CAKE - Rock’ n ‘ Roll Lifestyle

[Intro]
E A B E A B
E A B E

[Verse 1]
A B E A
Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly
B A
How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
B E A
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
B
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
E
Now tickets to concerts
A
And drinking at clubs
B A
Is sometimes for music that you haven’t even heard of
E A
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
B
That proves you were there
N.C.
That you heard of them first?

[Chorus]
E A
Now, how do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle?
B A B
How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle?
A B E
How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle? Tell me

[Interlude]
E A B A B E A B A
E A B A B

[Verse 2]
E A
How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
B A
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
E A
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
B N.C.
One which he’ll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
E A
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
B N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
E A
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
B N.C.
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones

[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
E
Aging black leather
A
And hospital bills
B
And tattoo removal
E A
And dozens of pills
E A
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
B N.C.
But rock on completely with some brand new components

[Chorus]
E A
Now, how do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle?
B A B
How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle?
A B E
How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle? Tell me

[Interlude]
E A B A B E

[Verse 3]
E
Excess ain’t rebellion
A B A
You drinkin’ what they’re sellin’
E
Your self-destruction doesn’t hurt them
A B A
Your chaos won’t convert them
E
They’re so happy to rebuild it
A B A
You’ll never really kill it
E
Excess ain’t rebellion
A B A
You drinkin’ what they’re sellin?
E
Excess ain’t rebellion
A B A
You drinkin’, you’re drinking
E A B E A B E
You’re drinkin’ what they’re… sellin’