The Downtown Fiction

Where Dreams Go To Die Ukulele Chords

The Downtown Fiction - Where Dreams Go To Die 

Intro: F G F

F                             G
    Your breath hangs in the air.
                                   Am
It's freezing, but the bus ain't there.
                     F
You're wishing for someone to stop this.
F                    G
     Back in class again,
                            Am
You feel just like an empty pen,
                     F
Loss for words and void of purpose.

       F                      G            F
They cornered you, there's nowhere to get out.
How? How?

        Am              F
They'll try to convince you
     F                     G
and tell you that they're right.
          Am           F
They'll break you and beat you
       F             G
and steal away your life
     Am                     F                 F             G
And tell you that you're nothing and they'll never get it right,
     Am                             G               
But high school's the place where dreams go to die.

Inst: F G F

F                         G
   Teacher thinks you're rude
                          Am                       
Says, "I dont like your attitude".
                         F
Well maybe you're just condescending
F                               G
     But bring us up to follow rules
                            Am
And throw us all in cubic rooms
                     F
But we're not gonna sit by idle.

        F                 G              F
We're getting out, we're gonna find our way
Hey, hey.

Chorus
       F                           G
Well, we'll be more than they'll ever be
 Am                     F     
Just bitter from their own failed dreams.
          F   G                        Am        F
They're desperate, and do anything to bring you down.
        F                       G
Well, we'll do more than they ever did
Am                  F
Talk down to some poor old kid.
   F          G                F               
We are the ones, the ones who made it.

        Am              F
They'll try to convince you
     F                     G
and tell you that they're right.
          Am           F
They'll break you and beat you
       F             G
and steal away your life
     Am                     F                 F             G
And tell you that you're nothing and they'll never get it right,
     Am                              G
But high school's the place where dreams,
     Am                               G
But high school's the place where dreams,
     Am                               G         F   G   F
But high school's the place where dreams go to die.