e|--2--|--1--|--4--|--2--| B|--2--|--2--|--6--|--4--| G|--3--|--3--|--6--|--4--| D|--4--|--3--|--6--|--4--| A|--4--|--1--|--4--|--2--| E|--2--|--1--|--4--|--2--| Bb you should see yourself when will you grow up? every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch but i was just the fool you'd been waiting for who says we can't touch ourselves to keep from getting bored? nothing else is touching, that's for sure a ring around the roses i will watch you play i come here every night it's just me the bartender the waitress and the lights shining on you not getting it right we clap not for you, but for your kind a ring around the roses everybody poses threats and then backs down the second you put clothes on a ring around the roses everybody knows it i will sing your fears if you sing my neurosis you should back out now not a night too soon i'll still be here when the last poor soul has left the room standing round just like a good friend should smiling as if your songs were good a ring around the roses everybody poses threats and then backs down the second you put clothes on a ring around the roses everybody knows it i will sing your fears if you sing my neurosis and i sat there for hours waiting on the curb thinking you might like a flower from a pretty girl a ring around the waitress from the verse a ring of fire around the roses' door put it on before you lose your nerve put your hands together and i'll hurt make a sound that no one's ever heard and i hope we get what we deserve.