dumpster diet

keyboard: Yamaha PSR-540
voice: 180 (analogon)
style: 053 (clubdance)
tempo: 130
accompaniment: yes

verse:

A G/A F#/A G/A
Shhhhh. Quiet. C’mon. Try it.

A G/A F#/A G/A
Delicious food. You don’t have to buy it.

F G A
The ... dumpster ... diet.


A G/A F#/A G/A
You don’t need money or a credit card.

A G/A F#/A G
Dumpster diving isn’t hard.
G F G

No waiting in line for a cashier that’s new.
F G A

Calling for a price check in aisle number 2.


chorus:

D E A D
The dumpster is open, 24 hours a day.

D E A D
Like a convenient store, but you don’t have to pay.

D E A D
Minus the candy and overpriced microwave meals.

D E F G A
And wrinkly hotdogs riding the meat ferris wheel.


D E A D
You can find furniture, and clothes, and Christmas gifts galore.

D E A D
Dive in for a surprise, at the third hand store.

D E A D
That guy who wears a tie to work, might be a diver, too.

D E F G A
He’ll meet you at the dumpster, to find a matching shoe.

spoken:
But what if I get sick?
You won’t get sick. The only thing you get sick of is shopping. Paying for stuff.
Isn’t it moldy?
Sometimes. But that stuff we bury in the yard for compost. Nourish the soil. Plant a garden.


verse:

A G/A F#/A G/A
But that’s okay, because it’s usually edible.

A G/A F#/A G/A
Recydling food is incredible.

F G
How should I begin?

F G A
Grab a flashlight, and dive in.


verse:

F G
Where do I start.

F G A
Poke around. Rip the bags apart.

F G F G
But the food is thrown out. What if I get ill.

F G A
Don’t be negative, man. Take a vitamin pill.

spoken:
Here’s a bottle.
Is it open?
Yes. They’re tester tabs. Have one. Okay, I’ll eat some first.


verse:
A G/A F#/A G/A
We found a container at the vitamin store.

A G/A F#/A G/A
On Thursday night, they’ll throw out some more.

spoken:
Where’s the bridge? I don’t see any bridge. For the song.
I don’t know. I guess he didn’t write one.
Okay, let’s pretend there’s a bridge here. Bum - bum - bum - bum ...

chorus:
D E A D
The dumpster is open, 24 hours a day.

D E A D
Like a 7-11, but you don’t have to pay.

D E A D
Minus the candy and overpriced microwave meals.

D E F G A
And wrinkly hotdogs riding the meat ferris wheel.


D E A D
You can find furniture, and clothes, and Christmas gifts galore.

D E A D
Dive in for a surprise, at the third hand store.

D E A D
That guy who wears a tie to work, might be a dumpster diver, too.

D E F G A
He’ll meet you at the dumpster, to find a matching shoe.