G     C


[Verse 1]
       G
Am I a lover?
       C
Am I a breeder?
            G
Lost in the details
              D
Raised on the bomb
             G
Stuck on the ceiling
          C
Making up someone’s numbers
       Em  D      G
For an oh-ohhh-overdose


[Chorus 1]
           C
That's the sound of desperation
           Em
That's the sound of desperation
  G                         C
A violent equation from the cloud
           C
That’s the sound of desperation
           Em
That’s the sound of desperation
  G                            C
A federation craving something loud
       Am                        D
From a tone that someone paid to play
                    G
On a martyr’s radio


[Verse 2]
              G
Struck by the lightning
             C
Bored by the thunder
           G
Somebody’s feelings
               D
Were hurt by a post
         G
Empty of meaning
                  C
But chock-full of stones and daggers
          Em   D        G
That were thro-own by a ghost


[Chorus 2]
           C
That’s the sound of desperation
           Em
That's the sound of desperation
  G                            C
A violent presentation for the crowd
           C
That’s the sound of desperation
           Em
That’s the sound of desperation
G                            C
Panic and persuasion playing loud
       Am                        D
From a tone that someone paid to play
                    G  F#  Em
On a martyr’s radio


[Solo]
D    Am    C    G  Bm
D    Am    C    G  D
Em
Em
Em D C
Em D C


[Bridge]
       Em    D       C
Am I a lover? Am I a breeder?
       Em     D             C
Am I a vampire or succulent bleeder?
           G
I would be anything
                Bm
For anyone - at any time - in any place
     C
Be a bright light in a briefcase
     G             D
Or a fighter for a safe space
        Am
For the hopeless - for the punters
        Em                C
For the gatherers and the hunters
    C         G            Am   Em
The desperate many holding on tonight
        C         G            Am   Em
For the desperate many holding on tonight
        C         G            D    G
For the desperate many holding on tonight