| Am | Am | |
| I am an arms dealer, |
| E | E | |
| Fitting you with w | eapons in the form of w | ords. |
| Am | Am | |
| An | d don't really car | e which side wins, |
| E | |
| As l | ong as the room keeps singing. |
| E | |
| That's just the b | usiness I'm in. |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| E | E | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a g | od damn arms race. |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| E | E | |
| I'm not a shoulder to cry on, |
| But, I digress. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate, yeah. |
| Am |
| Am | Am | |
| I wrote the gospel on giving | up. |
| (You look pretty sinking,) |
| E | E | |
| But the r | eal bombshells have already su | nk. |
| (Prima-donnas of the gutter.) |
| Am | Am | |
| At n | ight we're painting your trash gol | d while you sleep. |
| E | |
| Crashing n | ot like hips or cars, |
| E | |
| No, more | like p-p-p-parties. |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| E | E | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a g | od damn arms race. |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| E | |
| Bandwagon's full, |
| E | |
| Please, | catch another. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate. |
| F | Am | E | Am | F | C | E | E |
| Am | |
| All the boys who the dance floor | didn't love, |
| E | |
| And the girls who's l | ips couldn't move fast enough; |
| E | |
| Si | ng, until your lungs give out. |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| E | E | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a g | od damn arms race. |
| (Now you.) |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| (Wear out the groove.) |
| E | E | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a g | od damn arms race. |
| (Sing out loud.) |
| Am | Am | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a | god damn arms race. |
| (Oh, oh.) |
| E | E | |
| This ain't a scene, it's a g | od damn arms race. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate. |
| Am | |
| I'm a leading man, |
| F | C | |
| And the l | ies I weave are oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | |
| Oh-so intric | ate. |
| E | Am |