Lenny Bruce Ukulele chords by Bob Dylan

• Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Intro:

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Verse 1:

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Lenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and on
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Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon
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He was an outlaw, that’s for sure
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More of an outlaw than you e -  ver were
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Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s livin’ on and on

Verse 2:

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Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn’t work out
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But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin’ about
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Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies’ heads
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He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds
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He’s on some other shore, he didn’t wanna live anymore


Verse 3:

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Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn’t commit any crime
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He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time
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I rode with him in a taxi once
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Only for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of months
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Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him are gone


Verse 4:

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They said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rules
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He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools
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They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts
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He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts
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Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had

Outro:

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