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