Intro:
Base guitar F# B (2x) then guitar joins in
F# B
F# B
E D C
F#
Verse:
F# B
You're doing everything your people said to
F# B E
I'd hate to be the one to break it to you
D C
It's only sad 'cause it's true
F#
They misled you when they bred you
F# B
Somebody said some things they have no right to
F# B E
Somehow it stuck and you were known as someone who
D C F#
Could simply not follow through if they have to
F#
But you have to, don't you?
Chorus:
D A
You don't have to be a genius
E B
But it helps to, it helps to
D A
Fools and charlatans, since they may get wise
E B
But only cream and bastards rise
D A F#
Yeah, you can see it in their eyes
Interlude:
F# B
F# B
E D C
F#
Verse:
F# B
You follow good advices to the letter
F# B E
You know your friend He's doing so much better than you
D C F#
Are ever likely to do, he'll eclipse you
F#
But he will not miss you
Chorus:
D A
You don't have to be a genius
E B
But it helps to, it helps to
D A
All the also-rans are real nice guys
E B
But only cream and bastards rise
Extended chorus:
D A
People who could buy and sell you
E B
Sharing a joke that they will never tell you
D A
You think you're dialed in, someone has to win
E B
And you know what that means
D
That means someone's got to lose
A E B F#
It's probably you, oh, it's probably you, oh
Interlude:
F# B
F# B
E D C
F#
Verse:
F# B
It's not a race, it's not a competition
F# B E
And if it were, you'd be in no position
D C F#
To get them to listen to you if you had to
F#
Not even if your life depended on it
Chorus:
D A
You don't have to be a genius
E B
But it helps to, it helps to
D A
Some are aliens, the rest are spies
E B
But only cream and bastards rise
D A F#
Yeah, you can see it in their eye, eye, eye, eye
F#
eye, eye, eye, eye, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha
