[intro]
A# - D# (x8)
A# - F - C - A#
[verse 1]
A# F
Don't care whether this ship sails or
C A#
sinks into the meat
A# F
Don't know if a lesson matters
C A#
less than What's to eat
[chorus]
A A#
While you got it you figure why not
F D# A#
launch off of the very highest rope
[verse 2]
A# F
Not trying to be shore side
C A#
Scoping breaks to score a ride
A# F
More like causing fractures
C A#
From the deep to make a tide
A# F
Who needs slicker tools to build
C A#
a portrait out of place
A# F
Not trying to be sneaky when it's
C A#
wanting face to face
[chorus]
A A#
When you're rotten you figure why not
F D# A#
Stick up for the very finest dope
[instrumental break]
F - A# - D# - C
F - A# - D# - C
F - A# - D# - A#
A#
[verse 3]
A# F
Don't care if a lesion's
C A#
Clotting up or ceases to bleed
A# F
Don't know if a lesson
C A#
Is a pleasure or a need
[chorus]
A A#
While you're huffing you figure why not
F D# A#
soak up all the craze instead of cope
[outro]
A# (for a while, eventually shift to) C
