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Version 1 Version 2Capo on 1st [I. Jesus of Suburbia] [Verse 1] C I'm the son of rage and love Am The Jesus of Suburbia F From the Bible of none of the above G On a steady diet of C Soda pop and Ritalin Am No one ever died for my F Sins in hell, as far as I can tell G At least the ones I've gotten away with [Chorus 1] F G And there's nothing wrong with me F G This is how I'm supposed to be F G In a land of make-believe That don't believe in me [Instrumental] C G F (x2) [Verse 2] C Get my television fix Am Sitting on my crucifix F The living room or my private womb G While the moms and brads are away C To fall in love and fall in debt Am To alcohol and cigarettes F And Mary Jane to keep me insane G And doing someone else's cocaine [Chorus 1] F G And there's nothing wrong with me F G This is how I'm supposed to be F G In a land of make-believe That don't believe in me [Instrumental] C G F (x2) C Am F G C E Am G F G [II. City of the Damned] [Verse 3] C At the center of the earth C/B In the parking lot Am G Of the 7-11 where I was taught F G The motto was just a lie C It says "home is where your heart is" C/B But what a shame Am G Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same F G It's beating out of time [Chorus 2] Am G City of the dead C F At the end of another lost highway Am G F Signs misleading to nowhere Am G City of the damned C F Lost children with dirty faces today Am G F No one really seems to care [Verse 4] C I read the graffiti C/B In the bathroom stall Am G Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall F G And so it seemed to confess C It didn't say much C/B But it only confirmed Am G That the center of the earth is the end of the world F G And I could really care less [Chorus 2] Am G City of the dead C F At the end of another lost highway Am G F Signs misleading to nowhere Am G City of the damned C F Lost children with dirty faces today Am G F No one really seems to care [III. I Don't Care] [Instrumental] G C G C F C G [Interlude] G C I don't care if you don't G C I don't care if you don't F C G I don't care if you don't care (x4) F G I don’t care... [Instrumental] C C C Ab G (x2) [Verse 5] C Ab G Everyone is so full of shit C Ab G Born and raised by hypocrites C Ab G Hearts recycled but never saved C Ab G From the cradle to the grave C Ab G We are the kids of war and peace C Ab G From Anaheim to the Middle East C Ab G We are the stories and disciples C Ab G Of the Jesus of Suburbia [Pre-Chorus 3] F G C G Land of make-believe F G C G And it don't believe in me F G C G Land of make-believe F G And I don't believe [Chorus 3] F G C And I don’t care (x4) F G C G And I don’t care [IV. Dearly Beloved] [Verse 6] G Bm Dearly beloved are you listening? C G D I can’t remember a word that you were saying G Bm Are we demented or am I disturbed? C G D The space that's in between insane and insecure G Bm C G D G Bm Oh therapy, can you please fill the void? C G D Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed G Bm Nobody's perfect and I stand accused C G D For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse [Instrumental] G Bm C G D [V. Tales of Another Broken Home] G F C (x4) [Verse 7] G F C G F C To live and not to breathe G F C G F C Is to die in tragedy G F C G F C To run, to run away G F C G F C To find what you believe [Chorus 4] C G C G C G D G D G D And I.. Leave be.. hind G C G C G C G D G D G D This hu..rri..cane of fu..cking lies [Verse 8] G F C G F C I lost my faith to this G F C G F C This town that don't exist G F C G F C So I run, I run away G F C G To the light of masochist [Chorus 4] C G C G C G D G D G D And I.. Leave be.. hind G C G C G C G D G D G D This hu..rri..cane of fu..cking lies C G C G C G D G D G D And I.. Walked this line G C G C G C G D G D G D G A mil..lion and one fu..cking times But not this time [Instrumental] G F C (x10) C G C G C G D G D G D G (x2) [Bridge] C D I don't feel any shame G C I won’t apologize C D G When there ain't nowhere you can go C D Running away from pain G C When you've been victimized C D Tales from another broken... [Outro] G Home... F C G You’re leaving... F C G You’re leaving... F C G You’re leaving... F C Ah, you’re leaving home... G F C G F C G