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Chained To The Rhythm

by Katy Perry

Written by: Perry, Martin, Sia, Payami & Marley

CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Perry, Martin, Sia, Payami & Marley Katy Perry Em D Em D Em D Em D Am7 | // // | // / Are^we | cra a^a zy yy | // Living^our lives^thru.| uu u^a=lens ss ss | C | // Trapped^in=our white^pick.| kk k^et=fence ee e^like=or.| rr r^naments ss s^So | G | comfort^ble=we’re living^in=a bubble^bub ble^So | B | comfort^ble=we cannot^see=the trouble^trou ble=Arent^you | Em D Em D Am7 ||: lone e^e ly yy | // Up^there=in Uto.| oo o^pi=a aa aa | ||: tone e^e deaf ff | / ~ ^Keep sweeping^it under.| rr r^the=mat tt tt | C | / where^noth ing^will ever^be.| ee e^enough hh h^happi.| ii i^ly=numb bb b^So | | / thought we^can=do better.| rr r^than=that tt t^I=hope.| ee e^we=can nn n^So | G | comfort^ble=we’re living^in=a bubble^bub ble^So | Bm C Am7 G | comfort^ble=we cannot^see=the trouble^trou ble | // ~ So ^put.| Em Bm n.c. | tt / your^rose colored^glass.| s=es^on // ~ ^And | party on / / | Em D Em D | ~ Turn=it up^its=your favorite song | Dance^dance dance^to=the distor ti^on.| Am7 | n^Turn=it up^keep=it on^re peat | Stumbling^a round^like=a wasted zo^m | C | bie Yeah^we think^we're free | / Drink^this one’s^on me^We're | G Bm It^goes | **coda | all Chained to^the=Rhy thm | to^the=Rhy thm to^the=Rhy t^h=m | repeat CHORUS Em Am G C D 1. | mm // Are^we :|| 2. | mm It^is my^de sire | break^down=the walls^to connect inspire| Em D | Hey up^in=your high^place liars | time^is=tick ing^for=the empire ~ ^The | Am G C D | truth^they feed^is feeble ~ As=so | many times^before ee ~ ^They | Em D | greed^over the^peo ple e^They | stumbling^and fumbling^and we^about=to riot^They | Bm | (woke^up^they) (woke^up^the) lions / | to CHORUS Em D Em D Am7 ** coda | on n^and=on nn n^and=on.| nn nn / It^goes | on n^and=on n^and=on.| nn nn / It^goes | C G D Em | on n^and=on n^and=on.| nn nn / Coz^we're | all ll ll ll | chained dd dd d^to=the rhythm ||

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Chained To The Rhythm is performed by Katy Perry and written by Perry, Martin, Sia, Payami & Marley. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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