Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Oh yeah Verse 1: Cm7 In France a skinny man Died of a big disease with a little name By chance his girlfriend came across a needle Cm7 And soon she did the same
At home there are seventeen-year-old boys And their idea of fun Cm7 Is being in a gang called The Disciples High on crack, totin' a machine gun Time, time Verse 2: Cm7 Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church And killed everyone inside You turn on the telly and every other story Cm7 Is tellin' you somebody died Sister killed her baby 'cuz she couldn't afford to feed it And we're sending people to the moon Cm7 In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time Now he's doing horse, it's June Times, times Chorus 1: Fm7/11 It's silly no? When the rocket ship explodes And everybody still wants to fly Some say a man ain't truly happy Gm7/11 Fm7/11 Unless a man truly dies Gm7/11 Oh why? Cm7 Time ... Time Verse 3: Cm7 Baby make a speech, Star Wars fly Neighbors just shine it on But if a night falls and a bomb falls Cm7 Will anybody see the dawn Time, times Chorus 2: Fm7/11 It's silly no? When the rocket ship explodes And everybody still wants to fly Some say a man ain't truly happy Gm7/11 Fm7/11 Unless a man truly dies Gm7/11 Oh why? Cm7 Time, time Outro: Cm7 Sign O the Times mess with your mind Hurry before it's too late Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby Cm7 We'll call him Nate... if it's a boy Time, time Time, time
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