F    Am    F    Am

[Verse 1]

Back in my schooldays, acting the fool days

One and one and one is three
        F                                                    Am
And the man said, "Hey, come and cut yourself a piece of the big time"

Armour-clad forces, riding Trojan horses

Never made sense to me
         F                                      Am
I didn't wanna be a part of the great debate on moonshine


[Chorus]
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Verse 2]

Sly man stumbles, twists and he tumbles

He always lands on his feet
       F                               Am
And he sets his face towards the far horizon

Won't you come this way? Can't you go that way?

But his rhythm don't miss a beat
            F                                  Am
'Cause he's doing everything he can to keep surviving


[Chorus]
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Verse 3]

So who wants a riot? People should be quiet

Don't we give them good TV?
        F                                 Am
You can learn to love your lifetime of distraction

Nothing on the inside, nothing on the outside

All the way from A to Z
      F                              Am
I can live without that kind of satisfaction


[Chorus]
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"


[Chorus]        (fade to end)
 F
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
                                      Am
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
         F
I said, "Stop, hold the phone

This has to be cut to the bone
               Am
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"