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These are almost certainly not the actual chords, but they sound pretty okay strummed out.

Dm: xx0231
Am: x02210
Fm: 133111
Gm: 355333
Bb: x13331
D: xx0232
G: 320033
C: x32010
Em: 022000

Dm
I wanna ride the hydraulics
Am
Lit up like the North Star
Fm
I wanna wallow in the spoils before the crowd
Gm
I wanna play my guitar

Dm
Not gonna sit up and beg
Am
Not gonna do tricks
Fm
Not gonna stand here on a sound stage
Gm
Tethered to a crucifix

Dm
The ride's over
Am
I know
Bb Gm
But I'm not ready to go

Dm

Dm
I wanna flash my pastel colors by the rail
Am
On a windy day at Pimlico
Fm
Don't want to write songs with this clown they set me up with
Gm
In a Los Angeles rehearsal studio

Dm
Not gonna tour with Trent Reznor
Am
Third of three, bottom of the bill
Fm
You can't pay me to make that kind of music
Gm
Not gonna swallow that pill

Dm

Dm
The ride's over
Am
I know
Bb Gm
But I'm not ready to go

Dm
D G C D

D
Maybe dad is right
G
I'm still young
C Em D
And I can write C++ just as good as anyone
D
I know this guy at Lucasarts
G
He says they're looking for hands
C Em
In fifteen years I'll be throwing back beers
D
With my feet in the sand

D
Dm Am Fm Gm

End on Dm