History Books

Tom:
[Intro] C
  G                                         F
It's really too bad that anyone even invented
                F
The concept of perfection
                F
And don't be mistaken
      F
It's all that it ever was
          F         F
Just a concept, an idea
                          F
A story to scare the children
                    F
Of a megalomaniacal pair
          F                   Am
Of some smartasses somewhere out there
    G             Dm
Spiraling through history books
               F                C
Hiding in the subtext in between the lines
        G                              Am
Of the single most boring page ever inflicted
        G                        Dm
On the temp worker proofreading textbooks
                      F              C
To pay off the wasted English degree
      G
They earned but never will need
                 F                       F
It's really too bad when I opt into paralysis
To protect me from a malice
                         F
That I'm not sure even exists
                    F
Oh, but what if it did?
                             F
Like an ancient evil that showed up at your party
                                  F
And it's really bumming everyone out
                            Am
Sucking us into an endless void
    G             Dm
Spiraling through alternate space
               F                C
Hiding in the subfloors and between the walls
        G                                   Am
Of the single most boring place that ever existed
             G
And that's where we'll live
       G                             F
Kept alive by enzymes for a thousand years
               C
And while I'm glad you're here
    G
I still kinda wish I didn't have to be
F
( Am C )
C
( Dm F )
( G  C  Dm  G )
                 F                             C
It's really too bad when things start looking good
                         F
For the first time in a while
But I can't see it
                     F
Because I live with fear
Fear is my roommate
He's an asshole
                                F
And he stands in front of the window all day
To block my view
                     Am
Or am I just copping out?
     G             Dm
Spiraling through history books
               F                C
Hiding in the subtext in between the lines
        G                                   Am
Of the single most boring page that ever existed
             G
And that's where we'll live
       G                                 F
Kept alive on bookshelves for a thousand years
               C
And while I'm glad you're here
                    G               Am
I still kinda wish I didn't have to be
( G  Dm  F )
( C  G  A )