Idfwa Art School
View chords used in this chart
E: 079997
Abaug: 47XXXX
[Verse]
A B
Couldn’t do it anymore
C Db
Being a yes man, smiling and nodding
A
Because I thought that’d help me
B C Db
Approach people with a calm and collected stability
A B
But I was just another deer in the headlights
C Db
Shooting the shit and getting drunk like Bible times
A B
Another buzzard laying on the beach
C Db
Trying to drink for cheap with people that didn’t need me
A B
Now I don’t fuck with anybody
C Db
Not you, or you, especially not you
A B
Okay well obviously Nikki, she upgraded to wifey
C Db
Eli and Tash, oh and Jon, I still got him too
A B C Db
I couldn’t wait around for you to get your shit together
A B C
But you can ask me what it’s like to have myself so figured out
Db
I bet you wish you knew
[Chorus]
A B Ab
Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2
A B Ab
Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb Ab7sus Ab7sus
[Verse 2]
A B
There was a time when I would try so hard
C Db A
Not to be alone but now that’s all I want
B
Like Dr. Manhattan on the surface of Mars
C Db A
You’ll get my dial tone, we’re closed, can’t you read the trendy helvetica font?
B
Because you’re all full of shit
C Db
I can’t believe I’d sit and listened to you go on
A B C
About how you’re just not into politics, unless it’s about weed
Db B
Then you’re a proletariat - armed with sickle and bong
[Chorus 2]
A B Gb Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb
And yeah, I’m sure your art’s gonna change the world some day
E6sus2 E6sus2
A B Gb Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2
But first can I get that $40 that I lent you last May?
A B Gb Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb
And you can tell everyone we stopped hanging out because I changed
E6sus2 E6sus2
A B Gb Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb
You're too close to 40 to see you're not supposed to stay the same
Ab7sus Ab7sus
[Outro]
B A Db
I know I made that whole deal about meeting other artists
B A Db
But I’m starting to think it’s bullshit
B A Db
It’s not about who who sings the loudest or who dresses the coolest
E
It’s about finding people that treat you right
B
And being okay on your own some nights
A A A Abaug A A Abaug A A
You don’t have to befriend everyone to have a good life
[Chorus]
A B Ab
Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2 Gb Gb E6sus2 E6sus2
A B Ab Db
How to play Idfwa Art School
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.