C                  Am
 I finally figured out
C               Am
 Exactly what I wanna be
C                  Am
 And if it gets me nowhere
               C
 I'll go there proud
                  Am
 That's fine with me

[Chorus]
F              C
 Living in the van
F                C
 Sleeping on the floor
F                Am  Bb
 Angry, young and poor
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C    Am
 Playing in a punk band, yeah

C Am C Am

[Verse 2]
C                   Am
 Booked ourselves a tour
C                          Am
 We barely made enough for gas
C                    Am
 Learned a couple of things
                      C
 That they don't talk about
                   Am
 In social studies class

 [Chorus]
F              C
 Living in the van
F                C
 Sleeping on the floor
F                Am  Bb
 Angry, young and poor
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C
 Playing in a punk band, yeah

C Am C Am

[Bridge]
G
 Come down and see us
        F               C
 At the basement show tonight
G                             F
 I see your face there in the crowd
 F
 Shouting out loud

C Am   x6

[Verse 3]
C                  Am
 I broke my arm on stage
C                      Am
 My girlfriend told me I should stop
C                   Am
 But she don't understand
              C                 Am N.C.
 I only wanna be just like Iggy Pop

 [Chorus]
F              C
 Living in the van
F                C
 Sleeping on the floor
F                Am  Bb
 Angry, young and poor
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C    Am
 Playing in a punk band     
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C    Am
 Playing in a punk band     
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C    Am
 Playing in a punk band     
                   C
 Playing in a punk band
Am                 C    Am
 Playing in a punk band     
  

[Outro]
                   C
 Playing in a punk band