Man i'd rather be chords by Bert Jansch
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Now I wish I was a dog
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Lazin' about all day
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With the barks so loud and fierce
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To keep the cats away
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But a man's a man
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And a dog's a slave
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So man i would rather be
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Verse 2
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Now I wish I was a book
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Upon a dusted shelf
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With a millions of words to read
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Lord but I can't even read
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myself
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But a man's a man
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And a book can't think
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So man I would rather be
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Now I wish I was a brick
Verse 3
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In a middle of a wall
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With a plastic coat and hat
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I would have no cares
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at all
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But a man's a man
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And a brick won't talk
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So man I would rather be
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Now I
Verse 4
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wish I was a fly
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A buzzin' around and around
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Racin' through the air
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With no spiders to be found
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But a man's a man
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And a fly get squashed
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So a man I would rather be
Man i'd rather be
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