Am
 I get down with the victim
Am
 We both you need them
Am
 To stuck in the middle
Am
 Of all irrelevance
Am
 And your heart is a beating
Am
 Cause you know that you gotta
Am
 Get out of the middle
Am
 And rise to the top now

F
 When you've made it
Dm
 Won't you tell me what to do
Am             B/C   C
 Cause I've played it,     all wrong
F
 When you've made it
Dm
 Won't you tell me what to do
Am                 E
 Cause I'm playing it, all wrong

                Am
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
            Am
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
       Am
Don't tell me to be strong  (So, ease it off)
                Am
You can't fight the friction, so

Ease it off

Am
 And get into the system
Am
 We both know you'll need one
Am
 At the tip of the needle
Am
 It's taking over you
Am
 And your heart is beating
Am
 Cause you know that you gotta
Am
 Get out of the middle
Am
 And rise to the top now

F
 When you've made it
Dm
 Won't you tell me what to do
Am             B/C   C
 Cause I've played it,     all wrong
F
 When you've made it
Dm
 Won't you tell me what to do
Am                 E
 Cause I'm playing it, all wrong

                Am
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
            Am
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
       Am
Don't tell me  to be strong (So, ease it off)
                Am
You can't fight the friction, so

Ease it off

F  Dm          Am      B/C C
 Oh Why can't you let it go
               F
Like a bird in the snow
        Dm             Am    E
This is no place to build your home

                Am
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
            Am
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
       Am
Don't tell me  to be strong (So, ease it off)
                Am
You can't fight the friction, so

Ease it off