D
Praise the moral absentee
    A
Who runs a gang of violent thieves
     Bm
With power many guns retrieve
     Bm
When shooting for the kill
  D
A new temptation holds you tight
A
Keeps you putting up a fight
  Bm
A bully underdog could win
     Bm
With bootstraps pulling up his chin


[Chorus]
         D                   A
The only way to climb to the top
               Bm
Is stepping on heads
                  Bm
You're better off dead
                      D
You were always worth killing
                   A
Just a run for the show
                   Bm
And no one's gonna know
               Bm
No one's gonna know


[Verse 2]
D
Praise the woman buttered up
     A
Your golden apple shut her up
    Bm
She bats her eyes, now points her toes
   Bm
Perfects the mating ritual
D
Babes are born and she stays by
A
Sings the children lullabies
Bm
Knowing when you're on the run
Bm
Knowing when to hold her tongue


[Chorus]
         D                   A
The only way to climb to the top
               Bm
Is stepping on heads
                  Bm
You're better off dead
                      D
You were always worth killing
                   A
Just a run for the show
                   Bm
And no one's gonna know
               Bm
No one's gonna know


[Bridge]
D  A7              Bm
Praise the king on pillow top
    A          D
Who guides the power
     A              D
From generations of upper stations
D    A             Bm     A
Hard work makes no new relations


[Chorus]
         D                   A
The only way to climb to the top
               Bm
Is stepping on heads
                  Bm
You're better off dead
                      D
You were always worth killing
                   A
Just a run for the show
                   Bm
And no one's gonna know
         D                   A
The only way to climb to the top
               Bm
Is stepping on heads
                      Bm
But you're better off dead
                             D
'Cause you were always worth killing
                   A
Just a run for the show
                   Bm
And no one's gonna know
               Bm
No one's gonna know
               Bm
No one's gonna know