Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab Abmaj7 Cm7
Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab Abmaj7 Cm7


[Verse]

Cm7
Back in my schooldays, acting the fool days

One and one and one is three
        Ab6                      Abmaj7                               Cm7
And the man said, "Hey, come and cut yourself a piece of the big time"

Armor-clad forces, riding Trojan horses

Never made sense to me
         Ab6                      Abmaj7                   Cm7
I didn't want to be a part of the great debate on moonshine


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Verse 2]

Cm7       
Sly man stumbles, twists and he tumbles

He always lands on his feet
       Ab6             Abmaj7               Cm7
And he sets his face towards the far horizon
Cm7
Won't you come this way? Can't you go that way?

But his rhythm don't miss a beat
            Ab6                 Abmaj7               Cm7
'Cause he's doing everything he can to keep surviving


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Verse 2]

Cm7
So who wants a riot? People should be quiet

Don't we give them good TV?
        Ab6                Abmaj7                 Cm7
You can learn to love your lifetime of distraction
Cm7
Nothing on the inside, nothing on the outside

All the way from A to Z
      Ab6               Abmaj7              Cm7
I can live without that kind of satisfaction


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]

 Ab6                 Abmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
 Ab              Fm7                       Cm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         Ab6                 Abmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
               Ab             Fm7
This has to be cut to the bone
                  Cm7          
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"