RIFF 1: Intro, Chorus, and Verses
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------3-4-5------------|
E|-0-0-0-------5-5-5-3-5--|

[Intro]
E  D  A  E  D  A

[Chorus]
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D    A
You gotta make a statement of intent!

[Verse]
E                 D    A
If we're careless children (ah-ah)
E                    D    A
The monuments you're building (ah-ah)
E              D  A
Are subject to reclaim (yeah-yeah)
E               D   A
And are ours to disclaim (yeah-yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]
E             G
Making discos of your castles
A              A#
We are tearing up your plans
E                   G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A                     A#
Filed by bureaucratic man

Hot damn!

E  D  A

[Chorus]
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D    A
You gotta make a statement of intent!

[Verse]
E                      D     A
If we're your misplaced youth (ah-ah)
E                    D     A
And your lies are the truth (ah-ah)
E                    D  A
Then mistakes are illusions (yeah-yeah)
E                   D   A
A simple yes is confusion (yeah-yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]
E             G
Making discos of your castles
A              A#
We are tearing up your plans
E                   G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A                     A#
Filed by bureaucratic man
E               G
We don't need a history lesson
A           A#
Museums are made to lie
E                   G
We won't be xeroxed for the future
A                 A#
Careless children never die

Hot damn!

[Interlude]
RIFF 2:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
E                G
Thinly veiled as national interest
A                A#
With cold hearts paid to lie
E         G
Be made a happy Xerox
A           A#
Be a number four or five

[Chorus]
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D
You gotta make a statement of intent!
    A            E               D    A
You gotta make a statement of intent!

[Outro]
E             G
Making discos of your castles
A              A#
We are tearing up your plans
E                   G
We won't be Xeroxed for the future
A                     A#
Filed by bureaucratic man
E               G
We don't need a history lesson
A           A#
Museums are made to lie
E                   G
We won't be xeroxed for the future
A                 A#
Careless children never die
N.C.
Hot damn!