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I WasA Teenage Anarchist
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Verse 1C
I was a teenage anarchistC
Looking for a revolutionAm
I had the style, I had the ambitionAm
Read all the authors I knew the right slogansC
There was no war but the class warC
I was ready to set the world on fireAm
I was a teenage anarchistAm
Looking for a revolution
ChorusC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fireC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fire
Verse 2C
I was a teenage anarchistC
But the politics were too convenientAm
In the depths of their humanityAm
All I saw was bloodless ideologyC
With freedom as their doctrineC
Guess who was the new authorityAm
I was a teenage anarchistAm
But the politics were too convenient
ChorusC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fireC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fire
C
When you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fire
Verse 3C
I was a teenage anarchistC
But then the scene got too rigidAm
It was mob mentalityAm
They set their rifle sights on meC
Narrow visions of autonomyC
You want me to surrender my identityAm
I was a teenage anarchist
[stop]
The revolution was a lie
ChorusC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fireC
G
F
C
Do you remember when you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fire
C
When you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fire
C
When you were young
G
F
And you wanted to set the world on fireC
I was a teenage anarchist (4x)
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About this song: I Was A Teenage Anarchist
According to the I Was A Teenage Anarchist Songfacts, this song features frontwoman Laura Jane Grace reminiscing about her past as an anarchist and detailing why she left the movement. Read more on Last.fm.