Written by Matthew "Murph" Murphy/The Wombats
Intro: C F Am FVerse 1: C Am We kick back and let the pills do the talking C Am People hear a distinct rattle when we're walking C D F Then there's the extra two stone that's our only guarantee C Am Our vivid dreams are just like big production movies C Am They get entangled well within our daily routines C D F So please re-think or use my trademark strategyC F Am F C F Am Please allow me to be your anti-depressant F C F Am F C F Am F I too am prescribed as freely as any decongestantPost-chorus: C F Am F aaa aaa... Verse 2: C G Am G It's hard to smile when you're as flattened as a pancake C G Am G The only tears come from our heads when we concentrate C D F Perhaps I'm being unjust or perhaps you agree Dm F Still I've thrown away my citalopram Am F I needed more than what was in those 40 milligrams Dm F So cast away with the doctor's plansC F Am F C F Am And please allow me to be your anti-depressant F C F Am F C F Am F I too am prescribed as freely as any decongestantInterlude: C F Am F na na na na... aaa... Outro: Dm F Still I've thrown away my citalopram Am F Although I felt as grim as the reaper man Dm F So cast away with the doctor's plans C F Am F C Like meC F Am F C F Am Please allow me to be your anti-depressant F C F Am F C F Am F I too am prescribed as freely as any decongestant