F -  133211
Eb - 68886
D -  xx0232
Bb - x13331
C -  x32010


Chorus:
F    Eb      Bb      F
  Perfection is my direction
F  Eb     Bb           F
  Even if that's all I had
F      Eb         Bb         F
  It's not like I need no correction
F        Eb        Bb            F
  I just know that life's not so bad


Verse 1:
F            Eb       F
Picture this everyday kids
                Eb
that just can't find a way
 F            Eb
Stuck in disarray can't 
     F               Eb
find hope for better days
         F     Eb D
It's the degenera-tion of
F             Eb D
childhood frustration
       F
In the last 30 years
        Eb             Bb
Teenage suicide has increased 
        F
300% in North America
          Eb
It is the second major 
                  Bb
cause of death in Canada


(Repeat Chorus)


Interlude: F--Eb--Bb x4


Verse 2:
F
When will all my
Eb            Bb
problems disappear
   F            Eb
Am I just going crazy
         Bb
from the fear
   F            Eb
Oh my oh my I'm going
             Bb
far past the brink
    F
The pressure's 
like a weight 
       Eb
And I still can't
       Bb
think straight


(Repeat Chorus)


Interlude: F--Eb-F-Eb-F-Bb x2


Verse 3:
     F           Eb
I've met my destinations
   F                 Eb
So what's left to complain about
     F              Eb
With all these aggravations 
F                 Eb
Building till the seams fall out
    C       Bb       C
I'm running my mouth dry
     C     Bb     C
With every time I lie
C          Bb     C     Bb
Don't tell me without a doubt 
     C         Bb       C       Bb
This dumbfound luck has all run out
C          Bb     C     Bb
Don't tell me without a doubt 
     C         Bb       C       Bb
This dumbfound luck has all run out