Jackie Greene – Supersede chords
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[Intro] C2 C x8 [Verse 1]C C/B AmCookie cried for three days, till she couldn't cry no moreC F GShe ate the fridge, jumped the bridge and wound up bloated on the shoreF C FThe children they all pointed at another painted scoreDm Em F G CAnd somebody asked, "Can I take a picture?"C C/B AmWell, the heat down here is brutal, it's hard to do what's rightC F GThe locals shout, "You won't burn out if you don't ever shine too bright"F C FI wish I was in your back pocket or in your arms tonightDm Em F G CI wish that I was loud so you could hear me[Chorus]Em AmBut oh, noEm AmWhat else must I be?Em Am F GIt's all inside my head I guess but it reminds meC F Am GThat I need you, honey I need youC F Am GThere ain't nobody who can supersede youC F Am G CWe're not such strangers, honey I need you right now[Verse 2]C C/B AmNow the streets are paved with petals, the parade is coming throughC F GIt kind of feels like royalty cause' everyone's in blueF C FAnd yellow flowers falling from a window, tooDm Em F G CFalling at the feet of such a cowardC C/B AmAh, the mayor is kissing babies, he's almost way too kindC F GWe're filled to the brim with honest men, they're just way too hard to findF C FSo stare into his public eyes and watch his clock unwindDm Em F G CThen find him old and drowning in the deep end[Chorus]Em AmBut oh, noEm AmWhat else must I see?Em Am F GIt's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds meC F Am GThat I need you, honey I need youC F Am GThere ain't nobody who can supersede youC F Am G CWe're not such strangers, honey I need you right now[Verse 3]C C/B AmYes, I long for a hickory morning with a waltz and trumpet flareC F GI'm doing my best to recover from what time cannot repairF C FI'm sick of all this solitude and pre-rehearsed despairDm Em F G CMy eyes are a hundred miles away from sleepingC C/B AmWell I wish you'd write a letter, or telephone to meC F GThis place is dark and there ain't a spark of who I used to beF C FSo the sick hearts of the unloved tell the brave souls of the seaDm Em F G C"We're all closed up, why don't you come back when we're open"[Chorus]Em AmBut oh, noEm AmWhat else must I be?Em Am F GIt's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds meC F Am GThat I need you, honey I need youC F Am GThere ain't nobody who can supersede youC F Am G CWe're not such strangers, honey I need you right now[Verse 4]C C/B AmThere's a cracked and pale mirror that's hanging on my wallC F GThe church bell rings and the choir sings, I can hear them from the hallF C FNow you might not believe it, but there was no fire at allDm Em F G CWe danced for seven days wishing for waterC C/B AmAh, Sagrinnon tells the fortunes, they line around the bendC F GA dollar for your problems, and five to know the endF C FThey come from miles around, just like a pack of howling menDm Em F G CI wonder what she does with all that money[Chorus]Em AmAh but oh, noEm AmWhat else must I be?Em Am F GIt's all inside my head I guess but it reminds meC F Am GThat I need you, honey I need youC F Am GThere ain't nobody who could supersede youC F Am G CWe're not such strangers, honey I need you right now[Verse 5]C C/B AmAh, a simple sidewalk painter, says his life is such a boreC F GHe spends his time with a jug of wine and a palette on the floorF C FHe screams, "Heaven! Take my eyes, because I can't paint no more."Dm Em F G CHoney, sometimes I, I feel just like his colorsC C/B AmI'm gonna go down to the ocean, I'm gonna to fill my boots with sandC F GThe next time that you see me, I'll be a much more grounded manF C FSo go and do whatever it is you do and I'll do what I canDm Em F G CAnd when we meet again you can try to know me[Chorus]Em AmBut oh, noEm AmWhat else must I see?Em Am F GIt's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds meC F Am GThat I need you, honey I need youC F Am GThere ain't nobody who can supersede youC F Am G CWe're not such strangers, honey I need you right now[Harmonica Solo] C F Am G x3 C [Verse 6]C C/B AmThey call me pessimistic, but it occured to meC F GThat babies are all born crying and dying is never freeF C FBut I still can't shake that feeling, that somebody's watching meDm Em F G CI just thought that I would tell you[Outro] C C/B Am C F G F C F Dm Em F G C