| F#m | |
| Something isn't | right |
| Bm | F#m | D | |
| I | don't know | how I | know |
| A | F#m | |
| But | baby, it's des | pite |
| Bm | F#m | D | |
| Your | dog-and- | pony | show |
| Bm | D | A | |
| I can | hear it coming |
| F#m | D | A | |
| You're only | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| Bm | D | A | |
| With your | engines humming |
| F#m | D | A | |
| You're just | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| F#m | D | A | |
| Going through the motions, | ba | by |
| F#m | |
| Feel like I'm in | jail |
| Bm | F#m | D | |
| With | you and | Mr. | Hyde |
| A | F#m | |
| A | guy who leaves a | trail |
| Bm | F#m | D | |
| A | bout a | mile | wide |
| Bm | D | A | |
| So it | starts already |
| F#m | D | A | |
| That you're just | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| Bm | D | A | |
| You can | throw confetti |
| F#m | D | A | |
| But you're still | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| F#m | D | A | |
| Going through the motions, | ba | by |
| G | A | |
| They'll have a | big pa | rade |
| G | Bm | |
| For | every day that you stay | clean |
| G | A | |
| But when the | trumpets | fade |
| G | D | |
| You'll go | under like a subma | rine |
| Bm | D | A | |
| And you won't | see it coming |
| F#m | D | A |
| Bm | D | A | |
| No, you won't | see it coming |
| F#m | D | A |
| F#m | D | A |
| F#m | |
| You could have it | made |
| Bm | F#m | D | |
| Up | there in | San Ra | fael |
| A | F#m | |
| But | baby, I'm a | fraid |
| Bm | A | D | |
| I'll | never | see you | well |
| Bm | D | A | |
| Because I've | seen the tally |
| F#m | D | A | |
| And you're just | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| Bm | D | A | |
| To a | big finale |
| F#m | D | A | |
| That comes from | going through the motions, | ba | by |
| F#m | D | A | |
| Going through the motions, | ba | by |
| F#m | G | |
| Going through the motions, | baby |
| D | A | |
| You're just going through the | motions, ba | by |