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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
You think we (G major) look
pretty good togeth (D major) er
You think my shoes (G major) are made of leather
(D major)
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Verse 2
But I'm a (E minor) substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my
heels are high
The simple things you see
are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated,
yeah
Verse 3
(Substitute) (A major) (D major) your lies (G major) (D major) for
fact
(Substitute) I can see right through
your plastic mac
(Substitute) I look all white,
but my dad was black
(Substitute) my fine linen
Verse 4
suit is really made out of sack
(D major)
I was born with a plastic (G major)
spoon in my (D major) mouth
The north side of my town faced (G major) east,
and the east was fa (D major) cing south
And now you (E minor) dare to look
me (G major) in (E minor) the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To work it out at all you just pass it by,
pass it (A major) by
(D major)
Verse 5
(G major) (Substitute) me (D major) for him
(Substitute) my coke
for gin
(Substitute) you for my
mum
(Substitute) at least I'll get my
Interlude 1
washing done
(D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
(D major)
(G major) I'm a substitute
Verse 6
(E minor) for another guy
I look pretty tall but my
heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young,
but I'm just back-dated, yeah
Interlude 2
yeah
(A major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major)
Verse 7
I was born with a (G major) plastic
spoon in (D major) my mouth
The north side of my town faced (G major) east,
and the east was fa (D major) cing south
And now you (E minor) dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To work it out at all you just pass it by,
pass (G major) it by
(A major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 8
(D major)
(Substitute) me for him
(Substitute) my coke
for gin
(Substitute) you for my
mum
(Substitute) at least I'll get my
washing done
Verse 9
(Substitute) your lies (D major) for
fact
(Substitute) I can see right through
your plastic mac
(Substitute) I look all white,
but my dad was black
(Substitute) My fine-looking suit
is really made out of sack (D major)
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