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
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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:
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
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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:
G C G C D G
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
C G C G C
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
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