Written by Chris Anderson/They Might Be Giants
(1 strum) D D G A (4 strums) D A Hangin' out G A While the monkeys type away G D A A (hold) Waiting in my room all day (2 strums) D A G A Why be realistic? D A G A Don't wake me from my dream D A G A I was individualistic D A G A They kicked me off the team (4 strums) D We live in a dump A Admit it's a dump D Our friends are all nuts G And half of 'em drunks D And if they're not nuts G Then they're retired nuts A G And that might be the hardest nut D D D (bass notes) (soft) A Makin' plans G A (build) The kind that go awry G D A (hold) Got a full life-time supply (2 strums) D A G A Why be realistic? D A G A Don't wake me from my dream D A G A I was individualistic D A G A They kicked me off the team (4 strums) D We're living with bats A What's good about that? D I hear they lay eggs G And when the eggs hatch D You gotta believe then G There's related madness A G From the lead that's in the sealing wax D We live in a dump A Admit it's a dump D Our friends are all nuts G And half of 'em drunks D And if they're not nuts G Then they're retired nuts A G And that might be the hardest nut D We live in a dump A G D (one strum)