Ain't he a genius chords by Jimmy Buffett

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
E 
See the lady  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
Smiles as if to tell  (A major) 
D 
Her son remembers everyone  (D major) 
Treats 'em all quite well
E 
He never asked for promises  (E major) 
A 
And now his fame is wide  (A major) 
And everyone who knew him well
shares a little pride
D 
 (D major) 

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Verse 2

[Chorus:]

Ain't he a genius?

The boy's become a star

And he smiles upon the faces

Who wish they could go far

Verse 3
G 
Not long ago they criticized  (G major) 
A 
The genius only wrote  (A major) 
And now they listen spellbound
D 
With lumps caught in their throat (D major) s

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) 
E 
His virtue was sheer poverty  (E major) 
A 
His vice was reading plays  (A major) 
D 
While other children starved and fought  (D major) 
He learned just what to say
E 
Through tension and confession  (E major) 
A 
He beat the monster down  (A major) 
Then surfaced in society no longer under

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Verse 5
D 
[Chorus] Now they remember  (D major) 
G 
D 
G 
Talk  (G major) only of  (D major) his good  (G major) 
A 
While  (A major) jealousy flows in their veins
D 
G 
A 
And says I wish I  (D major) could  (G major)  (A major) 
D 
Ain't  (D major) he a genius?