Chorus
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B
Why can't I be on MTV?
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B E
Cos they just don't like me
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B
Why can't I be on MTV?
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B E
'Cos I'm trying to help you see
Verse 1
E B E
Corporate capitalistic pigs, all you ads are fake
A B
Keep lying to the sheep out there
E
But I won't take the bait
A B
Use Pepsi and Nike, oh and VH1
E
Calvin Klein and Tommy Jeans make it look so fun!
A B E
By using all of the popular bands
A B
They're selling out for more money
A C#m A B
When will all of this end?
A B E
Let's exploit sex and more through our videos...
Chrous
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B
Why can't I be on MTV?
E A
Why can't I be on MTV?
E B E
'Cos we won't lose integrity
A B E
What you like is popular 'cos you have all the dough
A B E
Turn the kids to zombies they don't care 'cos they don't know
A B E
Feed us lies and greed and garbage on the radio
A B
There's better music out there but you don't want us to know!
A C#m
So advertise through mainstream
A B
movies, show off your logo
A C#m
Stick it to some dumb pop
A B
superstar that everybody knows
A C#m
Totalitarian America that's just how it goes!
Bridge (play twice through)
E, A, E, B, E, A, E, B, E
E A B
Why can't we be a part of your game?
E A B
Why can't we have your fortune and fame?
E A B
Why can't we all just be the same?
A B E
'Cos we're not clones and we can think for ourselves
