The Happy Nihilist
The Classic Crime
Intro
Abm Eb/G B Dbm
I am a happy nihilist, no absolute truth does exist
Abm Eb/G B
When I decide to shake my fist, I only got myself to blame
Dbm
Cause we’re all players and life's the game
Verse
Abm
I only take what I need, I am so light on my feet
Eb/G
I will not stop or concede, I am not driven by greed
B
No moral compass for me, it's all just natural feelings
Dbm
Existence has no meaning, there's no such thing as happy
Abm
But late at night when I sleep, I dream of more than I see
Eb/G
There's something burning in me, a driving need to be free,
B
Why do I sit here and think about the things that I need?
Dbm
There's nothing left to believe, oh is it all just a dream?
Abm(Ab)Abm(Gb)Abm (E) Abm (Eb)
Abm
Chorus
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else
Verse
Abm Eb/G
I used to read everything, I used to need nothing
B Dbm
I put my money on me, I used to be something
Abm Eb/G B Dbm
Now I can’t sleep, cause I’m not happy
Abm(Ab)Abm(Gb)Abm (E) Abm (Eb)
Abm
Chorus
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else
Bridge
Abm B Eb E
Whoa oh oh...
Abm
Why am I haunted by the metaphysical?
B
Is it a cosmic lie or is it literal?
Eb
The books I read that used to free my mind
E
Have made me more blind but the truth I’ll find it
Abm Eb/G
I was a happy nihilist
B Dbm
Now I’m wondering why I exist
Abm(Ab)Abm(Gb)
Chorus
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
E B
I’ve taught this to myself, piled books up on the shelf
Abm Eb E
But it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
E Abm(Ab)Abm(Gb) Abm
Whoa oh oh...
