Cult Boyfriend chords by Jeffrey Lewis

The basic pattern of
EDAE is repeated throughout the song.

Verse
E                    D
The misfits are cult rock and roll
           A               E
Worshipped by a few but ignored on the whole.
E                     D
Meet the Feebles is a film cult classic
     A                          E
It?s basically unknown but some say it?s fantastic.

     E                      D
Most women that I meet seem totally unphased
     A                                    E
?Til sometimes there?s somebody who seems totally amazed.
          E                    D
I may not be in magazines as a heart-throb face
         A                               E
But in a few devoted hearts I?ve found a strong fanbase.

Chorus

      E                     D
I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show
    A                            E
I'm lonely or I'm worshiped by a lady in the know
              E                     D
When you?re a cult boyfriend life?s always intense
     A                                E
They love me or they hate me no one?s on the fence

Verse

E               D
Cerebus is cult comic book series.
         A                            E
It?s got fans but it?s never found in movies or in theories.
E              D
WFMU is a cult radio station
       A                         E
Always tuned to by a few devoted fans around the nation.

    E                                  D
For every time I couldn?t get a second date or even first,
         A                                   E
Why does one think I?m the best when all the rest think I?m the worst?
E                            D
All of those times no one at all wanted to know.
       A                                E
If I?m really all that awesome wouldn?t more people think so?

Chorus

        E                     D
I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me,
            A                E
It?s always been quality not quantity.

       E                              D
A cult boyfriend?s like a record in a bargain bin
       A                         E
No one knows its worth ?til a collector comes in.

EDAEx2

Verse

E                      D
Hmm, who are some cult literary names I could honour?
A                      E
Maybe J. G. Ballard or Flannery O?Connor.
E                          D
Haggis and fugu, that?s like food for cult eaters.
A                          E
Jim Jones, Charles Manson, Father Yod, they?re cult leaders.

E                        D
Anyways the point being, do I have to magical?
A                                           E
Can?t we date a few months and then move on normal and casual?
E                         D
Suicidally alone and then totally smothered ?
             A                               E
It?s so much pressure when you go from one extreme to the other.

Chorus

        E                     D
I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me.
            A                 E
It?s always been quality not quantity.
       E                              D
A cult boyfriend?s like a record in a bargain bin:
       A                      E
No one knows its worth ?til a collector comes in.

      E                     D
I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show.
    A                             E
I'm lonely or I'm worshipped by a lady in the know.
              E                     D
When you?re a cult boyfriend life?s always intense.
     A                                E
They love me or they hate me no one?s on the fence

EDAEx2

End
    E                                      D
And this song probably ain?t gonna go very far beyond an open mic.
A                                    E
It?s guaranteed though, two or three people are really gonna like it.