Suburbia
Butch WalkerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2
Oh! Well, remember the guy who was a football star?
He had it made with the ladies but he never got far.
Five years past, now he's gotten kind of fat,
working eight days a week at the Laundromat.
With his Momma and his Daddy breathing down his neck,
about everything he does so much it makes him sick.
So he sits home alone, with the game on TV,
as the crowd goes wild he says, "That coulda been me!"
Just another day in Suburbia, it's a beautiful day in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you thought it would be?
Remember playing games at the rich kid's home?
His Dad owned a bank, while his mom was alone.
Everyday with the mailman, the trash man, lawn guy...
Kid didn't look a damn thing like his Dad (I knew why)
He grew up got a job making eighty grand a year
Had a wife and kid, all the guys call a queer
But his dad never knew, he was too blind to see
he said, "Guess it kinda ran in the family".
Just another day in Suburbia, it's a beautiful day in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you thought it would be?
Remember the girl down the street with the kids
That used to come outside, but she never did?
(why?) 'Cause she was trying to hide the bruises where her old man beat her,
'cause he hit her in the face with an old space heater. (ow!)
and he came home drunk and tried to force sex on her
But he didn't see a 44 stuffed in the covers
So she waited 'til he came, he lie there naked
Before she blew his head off, she told him she'd been faking
all along, so long for everything you done wrong
Here's a bullet, go to hell, 'cause its where you belong!
Just another day in Suburbia, it's a beautiful day in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you thought it would be?
Just another day in Suburbia, Yeah, this is how we're living in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you want it to be?
Remember the cutest couple in the world
Ya know he was the punk and she was Daddy's little girl.
and graduation came and she wanted him to stay
he had bigger better dreams waiting out in L.A.
She cried and he cried as the plane flew away
She never, ever, wanted it to end this way.
Two years later she reads in the news,
he'd gone on to be a big star but nobody knew.
'cause he changed up his name but his heart stayed the same,
'cause every song he wrote, was about her, he claimed.
he never got to tell her 'cause he died that year,
from all of the coke, and the pills, and the beer,
and the whole world cried, but just for one day
'cause sooner or later, the pain goes away.
Just another day in Suburbia, it's a beautiful day in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you thought it would be?
Just another day in Suburbia, Yeah, this is how we're living in Suburbia
Best not let it get the best of you
Is it everything you want it to be?
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Readable chord sheet for Suburbia by Butch Walker
[C] [Dm] [F] x2 Oh! [C]Well, remember the guy wh[Dm]o was a football star? [F]He had it made with the ladies but he never got far. Five[C] years past, now he's got[Dm]ten kind of fat, [F]working eight days a week at the Laundromat. With[C] his Momma and his Daddy [Dm]breathing down his neck, [F]about everything he does so much it makes him sick. So h[C]e sits home alone, with t[Dm]he game on TV, [F]as the crowd goes wild he says, "That coulda been me!" [C]Just another day in Suburbia, i[Dm]t's a beautiful day in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you thought it would [G]be? Reme[C]mber playing games at the[Dm] rich kid's home? [F]His Dad owned a bank, while his mom was alone. Ever[C]yday with the mailman, th[Dm]e trash man, lawn guy... [F]Kid didn't look a damn thing like his Dad (I knew why) He g[C]rew up got a job making e[Dm]ighty grand a year [F]Had a wife and kid, all the guys call a queer But [C]his dad never knew, he wa[Dm]s too blind to see he said, "Guess it kinda ran in the family". [C]Just another day in Suburbia, i[Dm]t's a beautiful day in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you thought it would [G]be? Reme[C]mber the girl down the st[Dm]reet with the kids [F]That used to come outside, but she never did? (why[C]?) 'Cause she was trying [Dm]to hide the bruises where her old man beat her, [F]'cause he hit her in the face with an old space heater. (ow!) and [C]he came home drunk and tr[Dm]ied to force sex on her [F]But he didn't see a 44 stuffed in the covers So s[C]he waited 'til he came, h[Dm]e lie there naked [F]Before she blew his head off, she told him she'd been faking all [C]along, so long for everyt[Dm]hing you done wrong [F]Here's a bullet, go to hell, 'cause its where you belong! [C]Just another day in Suburbia, i[Dm]t's a beautiful day in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you thought it would [G]be? [C]Just another day in Suburbia, Y[Dm]eah, this is how we're living in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you want it to be[G]? [C]Remember the cutest coupl[Dm]e in the world Ya know [F]he was the punk and she was Daddy's little girl. and [C]graduation came and she w[Dm]anted him to stay he had bi[F]gger better dreams waiting out in L.A. She c[C]ried and he cried as the [Dm]plane flew away She [F]never, ever, wanted it to end this way. [C]Two years later she r[Dm]eads in the news, he'd gone [F]on to be a big star but nobody knew. 'cause he c[C]hanged up his name but his h[Dm]eart stayed the same, 'cause[F] every song he wrote, was about her, he claimed. he n[C]ever got to tell her 'cause he [Dm]died that year, from [F]all of the coke, and the pills, and the beer, and t[C]he whole world cried, but[Dm] just for one day 'caus[F]e sooner or later, the pain goes away. [C]Just another day in Suburbia, i[Dm]t's a beautiful day in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you thought it would [G]be? [C]Just another day in Suburbia, Y[Dm]eah, this is how we're living in Suburbia [Em]Bes[F]t not let it get the best of you Is it [C]everything you want it to be[G]?