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[Verse 1]
G5
Well, some contend that this rock'n'roll
G5
Is bad for the body, bad for the soul
G5
Is bad for the heart, bad for the mind
G5
Bad for the deaf and bad for the blind
         C5                       G5
It makes some men crazy, and then they talk like fools
         C5                       G5
It makes some men crazy, and then they start to drool

[Verse 2]
G5
Unscrupulous operators could confuse
G5
Could exploit and deceive
G5
The conditional reflex theories
G5
Change the probabilities, I said it's a
  C5
Crass and raucous crackass place
       G5
With a Pavlov on the human race
       C5
It's a terrible illness, a terrible case
    G5 N.C.
And usually permanent when it takes place

[Chorus]
G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
       F5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5              D5 N.C.   D5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown

[Guitar Solo]
G5    C5    G5    D5  C5  G5  x3

[Verse 3]
G5
Unscrupulous operators could confuse
G5
Could exploit and deceive
G5
The conditional reflex theories
G5
Change the probabilities, I said it's a
  C5
Crass and raucous crackass place
       G5
With a Pavlov on the human race
       C5
It's a terrible illness, a terrible case
    G5 N.C.
And usually permanent when it takes place

[Chorus]
       G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
       F5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5              D5 N.C.   D5 N.C.
It's a teenage nervous breakdown

[Out-Chorus]
       G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5                                G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
       D5                              C5
You'll know it when you see it but you really won't believe it
       G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5                                G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
        D5      C5
It's no fad, so fad
       G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5                                G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
           D5                   C5
It's gonna break ya, it's gonna sh-sh-shake ya
       G5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown, it's a teenage nervous breakdown
       C5
It's a teenage nervous breakdown