Superman Song
Crash Test Dummies
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- Bm
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- D/E
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- Em
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Continues after the ad
Key:
Intro Verse 1G D/F# GG D/F# G D/F# Tar-zan, wasn't a ladies man,G D G He'd just come along and scoopD Bm A them up under his arm like that,Bm quick as aA Em A cat in the jungle.G D G But Clark Kent, now there was a realD gent,A He would not be caught sittin' aro-und in no jungle scapeBm A Em A Dumb as an ape doing nothing. ChorusG A Superman never made any money,D D/E saving the world from Solomon Grundy,D G D And sometimes I despair the worldG will never see another man, like him. Verse 2Continues after the adG D G D Hey Bob, Supe had a straight job G DBm A Even though he could have smashed through any bank in the United StatesBm A Em He had the strength but he wouldG notG D G D Folks said his family were all deadG D G Their planet crumbled butD Superman he forced himself to carry onBm A Em A Forget Kryp-ton and keep going ChorusG A Superman never made any money,D D/E saving the world from Solomon Grundy,D G D And sometimes I despair the worldG will never see another man, like him. BridgeBm A Bm A Tar-zan was king of the jungle andG lord over all the apesBm A Bm A But he could hardly stringG together four wo-rds: "I Tar-zan, you Jane" Verse 3G D G D Some-times when Supe was stopping crimes,G D G I'll bet that he was tempted toD just quit and turn his back on manBm A Em A Join Tar-zan in the forestG D G D G But he stayed in the city, keptD changing clothes in dirty old phoneboothsBm A BmAA Til his work was rued and nothing to do but go on ChorusG A Superman never made any money,D G saving the world from Solomon Grundy,D G D And sometimes I despair the worldG will never see another man, like him. OutroD G D And sometimes I despair the worldG will never see another man, like him.