The G is played with the middle, ring, and pinky fingers, so that the pointer finger is available to fret the
B string on the first fret. 0-1-0-1 on the B string while strumming G's sometimes
[Intro]
C G C G C G F C G
C G C G C G F C G
[Verse 1]
C G C
When I was a kid
G C
My whole reality split
G F C G
I was living a lie
C G C
I was a killing machine
G
I was a war lord
C G F C G
When I closed my eyes
[Chorus]
F G Am
I had to talk to the teacher
G F
She talked to my mom
G C C7
We had a real long talk
F G Am
I had to talk to the teacher
G F
She talked to my mom
G C
They made the visions stop
(C) G C G C G F C G
[Verse 2]
C G C
When I was a kid
G C
I was a total dick
G F C G
To inanimate objects
C G C
The world beat the hell from me
G C
I took it out on a tree
G F C G
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F G Am
I took it out on a fig tree
G F
Out on the lawn
G C C7
I took it out in the backyard
F G Am
And behind Rite Aid
G F
I took it out on the crates
G C
And on the shopping carts
C G C G C G F C G
C G C G C G F C G
[Verse 3]
C G C
We were on another plane
G C
I was the king of pain
G F C G
An unspeakable cruelty
C G C
I set the mommy on fire
G C
I set the baby on fire
G F C G
Not even Jesus could stop me
F G Am
I had to talk to the teacher
G F
She talked to my mom
G C C7
We had a real long talk
F G Am
I had to talk to the teacher
G F
She talked to my mom
G C
They made the visions stop
[Outro]
C G C G C G F C G
Stop, Stop, Stop
