Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo 2nd fret. I wrote this song and this is how I play it on guitar. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern here: https://apesofthestate.bandcamp.com/track/bill-collectors-theme-song-2 There are some weird chord variations I use that really just involve taking a finger off of a normal chord. It looks hard but really isn't, don't get nervous. Am7 e|-0-------| B|-1-------| G|-0-------| D|-2-------| A|-0-------| E|-x-------| D7sus2 e|-0-------| B|-1-------| G|-2-------| D|-0-------| A|-0-------| E|-x-------| And the C and F chord variations just involve taking the middle finger off the normal chords: Csus2 e|----0-----| B|----1-----| G|----0-----| D|----0-----| A|----3-----| E|----x-----| Fsus2 e|----1-----| B|----1-----| G|----0-----| D|----3-----| A|----0-----| E|----x-----| Cadd2/E e|----0-----| B|----3-----| G|----0-----| D|----2-----| A|----3-----| E|----x-----| [Intro] F Fsus2 F D7sus2 C Csus2 C C Csus2 2x [Verse 1]

^FWhen I was just a little ^Fsus2kid they ^Ftold me to dream ^Fsus2big you can do a^Cnything when I got o^Csus2lder they ^Ctold me to stop ^Csus2dreaming start ^Fbeing more ^Fsus2realistic, make the ^Fcoffee do the ^Fsus2dishes but I can't ^Cseem to keep my ^Csus2head out of the ^Cclouds ^Csus2 cause ^Fwhats the point of ^Fsus2living life to wo^Frk until I ^Fsus2die That can't be ^Cit and if it ^Csus2is then I want out^C ^Csus2 and ^Fhonestly I ^Fsus2never had a ^Fdream of getting ^Fsus2older but here I ^Cam what can I ^Csus2do about it, t^Cell me what to ^Csus2do about it now

[Bridge]

Cause ^Am7I never wanted to be ^D7sus2every single stereotype of a w^Chite middle class 2^Csus20-something p^Cissed at the e^Cadd2/Economy ^Am7I never meant to be the ^D7sus2epitome of a quarter life c^Erisis and being a j^Amunkie didn't l^Fsus2ive up to the hype

[Solo] During the mandolin solo the guitar plays through the intro again: F Fsus2 F D7sus2 C Csus2 C C Csus2 2x [Verse 2]

When ^FI was just a little ^Fsus2kid they ^Ftold me I was ^Fsus2special Then I grew ^Cup and found out th^Csus2ey told that to ev^Cery single on^Csus2e of us get ^Faddicted to our ^Fsus2drugs then go ^Faway to univer^Fsus2sities where we'll ^Csell you dreams then ^Csus2make you work for ^Cfree ^Csus2 They ^Fhanded us an ^Fsus2economy thats ^Fdestined us for ^Fsus2poverty then ^Chave the nerve to ^Csus2call us soft and ^Clazy for ^Csus2complaining cause they're ^Ffrom a gener^Fsusation where you ^Fcould be what you ^Fsus2wanted to be but ^Cbaby I'm a ^Csus290's kid, only ^C90's kids will ^Cunderstand ^Fthis

[Chorus] Listen to song for strumming pattern as it changes here. I'm also doing a lot of blank percussive noises in between the chords (hits) F x3 C x3 E x3 Am x3 F x3 C x3 E x3 Am x3

got ^Fbill collectors ^Ccalling us to ^Epay back ^Amstudent ^Am7loans but ^Fthey can't ever ^Cfind us if we ^Ethrow ^Amaway our p^Am7hones

(Palm muted)

then ^Fwe can sit in ^Cdiners, drinking c^Eoffee ^Amsmoking ^Am7cigarettes outside ^Flook in each ^Cothers' eyes without ^Ecell phone ^Amlights to ^Am7hide behind and

(hits)

^Fwe can just kick ^Coff our shoes and ^Emake these ^Amsidewalks ^Am7home ^Fwe'll write songs and ^Csing for food and we'll ^Enever ^Ambe al^Am7one (strummed) never be a^Flone, never be a^Clone, never be ^Ealone when ^Amwe're with ^Am7friends

[Outro]

and we'll ^Fnever owe ^Fsus2shit to ^Fanyone ^Fsus2else no we'll n^Fever owe ^Fsus2shit to a^Fnyone e^Fsus2lse no we'll n^Fever owe ^Fsus2shit to a^Fnyone e^Fsus2lse no we'll ne^Fver owe s^Fsus2hit to an^Fyone

C E Am Am7

Apes Of The State - Bill collectors theme song