Tim Minchin - Rock n roll nerd

^EmDoesn't have a problem with drugs, He just doesn't ^Amdo them, He's ^Dfine that his mates have tattoos, But he reckon's they'll ^Emrue them,

^EmHe likes going to pubs, But he hates it when the music'^Ams too loud, He ten^Dds not to go to rock concerts, 'Cause he can't stand the ^Emcrowd

And ^Amall he's ever wanted to ^Dbe Is a ^Grock star on ^G/BRAGE or ^EmMTV, But he ^Amknows that it's not fuck^Ding likely, He just turned^B thirty

He will always ^Embe A rock'n'roll ^Dnerd, He'll keep writing so^Gngs the world will neve^G/Br hear, And though t^Emhey won't be h^Geard He'll just k^Ameep writing, o^Bmh yeah,

But you ^Asee the problem ^Dmis He always ^G7dreamt of being a s^Ctar But he learnt^F7 piano inste^Bbad of guitar, Which in the nin^Aeties didn't get you very^Dm far, So while the other^G7 kids were learnin^Cg Stairway He was the pia^F7no to their fo^Bbrte,

But he was convin^Aced one day He'd rock their fucking^Bb asses, Or be an icon for ^Athe disenfranchised^Bb masses, Grow his hair long^A and rebel against t^Bbhe state, But for ^Bbnow that'd have to ^Cwait, 'Cause he's running l^Aate for his mor^Dning classes.

And he will alwa^Emys be A rock'n'roll ne^Drd, He'll keep playing gigs that no-^Gone knows a^G/Bbout, And thou^Emgh it sounds absur^Gd He'll just keep ^Amplaying, oh^Bm yeah,

But you se^Ae the problem ^Dmis There's no^G7t much depth in what he's sing^Cing, He's a victim of his upp^F7er-middle class upb^Bbringing, So he can't write about ^Athe 'hood, or bling-bling,

^DmSo he sits and imagines ^G7his girlfriend i^Cs dead To try t^F7o evoke some angst in his middle ^Bbclass head, But the bitch is always ^Afine at half past nine when they Go to be^Dmd,

He hasn't spent a single^G7 night in prison,^C He has no^F7 issues with nu^Bbtrition, He has no drinking problem a^And no drug addic^Bbtion Unless you count the d^Arugs they put in ch^Bbicken, Marijuan^Aa always tends to make him cough^Bb,

He doesn't look good with his t^C-shirt off, And when he tries to^A act tough, you can tell he's ^DTricking.

While his ^Gmates all stay out late, Popping ^Bbpills and havin ^Cfun, He stays home and ^Gshowers,

He gets his ^Bbthrills from his morning ^Arun, While his ^Gmates all go on dates, Taking speed a^Bbnd drinking cans of Ji^Cm Beam, He stays home and ^Gcooks,

And the girl he's had sinc^Bbe he was s^Aeventeen

'Cause he's never really ^Dmbeen part of the scene, While the other kids liked Gun^F7ners he liked Queen, He's more into Beatle^G7s than the Stones, Bb c He's more Stevie Wonder than Ramones, He never owned a^Dm panel van, He never shot a S^Fepultura fan, He doesn't know the difference between me^G7tal and thrash, He couldn't tell you noth^Bbing about Axl and Sla^Csh, He likes Ben ^DmFolds and The Jackson Five, He knows all the words to Sta^F7yin' Alive, And although he wants to be all gr^G7ungy and cool

He spent eleve^Bbn years in a privat^Ce school, So it doesn't matter how^Dm hard he tries, He cannot hide behi^F7nd his rock'n'roll lies, 'Cause you've either go^G7t it or you don't, Yeah, you'll either roc^Bbk it or you ^Cwon't, You've either got^Dm it or you don'^F7t, Yeah, you'll either^G7 rock it or y^Cou wont.

You can criticise ^Fhim and he won't ^Gcare, 'Cause he wants to rock, and he will ne^Fver be deterred, ^{C/E D} He'll ^F/Galways be a fucked-up little tryhard wannabe rock'n'roll nerd ^{Am E/G#}(Stairway to Heaven Chor^C/Gds) ^D7/F# A rock?n?roll nerd? ^{F Am}