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            SUBSTITUTE

Intro : D A G A x2       D (16 beats)

 Verse 1:
D                      G                    A         D
You think we look pretty good together
D                      G                    A         D
You think my shoes are made of leather


Prechorus 1:
                 Em
But I'm a substitute for another guy
   Em
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
        Em
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Em                                                                    A
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah


Chorus 1:
D      A              G             A
Subsitute your lies for fact
           D          A                 G            A
I see right through your plastic Mac
   D            A                     G             A
I look all white but my dad was black
    D                        A                  G                   D
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack

Break of 8 beats


Verse 2:
D                             G            A                    D
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
          D                                            G                       A               D
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south


Prechorus 2:
                         Em 
And now you dare to look me in the eye
               Em
Those crocodile tears will watch you cry
          Em
It's a genuine problem you won't try 
      Em							    A
To work it on the toll just passin by passin by


Chorus 2:
D      A        G          A
Substitute me for him
D      A              G             A
Substitute my coke for gin
D      A                 G          A
Substitute you for my mum
      D            A          G             D
At least I'll get my washin' done



Then for the solo play the verse a few times
D G A D x2



Prechorus 1:
                  Em 
But I'm a substitute for another guy
    Em
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
         Em  
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Em 							    A
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah


INTRO x4 (drums in on 3rd)

Break (8 beats)

Verse 2:
D                  G                     A               D
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
     D                                                 G                         A              D
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south


Prechorus 2:
             Em
And now you dare to look me in the eye
       Em
These crocodile tears are what you cry
       Em
It's a genuine problem you won't try 
    Em                                       A
To work it on the toll just passin by passin by





Chorus 3:
D      A   G       A
Substitute me for him
D      A       G       A
Substitute my coke for gin
D      A       G       A
Substitute you for my mum
    D         A       G       A
At least I'll get my washin' done
D     A    G        A
Substitute lies for fact
       D         A            G       A
I can see right through your plastic Mac 
   D        A            G       A
I look all white but my dad was black
    D            A             G           D
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack

Let ring on D
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