Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: G C G C D G Verse 1: G C G C D G Lenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and on G D C G C G Am G D C Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon C G C G C He was an outlaw, that’s for sure C G C G Am G D C More of an outlaw than you e - ver were G C G C G D7 C G Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s livin’ on and on
Verse 2: G C G C D G Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn’t work out G D C G C G Am G D C But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin’ about C G C G C Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies’ heads C C C G Am G D C He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds G C G C G D7 C G He’s on some other shore, he didn’t wanna live anymore Verse 3: G C G C D G Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn’t commit any crime G D C G C G Am G D C He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time C G C G C I rode with him in a taxi once C G C G Am G D C Only for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of months G C G C G D7 C G Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him are gone Verse 4: G C G C D G They said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rules G D C G Am G D C He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools C G C G C They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts C G C G Am G D C He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts G C G C D7 C G Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had Outro: G C G C D G
