Merely A Man

        E  E A E  E A
Higher

[Verse 1]
E                                  A
I'm a king, yes, I'm a head of state.
E                              A         E
But I'm the kitchen boy who'll wash your dirty plate.
E                                  A
I had no message and the message was,
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We're all Jesus, Buddha, and the Wizard of Oz.

[Chorus]
G#           D#
I'm merely a man,
            A#                   D#
And I bring nothing but love for you.
G#            D#
I'm merely a man,
           A#                     G#
And I want nothing that you can't do.
         B
And you know it's true.
          B7                                         E         A
That with logic and love we'll be lifting humanity higher.
E        A
Higher.

[Verse 2]
E                                      A
I'm all religious figures rolled into one,
E                                 A                E
Gaddafy Duck propelled from Jimmy Swaggart's tommy gun.
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Don't promise rainbows with some golden pot,
E                                       A
In fact what I can offer I know you've already got.

[Chorus]
G#           D#
I'm merely a man,
            A#                   D#
And I bring nothing but love for you.
G#            D#
I'm merely a man,
           A#                     G#
And I want nothing that you can't do.
         B7
And you know it's true.
          B
That with logic and love we'll have power enough
                                                   G#       D#
To raise consciousness up and for lifting humanity higher.
A#      D#     G#    D#   A#   G#
Higher!
        B7
And you know it's true.
          B
We should chase superstition and fear from our hearts,
                                                     E        A
If we're going to survive and take levels of sanity higher.
              E            A
Kick it up... Higher.
G#           D#
I'm merely a man,
            A#                   D#
And I bring nothing but love for you.
G#            D#
I'm merely a man,
           A#                     G#
And I want nothing that you can't do.
G#           D#
I'm merely a man,
            A#                   D#
And I bring nothing but love for you.
G#            D#
I'm merely a man,
           A#                     G#
And I want nothing that you can't do.
        B7
And you know it's true.
           B
That with logic and love we'll have power enough,
B
To raise consciousness up and for lifting humanity higher.