |
| Because the | remedy is the ex | perience |
| Gm | C/G | |
| This is a | dangerous li | aison |
| Gm | C/G | |
| I says the | comedy is that it’s | serious |
| Gm | C/G | |
| This is a | strange enough new | play on words |
| Gm | C/G | |
| I said the | tragedy is how you’re gon | na spend |
| Gm | C/G | |
| The | rest of your nights with the | light on |
| Gm | C/G | |
| So shine the | light on all of your | friends |
| F | |
| When it | all amounts to nothing in the end |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| G | C | D | D |
| I, | I won’t | worry my |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| Life away, | h | ey, o | h, oh |
| G |