The Poet [Can't Jam] chords by Born Ruffians

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Intro 1
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Em 
C 
 (C major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
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 (F major) 
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C 
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 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
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 (C major)  (G major) 
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 (F major)  (C major) 

Verse 1
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G 
I like a  (F major) warm embrace  (G major) 
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C 
I like a pretty  (F major) face  (C major) 
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The smell of  (F major) lemon, thyme,
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F 
 (G major) ginger,  (F major) rosemary
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F 
 (C major) Ah, my favourite thing (F major) s
I line 'em up
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Em 
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C 
 (G major) I put 'em  (E minor) all  (F major) down upon a shelf  (C major) 
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G 
I watch them all  (F major) collect dust  (G major) 
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I lose my  (E minor) touch  (F major) again
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Bb 
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 (C major) Don't quote  (B flat major) me,  (G major) 
C 
I'm just a bad poet  (C major) 

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Verse 2

I can't fly

I can't walk

I can't swim

I can't talk

I can't sing

I can't dance

I can't rap

I can't jam

Verse 3
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But  (C major) ooh, look at my tasteful  (F major) 
use of metaphor
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 (E minor) I think up things you
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 (G major) never ever heard before
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F 
 (C major) I can see an idea  (F major) that's been
Em 
around a corner  (E minor) hiding
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Useful to attentive  (G major) listeners
Borderline exciting
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Bb 
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 (C major)  (B flat major)  (G major) 

Verse 4
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F 
G 
 (C major) The best day  (F major) of your life  (G major) 
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C 
It has  (F major) come and gone  (C major) 
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Em 
The bags  (F major) under your eye (E minor) s,
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too  (G major) big for  (F major) carry- on
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 (C major) I'm a tired boy,  (F major) an empty void  (G major) 
Em 
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C 
A favour (E minor) ite song  (F major) to sing along  (C major) 
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G 
I get along  (F major) with everyone  (G major) 
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C 
I have a good  (E minor) time  (F major) whenever I go  (C major) out
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But  (B flat major) don't quote me,  (G major) I'm just a bad poet

Verse 5
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F 
I  (C major) can't fight  (F major) 
Em 
I can't pray  (E minor) 
I can't riot
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C 
 (G major) I can't obey  (C major) 
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I can't see  (F major) 
I can't preach
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 (E minor) I can't wake up (G major) 
I can't sleep

Verse 6
C 
F 
But  (C major) ooh, look at my tasteful  (F major) 
use of metaphor
Em 
 (E minor) I think up things you
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 (G major) never ever heard before
C 
F 
 (C major) I can see an idea  (F major) that's been
Em 
around a corner  (E minor) hiding
G 
Useful to attentive  (G major) listeners
Borderline exciting
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F 
 (C major) Ooh, it wears off  (F major) after a day or two
Em 
 (E minor) Or gets absorbed into col
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 (G major) lective conscience
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Added to  (C major) a big pile
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Or more  (F major) like a hole that's mined
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 (E minor) From time to time to veri
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 (G major) fy one has a soul
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But uh  (C major) 

Verse 7
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I can't act  (F major) 
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I can't paint  (E minor) 
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I can't teach  (G major) 
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I can't bank  (C major) 
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I can't laugh  (F major) 
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I can't dream  (E minor) 
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I can't find  (G major) the god damn thing
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 (C major) s

Outro 1
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Em 
G 
C 
 (F major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (C major) 
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Em 
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 (F major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (C major)  (B flat major) 
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 (G major) 