D   G   A#           C
I am a rough ball of twine
D     G   A#     C
I have a duty to do
D     G    A#           C
I Have been tied to the table
D        G   A#           C
But now I am frazzled and aloof


[Chorus]
 D         G   A#            C
Degenerate, disintegrate the tight knots
 D         G   A#           C
Degenerate, rot away the nooses
 D         G   A#           C
Degenerate, out come those tangles
 D         G   A#     C     D
Oh degenerate, oh degenerate


[Verse 2]
 D     G           A#              C
Acorn squash and a hearty rows of okra
 D       G          A#              C
Stand of sweet corn by the trickling creek
 D      G            A#                 C
Winter dead that was buried 'neath the pole beans
 D     G   A#              C
Behold a sink-hole in the spring


[Pre-Chorus]
D         G   A#            C
Degenerate, washed by weather cycles
D         G   A#           C
Degenerate, bleach the deadly night shades
D         G   A#           C
Degenerate, prepare to take the profit
D         G   A#     C     D
Oh degenerate, oh degenerate


[Chorus]
D         G   A#            C
Degenerate, disintegrate the tight knots
)D         G   A#            C
Degenerate, bleach the deadly night shades
D         G   A#            C
Degenerate, out come those tangles
D         G   A#     C     D
Oh degenerate, oh degenerate