The Classic Crime - The Happy Nihilist

the classic crime – the happy nihilist
tuning : half step down

Am E Dm F ( G )
i Am a happy nihilist , no absolute truth does exist
Am E Dm
when i decide to shake my fist , i only got myself to blame
F
cause were all players and life’s the game

Am
i only take what i need , i Am so light on my feet
E
i will not stop or concede , i Am not driven by greed
Dm
no moral compass for me , it’s all just natural feelings
F
existence has no meaning , there’s no such thing as happy
Am
but late at night when i sleep , i dream of more than i see
E
there’s something burning in me , a driving need to be free ,
Dm
why do i sit here and think about the things that i need?
F
there’s nothing left to believe , oh is it all just a dream?

Am C Am F 2x Am

F C
ive taught this to myself , piled books up on the shelf
Am G
but it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
F C
ive taught this to myself , piled books up on the shelf
Am G
but it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else

Am E
i used to read everything , i used to need nothing
Dm F
i put my money on me , i used to be something
Am E Dm F
now i cant sleep , cause im not happy

Am C Am F 2x Am

F C
ive taught this to myself , piled books up on the shelf
Am G
but it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me
F C
ive taught this to myself , piled books up on the shelf
Am G F
but it still hurts like hell to trust nobody else but me

Am C E F
whoa oh oh . . .
Am
why Am i haunted by the metaphysical?
C
is it a cosmic lie or is it literal?
E
the books i read that used to free my mind
F
have made me more blind but the truth ill find it
Am E
i was a happy nihilist
Dm F
now im wondering why i exist

Am C Am F

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