Intro - Clean electric
Em ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G --7-----6-----4-----2----2---4-----2-----0------------|
D ----0-----0-----0-----0--0-0---0-----0-----0---4---2--|
A 0-----0-----0-----0--------------0-----0-----0---0-0--|
E ------------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse riff B - Palm muted, distorted (There's a plastic toy four door...)
Em ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 9-8-9-8-9-8---8------------------------|
D ------------9--------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

Verse riff C - Distorted (Promise that forever...)
Em ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 4---4-4---4-4---4----------------------|
D --2-----2-----2---4--------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

Verse riff B - Distorted, 2nd verse only (Growing up and learning...)
Em ------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------|
G 13-13-13\11---\9------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------|
B 11-11-11\9----\7------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Distorted (Good lives are gold...)
Em ------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------|
G 13-13-13\11-11-11\9---------------------|
D ------------------------------------------|
B 11-11-11\9--9--9-\7---------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|

Solo - Distorted
Em -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G 6-6-6-8-8-8-9-9-6-6-6-8-8-8-9-9---8-8-8-9-9-9-11-11-8-8-8-9-9-9-11-11--|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B 4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7---6-6-6-7-7-7-9--9--6-6-6-7-7-7-9--9---|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Em ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 13vvv-14v-16---------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
B 11vvv-12v-14v--------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|


Bridge - Distorted (I never wanted to be...)
Em ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 6-6-6-------------4-4-4---2-2-2-2------|
G 6-6-6---2-2-2-2---4-4-4---2-2-2-2------|
B 4-4-4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---0-0-0-0------|
E --------0-0-0-0------------------------| x2

Em ---------------------------------------|
C 5--5-5--5--5-5-------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------| x3

Em ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
B 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

B#m B
There's a plastic toy four door in the cereal box and

He's Blicking off the sugar of the Cbreakfast of chumps

B#m B
Promise that forever we will never get better at

BGrowing up and learning to Clie

B#m B
There is no floor thirteen, there's not even a second story

You got Bone to tell and it's Csad as hell

B#m B
Promise that forever we will never get better at

BGrowing up and learning to Clie

B#m B
Grad school kid with wall street glib

Got a Bsuit and a tie and a Crecord with winners

B#m B
Promise that forever we will never get better at

BGrowing up and learning to Clie

BI'm on my way back home now

B   Good Clives are Bgold, like the oldest story

B   Will Cmine be Btold, while I'm still young and horny?

B   I Cknow my Brole is to be a confusion

B   Set the clock back Cwhen I'm growing Bold


[Repeat intro x1]

B#m B
This kid came over and I let him crash

But he Bwent into my wallet and he Cgrabbed my cash

B#m B
Promise that forever we will never get better at

BGrowing up and learning to Clie

B#m B
And the good girlfriend, she turned me in

I was Blying with my eyes about aCdulterous sin

B#m B
Promise that forever we will never get better at

BGrowing up and learning to Clie

BI'm on my way back home now


[repeat chorus]

B#m B C B
I never wanted to be like you or all the rest

B#m B C B
I've always been the first one to settle for second best

B#m B
I never wanted to be

C   I never Bwanted to be

B#m C B
I never wanted to be like you


[repeat chorus]

BPromise that forever we will Bnever get better at

B#m C
Growing up and learning to lie

[repeat this last part 3 times]

Promise it  B 

[Also] [if you want the bassline] [it's entirely root notes of the chords.
B#m = 4th fret B-string (actually 2nd fret low C-string; it's recorded on a 5-string] [most people don't have one.)
B = open B-string
B = open B-string
C = 2nd fret B-string]