The Memo

C
I'm gonna steal some bedsheets
F             C

From an amputee
C
I'm gonna mount em on a canvas
       D                   G
In the middle of the gallery
F                      E        Am                  D
I'm gonna tell everybody it was painted by a chimpanzee
Am                   D
But just between you me
G (single strum)
Here at the cultural low water mark
If it's fraud or art
They'll pay you to believe


C

C
I'm gonna take five young dudes
F                C
From white families
C
Gonna mount em on a billboard
       D             G
In the middle of the country
F                   E                   Am                 D
I'm gonna tell everybody they sing like angels with whiter teeth
Am                       E
But just between you and me
G (single strum)
They're just like the ones before
With their standards lower
Every concert goer will pay you to believe

C

F                        C
Caffeine in the morning, alcohol at night
F                            C
Cameras to record you and mirrors to recognize
           Am
And as the world is getting smaller
D
Small things take up all your time
          Am                               D
Narcissus would have had a field day if he could have got online
                 G
And friends it's not self-love that kills you
                    Am           D
It's when those who hate you are allowed
                 G                                 Am               D
To sell you that you're a glorious shit the entire world revolves around
                    G
And that you're the eater, and not the eaten
              Am               D
But that your hunger will only cease
            G                                    Am       D
If you come binge on radiant blandness at the disposable feast


(All single strum for thus part)

     Am                    F
Just quickly how would you rate yourself
            Am                        F
In terms of sex appeal and cultural significance
Gm                       Gm
Do you usually listen to music like this
       Gm
We can recommend some similar artists
        Gm
Are you feeling depressed?
                    F#
But your feedback's important
   F
To us

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C
Gonna buy myself a sports team
F               C
And put em in a pit
C
Gonna wage the old crusade
D                G
Against consciousness
F                      E                    Am                D
All I need is a couple winners to get every loser to fight in it
             Am
You keep the golden calf
                    D
I just need the bullshit
G
They won't just sell themselves into slavery
They'll get on their knees and pay you to believe