Intro: A# (4 bars)
Verse 1:
A#
I was a teenage anarchist, Looking for revolution
Gm
I had the style, I had the ambition
Read all the authors, I knew the right slogans
A#
There was no war but the class war, I was ready to set the world on fire
Gm
I was a teenage anarchist, Looking for revolution
Chorus:
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
Verse 2:
A#
I was a teenage anarchist, But the politics were too convenient
Gm
In the depths of their humanity, All I saw was bloodless ideology
A#
With freedom as their doctrine, Guess who was the new authority
Gm
I was a teenage anarchist, But the politics were too convenient
Pre chorus riff: D# D
Chorus:
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D#
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
Interlude: A# (4 bars)
Gm
I was a teenage anarchist, But then the scene got too rigid
Cm
It was a mob mentality, They set their rifle sights on me
D#
Narrow visions of autonomy, You want me to surrender my identity
F (stop)
I was a teenage anarchist, The revolution was a lie
Pre chorus riff: D# D
Chorus:
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D# A# F D#
Dooooo you remember, When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D#
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A# F D#
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire
A#
I was a teenage anarchist
A#
I was a teenage anarchist
A#
I was a teenage anarchist
A# (stop)
I was a teenage anarchist
