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Folk Singer

Brendan Benson
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 |  | X4
  Like a folk-singer's  song I'm moving  on
  and I'm not  the kinda man that acts  very strong
  when the girls  are looking on,
  when the girls  (when the girls  are looking on)
  If you tied my hands and put chains on my feet
  I can picture myself walking down any street
  telling people that I meet
  "Psst! looks like rain to me (looks like rain to me)
  every  single day at eleven,I'm  home in bed  in sleep heaven,
  Alone  'Cos my girl  leaves at seven,ain't  got time  for my bed-in,
  she  says "Stop pretending,you're not  John Lennon!"
  Will I ever  get over this,  having tasted  your lips with a kiss?
  You can cross  me off your list,take  these cuffs
  from off my wrists,and  drop your fists
  Intro X1
  As soon as I'm well I'm gonna leave my house
  become more of a man and less like a mouse
  drive my car down south to the Mississippi's mouth
  to the Gulf Of Mexico's mouth I'll be soused
  Every girl I made in the shade of esplanade
  I saved In a song that I play when I'm afraid
  of a full scale air raid from the choices that I made
  BRIDGE,CHORUS
  da da da da de da de da ....
  no matter how much you take of each song that i make
  Im not fragile, I don't break and I'm down at the lake
  and I hope someday you'll have it made
  with all that money that you make
  It was fun while it lasted but then it was blasted
  right out of the water and into Fantastic
  now he feels shafted and she's already past it
  (she's like elastic and he's just so spastic)
  BRIDGE X1,CHORUS X3

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Readable chord sheet for Folk Singer by Brendan Benson

[G]  | [C] | X4

   Like a f[G]olk-singer's song I'm m[C]oving on
   and I'm n[G]ot the kinda man that a[C]cts very strong
   when the g[G]irls are looking on[C],
   when the gi[G]rls (when the gi[C]rls are looking on)

   If you tied my hands and put chains on my feet
   I can picture myself walking down any street
   telling people that I meet
   "Psst! looks like rain to me (looks like rain to me)

   e[G]very single day at el[F]even,I'm home in [Bb]bed in sleep he[C]aven,
   A[G]lone 'Cos my g[F]irl leaves at s[Bb]even,ain't got t[C]ime for my bed-in,
   s[G]he says "Stop prete[F]nding,you're [Bb]not John Lenn[C]on!"

   Will I e[G5]ver get over th[C5]is, having ta[G5]sted your lips with a k[C5]iss?
   You can cr[G5]oss me off your l[Cm]ist,take these c[G5]uffs
   from off my wr[F5]ists,and drop your fi[G5]sts

   Intro X1

   As soon as I'm well I'm gonna leave my house
   become more of a man and less like a mouse
   drive my car down south to the Mississippi's mouth
   to the Gulf Of Mexico's mouth I'll be soused

   Every girl I made in the shade of esplanade
   I saved In a song that I play when I'm afraid
   of a full scale air raid from the choices that I made

   BRIDGE,CHORUS

   da da da da de da de da ....

  no matter how much you take of each song that i make
  Im not fragile, I don't break and I'm down at the lake
  and I hope someday you'll have it made
  with all that money that you make

  It was fun while it lasted but then it was blasted
  right out of the water and into Fantastic
  now he feels shafted and she's already past it
 (she's like elastic and he's just so spastic)

  BRIDGE X1,CHORUS X3

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