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[Verse 1]
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Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease
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Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy
G A D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
[Verse 2]
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See the jeaned genie on his high-wire act
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At the back of his mind lies a suicide pact
G A D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
[Verse 3]
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See the young men itching to burn
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Waiting for their own star turn
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Needing danger, a war would do
G D
If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you
G A D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again, fire again
Em G A D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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See Houdini and his underwater tricks
G D
You were sitting at the front, hoping his locks would stick
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Watch Knievel hit the 17th bus
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You got crushed in the souvenir rush
G A D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
A D
I said poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
[Verse 5]
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See the young men itching to burn
Em
Waiting for their own star turn
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Needing danger, a war would do
G D A
If they can't let it out, they'll pick on you
D
Poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again, fire again
Em G D
I siad poor old Johnny Yen set himself on fire again
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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Ladies and gentlemen, here's my disease
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Give me a standing ovation and your sympathy
[Verse 6]
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Come on, somebody, finish him off please
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Put the poor fool out of his misery, will you
G A
Can't you see he's had enough?
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Finish him off, somebody
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Next!
