Written by Dar Williams
nd Fret
Intro: Am
C
Sitting with the Number Eight platter at the restaurant
Am
Four twenty-nine for almost anything I want
Add it up, it's cheaper than the stuff I make myself
E7 Am
I get by, I never needed anybody's help
Em C
And I tore out an ad and they told me that I
Am
Would press the buzzer, would press the buzzer
Em C
At the graduate lab, they were doing some tests
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer__
Dm
Ride the circle off of the highway
G C
Spiral into the driveway
Bb
In the maze of old prefabs
F E7 Am
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab 
C
I don't know how everybody makes it through the daily drill
Am
Paint the nails, walk the dog, pay every bill
I'm feeling sorry for this guy that I press to shock
E7 Am
He gets the answers wrong, I have to up the watts
Em C
And he begged me to stop, but they told me to go
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
Em C
So get out of my head, just give me my line
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer__
Dm
Ride the circle off of the highway
G C
Spiral into the driveway
Bb
In the maze of old prefabs
F E7 Am
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab
C
They called me back to the lab to discuss the test
Am
I put my earrings on, found my heels, wore a dress
Right away I knew, it was like I'd failed a quiz
E7 Am
The man said 'Do you know what a fascist is''
Em C
I said, 'Yeah, it's when you do things you're not proud of,
Am
But you're scraping by, taking orders from above.'
I get it now, I'm the face, I'm the cause of war
E7 Am
We don't have to blame white-coated men anymore
Em C
When I knew it was wrong, I played it just like a game
Am
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
Em C
Here's your seventy bucks, now everything's changed
Bm
I pressed the buzzer, I pressed the buzzer
** Key Change - Up 2 Semitones **
F#m D
But tell me where are your stocks, would you do this again'
Bm
I press the buzzer
F#m D
And tell me who made your clothes, was it children or men'
Bm
I press the buzzer
Em
Ride the circle off of the highway
A D
Spiral into the driveway
C
In the maze of old prefabs
Eb A7 Dm
They'll be waiting at the la-a-e-ab
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