Verse: Bm No one can hold the light to your misery D - C G You're the number one Em Bm D - C G Being hard done, hard done by Em Bm D - C You'll get by with your smile, wicked smile G Em Bm And laughing at the misfortune of others D - C G Em You gotta get your kicks kicking the pricks Bm D - C Laughing as they pick up sticks G Em Bm And old ladies walks on by D - C Am Trip up as they cry Pre-Chorus D With all the battering it's taken Bm Em I'm surprised it's still ticking Am D Yeah, with all the battering it's taken Bm D I'm surprised it is still ticking Chorus Em Am B Let's get straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Why so glum? It's all on the platter Em Am B Em Bm So what's the matter, what's the matter today? Verse: G Em Bm I am no stranger to the cause D - C G I carry them in my soul Em Please torch my flesh Bm D - C G And leave gray holes in the meaning of my life Em Bm But I get by, I get by D - C G Just this crooked little smile Em Bm D -C You'll get by, you'll get by, you'll get by Pre-Chorus: Am D With all the battering it's taken Bm Em Well I'm surprised that it's still ticking Am D Yeah, with all the battering it's taken Bm D I'm surprised that it's still ticking Chorus: Em Am B Let's get straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Why so glum? It's all on a platter Em Am B Em Bm So what's the matter, what's the matter today? Em Am B Let's get straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Why so glum? It's all on a platter Em Am B Em Bm What's the matter tell me, what's the matter today? Verse: G Em Bm So hold the lights to my misery D - C G But don't send it up in flames Em Bm It's only I who take the blame D C G But try me anyway Em Bm And you'll get by, and you'll get by D - C G With your wicked little smile Em Bm And you'll get by, and you'll get by D - C With your wicked little? Pre-Chorus Am D Oh, with all the battering it's taken Bm Em I'm surprised that it's still ticking Am D Yeah, with all the battering it's taken Bm D I'm surprised that it's still ti-cking Chorus: Em Am B Let's get straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Oh, why so glum? It's all on a platter Em Am B Em What's the matter, what's the matter today? Am B Em Am B Let's get straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Why so glum? It's all on the platter Em Am B EmBm What's the matter is the glory hallelujah day Em Am B Straight to the heart of matter Em Am B Oh, why so glum? It's all on a platter Em Am B Em What's the matter, what's the matter today? Guitar Leads: Verse e|--10--7--10-7-10-7-----10-7----7-10----10------| B|-----------------------------7------7----------|Like I said no specific pattern G|-----------------------------------------------|But those are the notes for the first part D|-----------------------------------------------|I like to add some hammer-ons and pull-offs A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Verse (Cont) e|--3-3-3-/--7-7-7---------------------| B|------------------3-3-3-/-7-7-7------|This begins on "You gotta get your kicks...." G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: No leads, but chords are played on higher pitches Chorus: EAB e|-----7-------------------------| B|-------8-----------------------| G|---9-----9--5--5--5--8--8--8---| D|-------------------------------| Repeat that throughout the chorus A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|