Strawman chords by Lou Reed

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

        A5   E5
We who have so much to you who have so little
  D5               A5
To you who don't have anything at all
               E5
We who have so much more than any one man does need
   D5                 A5
And you who don't have anything at all, ah

             E5
Does anybody need another million dollar movie?
    D5                A5
Does anybody need another million dollar star?
             E5
Does anybody need to be told over and over
 D5                       A5
Spitting in the wind comes back at you twice as hard?


Chorus:
   D5     A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5  A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5     A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil

   D5
Strawman
   A5
Strawman
   D5
Strawman
   A5
Strawman, yes


Verse 2:
              E5
Does anyone really need a billion dollar rocket?
   D5           A5
Does anyone need a $60,000 car?
              E5
Does anyone need another president?
    D5                A5
Or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9? Ah

           E5
Does anyone need yet another politician
            D5               A5
Caught with his pants down and money sticking in his hole?
          E5
Does anyone need another racist preacher?
         D5          A5
Spittin' in the wind can only do you harm, ooohhh


Chorus:
   D5     A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5  A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5     A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil

   D5
Strawman
   A5
Strawman
  D5
Strawman
   A5
Strawman, yes


Verse 3:
         E5
Does anyone need another faulty shuttle
     D5            A5
Blasting off to the moon, Venus or Mars?
              E5
Does anybody need another self-righteous rock singer
    D5                  A5
Whose nose he says has led him straight to God?
            E5
Does anyone need yet another blank skyscraper?
        D5                A5
If you're like me I'm sure a minor miracle will do
                 E5
A flaming sword or maybe a gold ark floating up the Hudson
     D5                   A5
When you spit in the wind it comes right back at you



Chorus:
   D5     A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5  A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5  A5
Strawman, going to the devil


   D5
Strawman
   A5
Strawman