Capo 7
Intro/Verse
[E]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] I want to live[G] life d[F]uty free
[C]Let my i[E]nstincts t[Am]ake the l[Dm]ead
[Am]I want to t[G]ake what [F]I can get
[C]Don't want to c[E]hoose don't[Am] want to [Dm]beg
[Am]I want d[G]own from this [F]family tree
[E]I don't need no upward mobility
(Repeat verse)
[Am]I want to u[G]nlearn [F]what I've learned
[C]Want to [E]unearn [Am]what I've [Dm]earned
[Am]Want to [G]burn my [F]bridges down
[C]Find a [E]place I [Am]can't be [Dm]found
[Am]This is my [G]manifesto [F]destiny
[E]Tear down this awkward mobilit[Dm]y[G]
'Cause I'm t[Am]ired of s[G]tanding u[F]pright
[E]The taller we become the more dollars we can grab from that [Dm]highest [G]branch
And then [Am]step on your [G]back given the [F]chance
But not me I'm a [G]bipedal backpedaler just as sure-footed as I can
(Repeat verse)
[Am] I'm no [G]high [F]society man
[C]No suit and [E]tie, no [Am]Dapper [Dm]Dan
[Am]I'm no [G]happy [F]family man
[C]I'm no [E]husband, [Am]ain't no [Dm]dad
[Am]I'm a [G]goddamn [F]caveman
[E]This upward mobility is more than I can understand
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[Am]I'd rather be [G]all hands and [F]knees
Yeah, I'd [Am]rather be [G]swinging in the [F]trees
With the monkeys and the junkies and bums and sloths and jailbird canaries
Yeah that's me I'm a [G]bipedal backpedaler from sea to shining sea
(Repeat verse)
Intro/Verse
[E]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] I want to live[G] life d[F]uty free
[C]Let my i[E]nstincts t[Am]ake the l[Dm]ead
[Am]I want to t[G]ake what [F]I can get
[C]Don't want to c[E]hoose don't[Am] want to [Dm]beg
[Am]I want d[G]own from this [F]family tree
[E]I don't need no upward mobility
(Repeat verse)
[Am]I want to u[G]nlearn [F]what I've learned
[C]Want to [E]unearn [Am]what I've [Dm]earned
[Am]Want to [G]burn my [F]bridges down
[C]Find a [E]place I [Am]can't be [Dm]found
[Am]This is my [G]manifesto [F]destiny
[E]Tear down this awkward mobilit[Dm]y[G]
'Cause I'm t[Am]ired of s[G]tanding u[F]pright
[E]The taller we become the more dollars we can grab from that [Dm]highest [G]branch
And then [Am]step on your [G]back given the [F]chance
But not me I'm a [G]bipedal backpedaler just as sure-footed as I can
(Repeat verse)
[Am] I'm no [G]high [F]society man
[C]No suit and [E]tie, no [Am]Dapper [Dm]Dan
[Am]I'm no [G]happy [F]family man
[C]I'm no [E]husband, [Am]ain't no [Dm]dad
[Am]I'm a [G]goddamn [F]caveman
[E]This upward mobility is more than I can understand
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[C]I won't [E]stand, no, I [Am]won't [Dm]stand for it
[Am]I'd rather be [G]all hands and [F]knees
Yeah, I'd [Am]rather be [G]swinging in the [F]trees
With the monkeys and the junkies and bums and sloths and jailbird canaries
Yeah that's me I'm a [G]bipedal backpedaler from sea to shining sea
(Repeat verse)