[Strophe]
Em 
Can't stop addicted to the shindig  
D 
Chop top he says I'm gonna win big  
Bm 
Choose not a life of imitation  
C 
Distant cousin to the reservation  
Em 
Defunct the pistol that you pay for  
D 
This punk the feeling that you stay for  
Bm 
In time I want to be your best friend  
C 
Eastside love is living on the westend  
Em 
Knocked out but boy you better come to  
D 
Don't die you know the truth as some do  
Bm 
Go write your message on the pavement  
C 
Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant  
Em 
White heat is screaming in the jungle  
D 
Complete the motion if you stumble  
Bm 
Go ask the dust for any answers  
C 
Come back strong with 50 belly dancers
[Refrain]
     G 
The world I love  
     D 
The tears I've dropped  
   Bm 
To be part of  
     C 
the wave can't stop  
G           D        Bm      C 
Ever wonder if it's all for you 
     G 
The world I love  
      D 
The trains I hop  
   Bm 
To be part of  
     C 
The wave can't stop  
 G                 D         Bm C 
Come and tell me when it's time to 
[Strophe]
Em 
Sweetheart is bleeding in the snowcone  
D 
So smart she's leading me to ozone  
Bm 
Music the great communicator  
C 
Use two sticks to make it in the nature  
Em 
I'll get you into penetration  
D 
The gender of a generation  
Bm 
The birth of every other nation  
C 
Worth your weight the gold of meditation  
Em 
This chapter's going to be a close one  
D 
Smoke rings I know you're going to blow one  
Bm 
All on a spaceship persevering  
C 
Use my hands for everything but steering  
Em 
Can't stop the spirits when they need you  
D 
Mop tops are happy when they feed you  
Bm 
Jay butterfly is in the treetop  
C 
Birds that blow the meaning into bebop
[Refrain]
     G 
The world I love  
     D 
The tears I've dropped  
   Bm 
To be part of  
     C 
the wave can't stop  
G           D        Bm      C 
Ever wonder if it's all for you 
     G 
The world I love  
      D 
The trains I hop  
   Bm 
To be part of  
     C 
The wave can't stop  
 G                 D         Bm C 
Come and tell me when it's time to
[Interlude]
Em                 D                   Bm              C 
Wait a minute I'm passing out, win or lose, just like you  
Em                       D              Bm             C 
Far more shockin' than anything I ever knew, how 'bout you  
Em                D                  Bm             C 
Ten more reasons why I need somebody new, just like you  
Em                       D              Bm             C 
Far more shockin' than anything I ever knew, right on cue 
[Strophe]
Em 
Can't stop addicted to the shindig  
D 
Chop top he says I'm gonna win big  
Bm 
Choose not a life of imitation  
C 
Distant cousin to the reservation  
Em 
Defunct the pistol that you pay for  
D 
This punk the feeling that you stay for  
Bm 
In time I want to be your best friend  
C 
Eastside love is living on the westend  
Em 
Knocked out but boy you better come to  
 D 
Don't die you know the truth as some do  
Bm 
Go write your message on the pavement  
C 
Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant  
Em 
Kick start the golden generator  
D 
Sweet talk but don't intimidate her  
Bm 
Can't stop the Gods from engineering  
C 
Feel no need for any interfering  
Em 
Your image in the dictionary  
D 
This life is more than ordinary  
Bm 
Can I get 2 maybe even 3 of these  
C 
Comin' from space to teach you of the Pliedes  
N.C. 
Can't stop the spirits when they need you 
N.C. 
This life is more than just a read-thru