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[Intro 1] [Am][Dm][Am][Dm] [Am] [Verse 1] My heart beats in my [Em]head and it's [C]thunder[Am]ous Those caught in the rat race [Em]plunder [F]us They know what's [C]best for us [F]They know what's bes[C]t for[Am] us Gotta keep up, [Em]gotta get ahead Gotta [Verse 2] [Am] go and get a job and [Em]work 'til [F]I'm dead They know what's [C]best for us [F]They know what's bes[C]t for us[Dm][Am][Em] [C]And I'm think [Verse 3] [Am]ing that they[G] [Em]must have missed [C]the point [F]Hold on,[C] we just hol[F]d on[C] for [Dm]an e[Am]x it[Em] [C]And [Am]I'm thinking that they [Em]must have missed [C]the point [F]Hol[C]d on, we just hol[F]d on [C]for [Dm]an exit [Interlude 1] [Am][Dm][Am] [Dm] [Am]Out [Verse 4] to defeat, out [Em]to defeat everyone [Am]Out to deceive, out [Em]to deceive an[C]yone [F]They know what's bes[C]t for us [F]They know what's bes[C]t for[Am] us [Verse 5] Who holds the master key [Em]givin' to authority [Am](WHAT?) I don't know, it's a [Em]foul monstrosity [F]They know what's bes[C]t for us [F]They know what's bes[C]t for us[Dm][Am][Em] [C]And I'm think [Verse 6] [Am]ing that t[G]hey [Am]must have missed [C]the point [F]Hol[C]d on, we just hol[F]d on[C] for [Dm]an e[Am]x it[Em] [C]And [Am]I'm thinking that they [Em]must have missed [C]the point [F]Hol[C]d on, we just [F]hold [C]on for an [Em]ex it[F] [Verse 7] You see the [F]purpose [Em]of the rat race defeats me When we're [Am]gone what's [G]left be[F]hind? But there seems to be no [Em]end o[G]r [Em]reason Yet [Am]we still [G]carry [F]on [Verse 8] You see the [F]purpose of the [Em]rat race defeats me When we're [Am]gone what's [G]left be[F]hind? But [G]there seems to be no [Am]END [Verse 9] When you finally reach the [Am]front of the pack [F]There's nothing there, just and endless barren [Am]track It goes on and [F]on It goes on and on [Verse 10] [Dm]You [C]know[F][Dm][C][F] [Dm][C] [F][Dm][C][F][Dm] [C]what? [F]Let's get dis[Dm]qualified![C][F][Dm][C] [F]Let's get dis[Dm]qualified![C][F][Am][Em] And [Am]I'm thinking that they must [Em]have missed the [F]point Hold [C]on, we [F]just hold [C]on [Dm]for an ex[Am]it [Em]And I'm [Am]thinking that they must [Em]have missed the [F]point Hold [C]on, we [F]just hold [C]on [Dm]for an exit
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