Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Elliott :
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Verse
They say Im full of poison
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Im full of poison and grace
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Im the invisible man here
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I leave my footprints all over the place
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Well off with their heads cries the May Queen
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Babe Ruth says heads up to you
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When youre riding on an American dream
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It only matters what the linemen do.
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Chorus
Hello from Alaska, from Madagascar or Detroit
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Well Ive been watching midnight cowboy, I want a fringed coat like John Voight.
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Well I was working in a shoe shop
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When Cinderella dropped by
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She tried on some glass running shoes
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I stole a glimpse of her thigh
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hadnt spoken to her sisters
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they got her busted from dealing ecstasy
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She said well she might be living in a pumpkin
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But you know her sisters were living in spiritual poverty.
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Chorus
Hello from Moscow, from Oshkow and Saint Pete
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Well Ive been watching east of Eden, whatever happened to Joann Fleet
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Oh Im living in a strange world
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At least it looks that way to me
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Am I the boy in bubble
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Or am I the old man and the sea
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Heres to Frankenstein and Dracula
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But their needs seem ordinary and plain
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When you compare them to those fanatical believers
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I hear theyre always expecting rain
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Chorus
Hello from Milano, from Amarillo and city on the plain
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Ive been watching sons of Katy Elder, I like that graceful strut of John Wayne
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You know I was born in the suburbs
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Though I never understood what sub was
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Shopping malls, shiny cars, I felt like a soap opera star
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I couldnt stay there enough was enough
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Sometimes what you think is mediocre
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Might turn extraordinary someday
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What makes you laugh tomorrow
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May be the same things that make you cry today
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Chorus
Goodbye from Manhattan, from Garden City and Jackson Heights
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Oh Ive been digging Jackson Pollack He paints canvas like its a heavyweight fight.
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Verse e
Have I mentioned love what must I be thinking
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To my wedding knees I knealt
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Love yourself, love your neighbor I love your shoes
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I love the way they match your snakeskin belt
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Lowboy rides the subway
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Hes trapped in a world all his own
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You stop your medications
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Youll find reality in the marrow of your bones
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Chorus
Greetings from Honolulu, from Sioux City and Asbury Park
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Ive been listening to Nebraska Johnny 99 hits 100 as the New Jersey sky turns dark
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