G

Nervous tension, man's invention,

 				      C

Is the biggest killer that's around today 



Let the tension out or it will build and build inside

                         G

And strike you down some day 



Nervous tension, man's invention 

                                  C

Is the biggest waste of human energy 



Let the tension out, or it will surely kill

                        G

And that will be a tragedy 





D

Valium helps you for a while

                            C

But somehow valium seems to bring me down 

        D

There's no pill I can recommend where side effects 

                     C                  D

Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend 





          G

You gotta let out the tension 

       C                 G

With a little bit of exercise 



Loosen up your muscles 

             C                    G 

And feel the knots in your body untie 





We oh we oh 

G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah 

G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah 





G

It sure beats quaaludes 

                     G

It sure beats cocaine 



Even Freud recommends it 

         C                G

Cos it relieves the strain 







Altogether now

G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah

G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah 





C

Some people say it sends you deaf 

D

Some people say it sends you blind 

E

Some people say it makes you old 

F                             G   

some people say it blows your mind 







But I say 

G             

If it's good for your health 

     C                 G

It's good for your mind 

           

If it keeps you together 

     C               G 

It's really all right 





We oh we oh

 



Oh c'mon, kick the cat 

G                    C                           G

Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health 

G           C                              G

Oh oh oh oh Blame it on the national health 





C                                 

Nervous tension, nervous tension,

D

nervous tension,nervous tension

E                               F

nervous tension, nervous tension.

G

Nervous tension, man's invention 

                             C

Is the biggest killer that's around 





G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah 

G           C           G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah an 







D

Valium helps you for a while

                            C

But somehow valium seems to bring me down 

        D

There's no pill I can recommend where side effects 

                     C                  D

Aren't guaranteed to send you round the bend  







I say I say 



G           C                        G

Oh oh oh oh it's good for your health 

G                   C                                    G

Keeps you together, it's the state of the national health 

G           C                              G

Oh oh oh oh Blame it on the national health 

G           G                                    G

Oh oh oh oh it's the state of the national health 

G           C          G

Oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah