17 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Cm, C#, Ab, F#, Ab/C, Bbm, Ebm, G#, A, D, Bm, F#m, Am, A/C#

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Intro:C
F
C
Sing us the song of the century
C
G
That sings like American eulogy
C
F
C
The dawn of my love and conspiracy
C
G
Of forgotten hope and the class of 13F
C
F
C
Tell me a story into that goodnightF
G
C
Sing us a song for me
Chorus:
Cm
C#
Ab
hysteria
Cm
C#
Ab
Mass hysteria
Cm
C#
Ab
Mass hysteria
Cm
C#
Ab
Mass hysteria
Verse 1:C#
Ab
Red alert is the color of panicC#
F#
Elevated to the point of staticC#
Ab
Beating into the hearts of the fanatics
F#
Ab
And the neighborhood's a loaded gunC#
Ab
Idle thought leads to full-throttle screamingC#
F#
And the welfare is asphyxiatingC#
Ab
Mass confusion is all the new rage
F#
And it's creating a feeding groundAb
For the bottom feeders of
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 2:C#
Ab
True sounds of maniacal laughterC#
F#
And the deaf-mute is misleading the choirC#
Ab
The punchline is a natural disaster
F#
Ab
And it's sung by the unemployedC#
Ab
Fight fire with a riotC#
F#
The class war is hanging on a wireC#
Because the martyr
Ab
is a compulsive liar
F#
When he said "It's just
a bunch of niggersAb
throwing gas into the"
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:C#
Ab/C
There's a disturbance on the oceanside
Bbm
Ab
They tapped into the reserveF#
Ebm
Ab
The static response is so unclear nowC#
Ab/C
Mayday, this is not a test!Bbm
Ab
As the neighborhood burnsF#
Ebm
Ab
America is fallingG
Ab
Vigilantes warning youG
Ab
Calling Christian and Gloria
Guitar Solo: F#--G#--C#-G#-C#-F#--G#--A
[II. Modern World]
Intro: D--A-G--A-G-A x2
Chorus:D
A
G
A
I don't want to live in the modern worldD
A
G
A
I don't want to live in the modern worldD
A
G
A
I don't want to live in the modern worldD
A
G
A
I don't want to live in the modern world
Verse 1: Mike Dirnt the bassist sings here instead of Billie
D
A
I'm the class of 13
G
D
In the era of dissent
D
A
A hostage of the soul
G
A
On a strike to pay the rent
D
A
The last of the rebels
G
D
Without a common ground
D
A
I'm gonna light a fire
G
A
D
Into the underground well
(Repeat Chorus)
Post Chorus:Bm
F#m
IAm
A nation
G
D
A/C#
Without bureaucratic tiesBm
F#m
G
Deny the allegation as
A
it's written a fucking lies
Guitar Solo: D--A--G--A-- x3, D--A--G--A-D
Guitar 2:
D
A
G
A
D
A
G
A
D
A
G
A
D
e|-5-|---|--5-|-5-3--2-|---|---|----|-10----|---|--10-12-|-10-|-12--10-|-14-|
B|---|---|----|--------|---|---|--8-|-----8-|-7-|--------|----|--------|----|
G|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
D|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
A|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
E|---|---|----|--------|---|---|----|-------|---|--------|----|--------|----|
A
G
A
D
e|--14-12-|-10-|---|---|
B|--------|----|---|---|
G|--------|----|---|---|
D|--------|----|---|---|
A|--------|----|---|---|
E|--------|----|---|---|
Verse 2: Mike sings again
D
A
I want to take a ride
G
D
to the great divide
D
A
Beyond the "up to date"
G
A
And the neo-gentrified
D
A
The high definition for
G
D
the low resident
D
A
Where the value of your mind
G
A
D
Is not held in contempt
Verse 3: Still Mike DirntD
A
I can hear the sound
G
D
ofA beating heart
D
A
That bleeds beyond a system
G
A
That's falling apart
D
A
With money to burn
G
D
On a minimum wage
D(hold)
Cause I don't give a shit
About the modern age
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Mass hysteriaD
A
I don't want to live
G
A
in the modern world
Mass hysteriaD
A
I don't want to live
G
A
in the modern world
Mass hysteriaD
A
I don't want to live
G
A
in the modern world
Mass hysteria
(Repeat)
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